I have always been intrigued by Paul’s tentmaker team members, Aquila and Priscilla. We are not privileged to a lot of information about them. What we do know is that this power couple (Prisquila?) was among the earliest known Christian missionaries in the first century. Aquila and Priscilla were business people who made tents, and Paul was one of…
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,…
“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…
We lost our bikes! Arriving into the humid heat of Asia after a long 14 hour flight with a 2 & 3 year old, was not a good time to be told by customs that our USA made Cannondale bicycles would need an import duty of US$1000 each! Indeed we had wondered if it was…