A publishing hero in his own way

Today, I bumped into a young man who is engaged in a unique model of publishing. After failing to make it as a journalist back in the early 2000s, he started doing profiles for church leaders. What he did was simple. He would approach pastors and ask them if they have a story or sermon that they wanted to share with their congregation in writing. He then interviews them and writes their stories. Then he gets an editor and graphic designer to work on the projects. He is paid for his service, as are the other guys in the chain and they go to press, after which the pastors sell their publications to their congregations. Now, he is doing a profile of a businessman who overcome great odds to become successful. Methinks it is a good thing he did not become a journalist for if he had, who would be providing the service? He is one of the true heroes of publishing as he is helping people to tell their own stories although he is yet to make the big bucks. But as happens with these things, it is only a matter of time before he gets his big break. Then the rest of us will be left thinking that he became successful overnight.