Is tentmaking
right for you?
Equipping you for overseas discipleship
We teach you how to share your Christianity abroad while continuing your career
Formerly Global Intent (Intent.org)
If you previously knew us as Global Intent or visited Intent.org, you're in the right place.
Global Intent is now Tent USA, the United States branch of Tent International.
Our name has changed, but our mission remains the same: equipping Christian professionals, entrepreneurs and university students to participate in God's mission through their work.
As part of the global Tent International movement, we continue to equip, mentor and send believers to live out their faith in workplaces and universities around the world.
Your Journey
Four-step flow
Discover
Explore God's calling through your profession.
Connect
Become part of a community of professionals who are pursuing God's mission in the workplace.
Equip
Receive practical training, mentoring and biblical foundations for integrating faith and work.
Go
Live missionally wherever God leads you—locally or globally.
One-third of the world's population lives in countries where Jesus is unknown. Vocational religious workers cannot get visas to these countries.
Without tentmakers, over 2 billion people have no access to Jesus.
HOW WILL THEY HEAR?
Romans 10:14 NIV How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
Tentmaking is the answer; an alternative to vocational missions (also known as missionaries) because it is allows working professionals to bring Jesus into closed countries while keeping their career.
You learn to show love and preach the gospel, sometimes without speaking a word. While you are still pursuing a career and being an asset to society. You are adding value at jour profession and in your community.
Working with us you’ll receive…
Preparation
We prepare you for overseas ministry through the most comprehensive curriculum available on the market.
Confidence
Your confidence grows as we equip you through educational tools, ongoing support from our staff, and a community of fellow tentmakers.
Contentment
Find true contentment and fulfill your purpose by answering God's call to serve His people where the Gospel is needed most.
Let us Guide You
As former tentmakers, our team knows how challenging and rewarding overseas ministry can be. That is why we've pooled decades of experience and content together to equip new tentmakers with everything they need to fulfill the call to spread the gospel.
The Path to Tentmaking®
1) Prepare
Walk the same steps that all tentmakers must take to prepare their hearts for overseas ministry. Our team helps you find out if tentmaking is right for you. Take your free assessment, Is tentmaking right for you?,
2) Commit
Answer God's call to bring the good news all over the world by committing to the Global Tentmakers Promise® and join our Global Community of Tentmakers. Our team supports you through job placement, real estate services, legal and customs guidance, and more.
3) Serve
Start Now! Right where you are. In the market, where you work. You serve God's mission on Earth in the country where you already are. We will help you set up your own Personal Tentmakers Plan®, customized by our team for you. Our team along with the Global Community of Tentmakers supports you throughout to ensure you have all the resources you need to fulfill your mission.
Get in touch.
Whether you're discovering tentmaking for the first time or have followed us since the Global Intent days, we'd love to help you take your next step. Leave a question for the Tent USA team or check out our FAQ page here.