7 Reasons Tentmaking Businesses Fail and How to Overcome Them: Lessons Learned in Business as Mission

Why do so many tentmaking businesses fail?



Have you ever wondered if tentmaking is a realistic model for missions today?



The head of a funding organization said to me, “I’ve been working along side tentmakers for 20 years and I have never seen a business that is profitable, sustainable, and effective in ministry! So why should we invest our time and energy into a model that doesn’t work?”



Since that time I have been asking myself?



“Is the model wrong?”

Is tentmaking a waste of time?

When we speak of Business as Missions, are we just talking about a pie-in-the-sky theory?

Did the Apostle Paul fail in his profession?



Absolutely not!



Tentmaking businesses have failed because of 7 foundational reasons.



These key reasons need to be identified and addressed to re-energize the tentmaking model.



And that’s why I wrote this book!



You won’t get a ton of business theory or strategy. This will only make you feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to move forward. Instead, I’ll share some real life stories from lessons that I have learned from my tentmaking experiences.



I will address the 7 key reasons that tentmaking businesses fail and offer simple points of action to help.



Reason 1 – Faulty Foundations

Reason 2 – I have to work?

Reason 3 – Financially Feeble

Reason 4 – Anyone got experience?

Reason 5 – Poor Planning Paralyzes

Reason 6 – The Mystery of Marketing

Reason 7 – Did you see that coming?



Would you like to know more?