Live faithfully where you are, and trust the leading of the Lord. He is faithful to lead us. When we live with the sincere desire to be obedient, and we have the wisdom of healthy community around us, we can move forward with confidence, knowing His plans for us are sure.
Being a neighbor means we engage in mutual friendship with those we encounter in everyday life. It means seeing people, not as evangelistic opportunities, but as people who contribute to good in our own lives. It means being fully present in the place God has set us and among the people, He has surrounded us with.
Few people have impacted our missiology like my friend Dick Brogden. In an interview for The Stone Table website, I asked Dick why business has become such a vital mechanism for missions work. Here was his answer: "Business goes beyond pragmatism. The pragmatic...
A few years ago, I was visiting a team of missionary friends on a small island dominated by Islam. After years of laboring in this dry soil, the team was finally starting to see Gospel fruit. In fact, while I was there, I had the joy of witnessing the baptism...
Missiologists estimate there are between 6,000 and 7,000 people groups in the world that are unreached with the gospel. In this case, “unreached” is defined as a population that is less than 2% Christian. It means there are not enough believers within the...
By living, serving, and working in community with locals in their area, a tentmaker is able to take part in growing their local community, and in so doing they are able to love, serve, and support those around them.
We can impact entire families for generations upon generations by delivering the love of Jesus through our everyday work. Isn’t that something?
We can impact entire families for generations upon generations by delivering the love of Jesus through our everyday work. Isn’t that something?
Leaning into something new with God can be uncomfortable. There is an element of unsureness that we can encounter because even though we know He is faithful and has never let us down (hallelujah), we can still be uncomfortable when walking into the unknown. If...
Something that I have been reflecting on more recently is the increasingly apparent move of God that is now, and will be, coming through the marketplace rather than only in the church. While this does not take away from the vital nature of the church, it does...
From the famous (but maybe misattributed) “shoemaker quote” to Tim Keller’s wisdom on calling, this video explores how the gospel redefines work. Whether you’re leading worship or leasing apartments, your job can be an act of worship when rooted in Jesus’ finished...
What does it look like to be an outpost of the gospel in one of the most war-torn regions of Eastern Europe? In this video, filmed on location in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we reflect on the deep history of conflict, pain, and division in this region—and the even deeper...
What do firefighting, construction, and general contracting have to do with missions in Europe? As it turns out—everything. In this video, Erik Cooper of The Stone Table sits down with missionary John Alderman in Brussels, Belgium, where John and his wife have served...