Leading a Simple Bible Study

How long does it take to become a pastor? Some people would answer that an aspiring pastor would first need to have a Bible degree (four years) or a seminary degree (three years) or a doctoral degree (three years) or an internship (two years) or ordination (one year). How long does it take to learn…

Students & Graduates – Financing an Education

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…

Ruth’s Story

Why I Chose Tentmaking? By Ruth E. Siemens, Founder of Global Opportunities (now Global Intent) On April 4, 1954, PanAm’s little prop plane finally deposited me in Lima, Peru, after a brief stop in Guatemala and an overnight in Panama. It was about 5 A.M. when I arrived, and at 8 A.M. I was in…