Rosalyn and John strongly felt that God called them to serve in Asia. After contacting several mission entities they felt more and more confused.

“We are practical people with degrees in business and education management and not in theology. In our contact with the mission entities we felt like there was no room for people like us,” said the couple as they were sharing at Tent’s online 20-year anniversary celebration last Saturday. 

The couple were successful businesspeople in their home country. During a vacation trip to Asia, they did however sense that God called them to move from Europe. 

“We owned a couple of companies and were heading a business-to-business ministry. We were also a part of a church start-up that we enjoyed very much. It was still exciting to experience God’s calling, and we always want to be ready to embark on new journeys. Pursuing his will was however confusing for us. It was like our personalities and skills did not fit in with the mission entities we contacted.”

60 years ago, the mountainous harbor city Wenzhou in China was declared a “Christianity-free place” by the Chinese authorities. Today it is the epicenter of missions in China. 

A big share of the cities’ mission activities happen through businesspeople and professionals, concludes the Chinese mission leader Qing Quan in an article that has been translated to English and published by ChinaSource. Today Wenzhou is called “the Jerusalem of China” due to its many churches.

People from Wenzhou, often referred to as Wenzhounese, are known for their entrepreneurial skills. A high share lives abroad where they have started numerous restaurants and wholesale businesses. Qing Quan explains how many Wenzhounese emigrants became tentmakers and business as mission people without even knowing the terms.

WhatsApp, Apple and Google can all be labeled as tech companies. The three giants do however also have a link to global missions.

Workplace ministry and business as mission were focus areas when the Lausanne Movement one year ago. Leaders from gathered from all over the world to the Global Workplace Forum in Manila. The movement appointed a Workplace Ministry Advisory Board consisting of 65 faith-at-work leaders. The announcement came in an article marking the one-year anniversary of the forum.

Do you have good mission photos that others may also enjoy? Talent Trust Consultants is currently hosting a photo competition where you can win Amazon gift cards. Your photos may also be published at TTC’s new website.

Talent Trust accepts all kinds of mission related photos. On their website they suggest that you for instance can take photos of intercultural friendships or things that can only happen in missions.