Here in Florida we’ve got Bermuda Grass, aka Wiregrass, and I have to admit that my yard is full of it. Years of living in the Middle East make me think I should let God grow what he wants to grow in my yard, so I don’t do much to groom my lawn. Wiregrass just…
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…
[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…
[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…
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Sue and Robert had lived a good life, serving God in their community, now retired from their teaching careers. During an afternoon tea break in their comfortable California home, they were counting their blessings. Good health, children, grandchildren, family, a church where they felt loved and a comfortable retirement ahead. Sue casually mentioned to Robert…