You are a genius There is a whole field of linguistics called Discourse Analysis and you are all experts in it. You may not analyze the rules that each of us unknowingly use, but the rules are there. Don’t worry, they’re not the boring rules of syntax, morphology and semantics, but they are “suprasentential” which…
Welcome to the Director’s Corner Each week I’ll be posting a short inspirational message, a reflection to consider or a report about the happenings of Global Intent. Feel free to interact with these through comments. I appreciate you exploring with me. Enjoy!
Congratulations! You have retired! You are now part of a phenomenon unique in the history of the world! Never before has any country had so many retirees who are so young, so healthy, so well educated, so competent, so affluent, and so free to do as they please! And so many of them believers in…
One of the biggest problems in recruiting new missionaries is “the tragic, trudging procession of college graduates who are too burdened with debts to allow them to go into missions. School debts interpose years of delay– and often end in denial of the mission call for tens of thousands of mission-minded college graduates.” So states…
Finding & keeping housing Getting & renewing visas Difficulties with bosses & coworkers Working too many hours Cultural frustrations Maintaining focus on ministry Instant communication with home Locals with agenda Spiritual oppression Team conflicts/fellow tentmakers Maintaining Spiritual Disciplines Materialism Expatriate trap Finding & keeping housing Job contract may include housing When you finally get…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tentmaking is the concept, worked out in three categories: Professionals, Business people & University students. The trifecta of tentmaking. Rationales given why we should not use it: It requires a definition! This argument is mute as any other word ie. “Kingdom Professional” also requires an explanation and has even less connection to the bible,…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Apostle Paul wrote approximately 14 of the 27 books in the New Testament, and he is considered one of the most influential people in the history of the world. At the same time, he was an entrepreneur who made tents for a living. Like other Jewish men, Paul had been taught this trade…
“Every tentmaker we at Global Intent have worked with has found a job – why should you be an exception?” The international job market is driven by economic forces of supply and demand. Why do organizations hire westerners and nations grant work visas? For our professional skills and products. This demand fuels jobs for millions…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Many Christians and churches are fully aware that traditional missionaries will never be able to complete the Great Commission by themselves. They now realize that if the world is ever to be evangelized, it will have to be accomplished by tentmaking type missionaries who use their vocations as entry platforms among unreached peoples. Most mission-minded…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Developing a healthy home church relationship Volunteering at your church Building relationships with key leaders (pastors, missions leaders, etc.) Praying & supporting financially Joining or starting a small group Sharing/teaching what you have to offer Building tentmaking vision & understanding Communicating the tentmaking model Hosting a tentmaking event Sharing what you are learning in…