What do shifting global trends mean for missions? Andrew Scott, author of Scattered, connects the dots. He presents his arguments in the opening session of the Global Intent tentmaker training course.

Andrew shares some global facts that are a wake-up call to all Jesus followers. This is a message for all who believe the Great Commission applies to them.

Did you know?

• 80% of least reached people live in countries hostile to missionary activity
• The #1 reason for coming to faith is watching the life of a Jesus follower
• 90% of Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists will never meet even ONE Jesus follower in their lifetime

The global economy opens the door to greater opportunity than ever before. Now is the time to prepare for the next step.

COVID has put a temporary pause in the international job market opportunity, but things will soon rebound. Tentmakers are beginning to return. Some never left.

The Opportunity

Many people have never considered the global job market and are intimidated at the prospect of getting into it. Here are some pre-pandemic statistics to think about:

1.       Globally 45% of employers say they cannot find all the talent they need.

2.       Countries that do not accept missionaries will pay Christians to come when they bring skills needed to develop that country economically.

Videos

On the Global Intent YouTube channel there is a collection of videos by and for tentmakers https://youtube.com/globalintent/. There are tentmaker stories, how-to lessons, what you need to know to be an effective tentmaker, among other topics. The most recent additions include Andrew Scott, president of OM-USA, on shifting trends in missions. And Ari Rocklin presents the case for tentmaking as a Digital Nomad.

Training in Spanish

With the growing interest in tentmaking among the Spanish-speaking world key articles are being translated.