PART 4 - 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 tentmaking, I felt compelled to offer some words of caution, because it is not an easy venture. In fact, a lot of harm … [Read more...]

Part 3 - Finding Balance in Bi-Vocational Ministry 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 … [Read more...]

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. … [Read more...]

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.  And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.  And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried t … [Read more...]