1. How does your agency handle home assignment (furloughs) and what happens if I can’t follow this policy because of my job?
2. How much will it cost to be a member of your agency?
3. How am I expected to pay for my costs of being a member?
4. What happens if I make more money in the business than the agency typically allows in the missionary support budget?
5. Do you have any programs in place that provide funding, mentoring, advice or other resources specifically for tentmakers?
6. Can you connect me to one (or more) of your members who is a tentmaker and can tell me about their experience?
7. How do your teams work and how does my tentmaking fit in with the way you manage field ministry?
8. Can I easily change teams if I get reassigned or my job opportunity needs to change to another one?
9. How does the agency feel about a professional person not being able to join agency/team retreats due to job constraints?
10. As an employee of a company my first obligation is to my boss and workplace, is that a potential conflict with the mission’s team?
By Ari Rocklin