The Lost Art of Tentmaking – A Word of Caution – Part 4

Photo by Oliver Pacas

Photo by Oliver Pacas

A WORD OF CAUTION

If you are just tuning into this series, you may want to go read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before reading through this post.

As I have been writing from my experience as a church planter about how I have and continue to provide for my family through while church planting, I felt compelled to offer some words of caution. Continue reading

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The Lost Art of Tentmaking – Part 3

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Photo by Dyaa Eldin Moustafa

If you haven’t had an opportunity to read Part 1 and Part 2, I’d encourage you to do so before proceeding through this post.

When Steph and I moved to The Woodlands / Magnolia, TX area to plant Christ Community Church, we knew that a lot of hard work, late nights, and persistent prayer would be required of us.  We also were aware that it would be quite some time before the church would be able to compensate us in a manner that would cover all of our financial needs.  We were okay with this at the time, and most days are still happy that we chose to do this. Continue reading

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The Lost Art of Tentmaking – Part 2

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Part 2 – What Should You Do?

In part 1 of this series I explored the possibility of the need to work extra jobs to ensure that your calling to your family and to plant a church are faithfully fulfilled.  In this post I would like to explore some ways to help you brainstorm about some things that you can do to supplement your income as you work to plant a church.

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