Podcasts on tentmaking reach far in Brazil

Thousands of people are introduced to tentmaking through podcasts published by Tent Brazil and irmaos.com.

Podcasts are an incredible way of communicating that is growing around the world,” says Tent Brazil’s director, Gustavo Borges. A friend of his, Paulinho Degaspari, is a podcast pioneer in Brazil. His 14-year-old podcast channel is reaching a wide audience across the 200-million South American nation. Together with Tent he is now offering a series of podcasts called “Jet lag” through his channel.

“We invite people who share the Gospel as they work or study outside of Brazil to tell their stories. The program is held in a light and funny way, still providing a lot of rich content. For now, we have made 12 Jet lag episodes. One of them is in English containing the story of a man from Canada who accidentally became a tentmaker in Asia,” states Borges.

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GO Experience gives a taste of tentmaking

Tent Brazil planned to do GO Experience seminars all over Brazil. When the corona-pandemic hit the nation, they had to come up with new solutions.

“The response from people taking the seminar, has been overwhelming,” says Tent Brazil’s director, Gustavo Borges. No one had foreseen that the corona pandemic would stop the well-thought-out seminar plans made by Tent Brazil’s team. It was this team that created the GO Experience name, and everyone were looking forward to presenting the seminar content across their nation.

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Tentmaker Training Now Available on the Global Intent YouTube Channel

Travel restrictions can’t keep you from exploring tentmaking. You can learn from experienced tentmakers as they share their stories, give advice on techniques and how-to naturally share your faith in the marketplace.

Do you learn best through stories, step-by-step instructions, or through an explanation of the principles involved? Whatever your preference you will find videos that inspire, teach, and help you grow as a tentmaker.

Learn why the apostle Paul used the tentmaking model to make disciples. It can work for you too in your home country or overseas.

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Christian Missions Hard Hit by Corona Pandemic

Estimates done by The International Labour Organization (ILO) indicates that 25 million jobs can be lost worldwide due to the corona pandemic. The expansion of the Gospel may also be hard hit by the financial downturn caused by the Covid 19 virus.

“Global Intent and Tent International operate entirely in the global job market. The loss of jobs worldwide makes it much more difficult to find international assignments,” says Steinar Opheim, director of Tent International. 

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