GO Globally – as a tentmaker

professionals - business people - students

Quick introduction to tentmaking God@WorkHistory of Missions – AD33-2016Integration FormulaFast planting a house church

Tentmaking – an introduction

professionals - business people - students

QUICK HISTORYOf MISSIONS

TentmakingThen & Now Acts 18:3

Who is he?Who are “they”?What kind of work did they do?Where did he stay?What kinds of churches did they start?

…and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them…

PaulAquilla and Priscilla

Made tentsWith them

House churches

is tentmaking?

Anno Domini MMXIV 

…and because John was an English teacher as were James & Nora, he stayed and worked at their English school

is tentmaking?

is tentmaking?"Christian professionals, business people & university students integrating work and witness where Jesus is not yet known.“  

Ari J. Rocklin

are tentmakers?They are 18 year old English teachers to 80 year old retirees, going abroad with their studies, professions & business skills to make disciples of Jesus through their work and witness.

are not tentmakers?“Christian professionals with overseas jobs are not tentmakers unless they intentionally seek to make Jesus known to the local people of the host country” Ruth Siemensfounder of Global Opportunities

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are tentmakers are tentmakers

are tentmakers

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is tentmaking needed?

1/3 of the world still remains outside the reach of traditional missions strategy. This same area is open to Christian professionals, business people and university students to live out their faith in everyday life.

is tentmaking needed?

65 nations2/3 of worlds population3% of mission workers97% of unreached

3 major religionsIslam - Buddhism - Hinduism

is tentmaking needed?

Why should anyone hear the Gospel twice as long as there are still people who have yet to hear it once?

is tentmaking needed?

do tentmakers go?

There are no closed countries for Christian professionals with the needed skills, education & experience.

do tentmakers prepare?

Tentmakers should prepare well for what is undoubtedly going to be the most challenging job they have ever done. 

do tentmakers prepare?

The secret of effective HOW TO!INTEGRATION! 

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Fast Plantinga House Church

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should YOU go?

when You put all the pieces together …and you find answers to the questions

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The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Luke 10:2

“The jobs are plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out tentmakers into his harvest field. “ Ari J. Rocklin

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professionals, business people & students going where Jesus is not yet known