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GO Equipped TENTmaking Course
Victoria BC Canada
 

Attention US citizens:
You will need to check with your passport office to see if you need a passport to get back to the US.

      WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?
  • Anyone interested in learning about today's tentmaking missions, either to go or to mobilize others to go.
  • Active tentmakers looking to improve their ministry skills for more effective service.
  • Business as Mission (BAM) people who want their businesses to have a ministry component.
  • Missions leaders with a vision to add a tentmaking component to their organization.
  • ESL teachers who want to do more than just teach English as a second language.

 

Connections - Students will post topics of interest on a white board during the days, and then we divide discussion groups accordingly
with a facilitator for each group. These are informal discussion times.

We are very excited at being able to bring Steinar Opheim of TENT Norway to this course as a guest speaker.
He is the director of one of the most effective tentmaking organizations in the world, serving Norway and Europe.
His tentmaking story will inspire you and his clear articulate teaching will feed you.

There are also other guest speakers whose names we can not publish in advance. Trust that they will also amaze you with their ongoing stories.

GLAD Tidings church has also given us a wonderful meeting and fellowship room. It will be easy to step out direct from the classroom to enjoy fresh air during breaks.

Lunch will be light and dinner will be a hot three course meal.
Breakfast will be at your hotel or homestay. Coffee, tea, great tasting Victoria water & snacks will be available at all times.
All preparation of food and snacks will be done by a volunteer team from Glad Tidings Church.
This adds up to 250 meal servings plus snacks! Make sure you bless this team!

Housing (the following accommodations are within an easy walk to the church)
You can also request to stay in a church members home, limited availability.
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Travellers Inn on Blanshard 7 minute walk to the church
Paul's Motor Inn 5 minute walk to church
Turtle Hostel - 4 minute walk to church - Single room $30 - Double Room $40
Ocean Island Backpackers Inn & Hostel - 7 minute walk to church

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Please rate each session from 1-4 (1 being the least relevant and 4 most relevant)

 Session Topic  Objectives  Material

Were objectives met  1-4

Was the material relevant 1-4
Biblical Basis of Tentmaking 1&2
Dave English		 To unpack the biblical model of tentmaking and its powerful implications for ministry. This is a critical baseline for this course. Powerpoint & Handout    
Biblical View of Work
Dave English		 To affirm the work is not a curse, but a blessing. We will be working in heaven, not sitting on clouds eating cream cheese. Powerpoint & Handout    
 
International Job Market
Steinar Opheim		 To show the nature of the international job market and how to find a job not only in your profession but where God wants you. Powerpoint & Handout    
Crossing Cultures 1&2
Mark Naylor
M.Div., M.Th.,
Coordinator of International Leadership Development
Trinity Western University		 To explain the dynamics of culture focusing on the  contrast between high context and low context cultures. Guidance on dealing with culture shock, overcoming ethnocentrism and relating effectively across cultures is provided. Powerpoint & Handout    
Your Personal Witness
Ari Rocklin		 To learn how to write out your own personal witness in a non church manner. We will hear a few of them at the end of this session. Powerpoint, Handout &
Worksheet		    
Business as Mission
Steinar Opheim		 To see that doing Business that honours God is a vital way for advancing the Gospel. BAM is not only for the big companies but for just about everyone. Powerpoint & Handout    
Faith at Work
Ari Rocklin		 To show that the workplace is a forgotten and largely unreached mission field, that bringing your faith to work is acceptable in advancing the Gospel. Powerpoint & Handout    
Feeding yourself
Dave English		 No church, no other Christians, no TV evangelists, how will you keep yourself spiritually nurtured? Inductive Bible Study method is explained and overviewed. Powerpoint & Handout    
Discipling newborns
Dave English		 People are becoming believers, now what? "Make disciples not converts" should be the missionary mantra. Powerpoint & Handout    
Mi Casa Su Casa
Ari Rocklin		 To teach the art and ministry of hospitality as a base for friendship, evangelism, bible study & laughter. Powerpoint & Handout    
Working in sensitive areas & the principle of tolerable risk
Steinar Opheim		 To show that it is possible to share your faith even in places where it is prohibited. Powerpoint & Handout    
Good/Bad teams
Steinar Opheim		 To show the complexities of tentmaking missions teams. The good the bad and the ugly. If Paul had trouble on his teams, so will we! Powerpoint & Handout    
Bible Study in your home
Dave English		 To learn "how to" run an Investigative Bible Study for seekers. The steps involved. Powerpoint & Handout    
Tentmakers & Mission Agencies
Steinar Opheim		 To investigate the 3 ways of going: Direct sent by church, with a mission agency & going alone. Powerpoint & Handout    
Alpha in the Workplace
Ari Rocklin		 To learn how Alpha@Work is being used and it's implications and possibilities for tentmakers.  Handout    
Patterson on Church planting
George Patterson Video		 Learn from the master on how Church Planting Movements (CPM) happen and how you can be a part of it.  Video    
House Church Planting
"Where it all comes together"
Ari Rocklin		 To show that it is possible to plant house churches in a short time, to show the steps involved. To have each student work on their own church plant strategy. Powerpoint & Handout    
Steps to tentmaking
Ari Rocklin		 You personal step by step plan in preparing for a tentmaking ministry, whether you go tomorrow or years from now. Powerpoint & Handout    
Personal Plan
Dave English		 Where will you go from here? To develop your own plan for following through on what you have learned through this course. The case for GLOBAL Opportunities - partnering.  Handout    
Open forum
Steinar Opheim		 Open discussion time to listen to each student on how the course has impacted them, and what they will do next.      
Prayer & Sharing
Ari Rocklin		 To pray for one another and final thoughts. Prayer in small groups and together.      

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How to get here...

From Victoria International Airport (YYJ)
• Shuttle bus to downtown, get off at City Hall bus stop, walk two blocks.

From Swartz Bay Ferry terminal on Vancouver Island
• Double decker city bus, get off at City Hall bus stop, walk two blocks. A few bucks, have change ready. About one hour.

From downtown Victoria Inner Harbour
• Walk or pedicab - 15-20 minute scenic walk. Many restaurants and coffee shops enroute.

Options from Vancouver (YVR)
• Fly to Victoria - 15 minutes
• Pacific Coach Lines Bus from airport to ferry to downtown Victoria - 3.5 hours total
• City bus, but with two exchanges enroute to Tsawwassen ferry terminal. Much cheaper but takes longer.
• BC Ferries from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay ferry terminal - 90 minute scenic cruise through small islands.
   Enjoy good food onboard, we recommend the Clam Chowder.

Options from Seattle Washington (USA)
• Fly to Victoria - 35 minutes (Alaska/Horizon Air)
• Bus from airport to Seattle Harbor - 1 hour
• High speed Catamaran Ferry from downtown Seattle to downtown Victoria - 90 minutes

From Port Angeles Washington (USA)
• Coho ferry to downtown Victoria - 95 minutes. Walk or pedicab to church. About 2 miles.

 

 

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