Introduction to Let's Talk at McWho.com

Thank you for coming to “McWho.com.”

McWho is an independent consulting ministry provided by me, Rev. John McWhorter.

I hope I can be of service to you.

In our daily lives, sooner or later, we all find ourselves in need of someone to talk to.  We need someone who is unbiased and separated from our circumstances so we can talk freely, not be embarrassed, or fear offending someone close to us.  And, we don’t want to be under the pressure to “do the right thing” according to those too close to the situation.

I am an ordained Christian minister although I am not associated with any specific denomination or church.  I realize that some of you may be of a slightly different persuasion.  I also understand that some may not be of the Christian faith at all.  To you, I promise to respect you and your beliefs and provide a listening ear for anything you want to talk about.  Any subject is open for discussion and everything you say is confidential.

Confidentiality is important to me, including how you identify yourself to me.  Since most of our conversations are with email, if you choose to use your real name or an alias it is fine by me as long as you use the same name every time so I have a point of reference from one conversation to the next.

I do not judge you.  That is not my purpose.  I simply talk with you and try to help you determine what issues you are dealing with and how you can best come to terms with them.

I do not charge a fee for this service.  I provide it as a friend and minister to anyone who has a need and asks for it.  I, like most ministers divide my time among many different areas of concern.  The ministry taking most of my time is coordinating with surgeons to provide facial plastic surgery for children whose families cannot afford it.  Dog bite, burns, accident victims and birth defects.

All of my support comes from private donations.  If you feel my ministry is of benefit to you or you would like to help support me in my ministry to children.  You can make a donation by clicking on the donation button on this site.  I do not require a donation nor do I tell you how much you should donate.

Terms and Conditions

I am a minister and I am providing a listening ear for discussion to help you analyze personal issues.  I provide this ministry free of cost and it should not be considered the same as professional psychological help.

I am a Christian minister and all opinions and comments may reflect those views, however, I will attempt to show the utmost respect for your beliefs.  My intention is to provide an impartial listening ear for you to vent and discuss issues that you are dealing with in your life.

I have counseled many people for many years and find that most people are wrestling with issues that do not require expensive professional help.  With a little insight and direction they can work out most of life’s problems for themselves.  However, sometimes they do need professional help and possibly even medications.  In these situations I will encourage you to seek properly licensed help.

It is my intent to provide friendly private conversation and dialog concerning issues that are of particular concern to you.  Some issues you may bring up could be related to psychological or mental issues.  I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical doctor and I am not trying to provide medical or psychological help, nor am I trying to diagnose or draw conclusions concerning mental, emotional disorders of any kind.  I am simply providing friendly dialog about issues of concern to you.  Any personal opinions I may express are based on my background, experiences and religious training.

Furthermore my comments, opinions, and advice are based solely on information you provide.  It is not drawn from scientific testing or extrapolated from professional psychiatric counseling.  Any advice or suggestions you may perceive as coming from me should be checked out and confirmed by a professional licensed counselor.

I must point out that if, during the course of our conversation(s), I see a need for professional help on a level I cannot provide, I will direct you to seek professional help.  Actually arranging for such help will be up to you.

Do Not substitute my service for any other professional or psychiatric counseling.  I strongly suggest that if you are currently receiving psychiatric or other professional counseling, you should consider telling your counselor that you are talking with me.  It is always OK for him/her contact me, however I cannot discuss what you have told me unless you direct me to do so in writing.  Also, I will never tell you to stop seeking professional care, nor will I intentionally try to override, stop or change anything they prescribe or tell you unless it violates the law as I understand it.

I should be understood that there is no contract or binding agreement between us and either party my discontinue our relationship at any time with or without cause.

To use this site or our ministry, you are stating that you understand and agree with the above terms and conditions and agree to hold us harmless for any misconceptions, misunderstandings, or conclusions you draw on your own accord.

These terms and conditions are subject to change from time to time and you must agree to review them often to insure your continued understanding of them and the parameters within which I work.

How We Work

Email Sessions – My email address is Talk@McWho.com.  The primary way we communicate is via email.  It is a simple and easy way to communicate from any place in the world and at any time of day.  Email allows you to write to me when you are free and at the computer and allows me to answer when I am available.  I do reserve time twice a day to read and respond to emails.   

I do request that you send no more than one email a day and that it be no longer than one page.  I try to respond to all emails within 24 hours.  I check emails frequently during the course of the day but I can only promise to check them twice a day each weekday.  Holidays, weekends, ministry work, travel, and the lack internet availability occasionally cause me to adjust my schedule.  Any time I can predict irregular responses, I will post a notice on the website.

I provide this service for many people so please limit the size of your emails and give me time to answer.  Several short concise emails make it easier for you to communicate your point and for me to properly respond.

All emails are private and confidential.  No one reads them but me. 

Anonymity and/or confidentiality are very important to most of you so we do everything we can to protect it.

Chat Service - Occasionally (only when needed) I may request that you contact me on a chat service.  If this is necessary, you will be given the date, time and service to use for the contact.

Voice Sessions – On a very limited basis, voice calls via Skype (audio only) may be scheduled.  Again, a time will be arranged by me.

U.S. Postal Delivery – If you cannot limit your missive to one email page, you may write a letter and mail it to me via USPS.  Please limit the size of the letter by sticking to points that matter and allow more time for answers.  Answers will be via email.

Getting Started

I strongly suggest you read all of the informational pages about us but before you can begin using the service you must read the Terms and Conditions for using this site and my services.

The next step is to register by filling out a short registration form which lets me know you are going to be sending emails and that you have read the terms and conditions of the site.

As I said before, your primary means of communicating with me is via email.  This provides a way for you to remain discreet and for us to maintain confidentiality.

Don't worry about getting every word perfect.  That is the beauty of a conversation.  Say what you want, let me respond and if you need to correct my understanding you can do so in the next email.  Just like you do when you are talking to someone face to face.

I am not concerned about your spelling or grammar but please try not to use too many "Texting Abbreviations" as there are no standards which often cause confusion, missunderstandings and delay responses.

My email address is: Talk@McWho.com.  In your first email I would like for you to briefly introduce yourself (age, marital status, sex, etc.) and tell me what you want to talk about.

You can email me when ever you want but please give me time to answer.  I never know how many emails I will receive on any given day or how complicated some conversation may be.  I will always try to answer within 24 hours on regular work days.

Chat or voice sessions are rare and will be scheduled by me when I see a need for them.  They will never last more than 20 minutes.