Tentmaking

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Mission Starts Before a Plane Ticket

Five everyday practices that prepare believers to participate in the Great Commission—wherever God may lead them. When does missions begin? We often picture an airport departure: suitcases packed, passports ready, supporters gathered, and a missionary stepping onto a plane. But…

Moved with Compassion: Seeing Africa Through Jesus’ Eyes

BY DAVE RUDOLPH, MANAGING DIRECTOR BIBLICAL MINISTRIES WORLDWIDE SOUTH AFRICA Matthew 9:35–38 If you’ve lived in Africa for any length of time, you already know how vast and varied our continent is. Together with its island archipelagos, Africa stretches across five major regions and…

The Doors to the Mission Field are Wide Open

Aquila finished stitching the last seam on the large market canopy as his wife Priscilla rose to answer the loud knock on the door of their shop. Daylight was fading quickly, and the sputtering oil lamp was struggling to dispel…

Tentmaking Makes it Possible to Enter the Mission Field Without Raising Support

For 1800 years of church history, missionaries did not raise financial support. They simply packed up their toolbox, moved to another country, started a business and did Great Commission work. It has only been the last couple hundred years in…