Association of

Presbyterian Tent Makers

Essential Resources for Tentmaking

Print:

Tent-Talk   -                 APT Newsletter; editor Steven Hammond

                                     (989) 354-3381   Email: hammond502@charter.net

Tentmakers Manual -  Available through Presbyterian Distribution Service,

(800) 524-2612 (PDS #305-92-9500

The Bivocational Pastor, by Luther M. Dorr, Broadman Press, Nashville, 1988

Tentmaking:  Perspectives on Self-Supporting Ministry, edited by James M. M. Francis and Leslie J. Francis (Herefordshire, England: Gracewing, 1998) available from Morehouse Publishing, 1-800-1877-0012.

The Tentmaking Pastor: The Joy of Bivocational Ministry, by Dennis W. Bickers (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2000).

New Times-New Call:  A Manual of Pastoral Options for Small Churches.  Produced by the Presbyterian Small Church Network, Evangelism and Church Development, Presbyterian Church (USA), Revised edition: 2003.  Available through Presbyterian Distributions Service (800) 524-2612 (PDS # 72-312-03-001).

Survey of Tentmakers and Congregations Served by Tentmakers, August 1997, Research Services, PC(USA), 100 Witherspoon Street Louisville, KY 40202, (800) 997-8934.

Bi-Vocationals: Men and Women Who Enrich the Human Ecology and The World Surrounding  by James L. Lowery Jr. Published by: InfinityPublishing.Com

Video:

Today’s Presbyterian Tentmakers, Association of Presbyterian Tentmakers.  (Found in most presbytery resource libraries and available directly from APT.)  A variety of tentmaking ministers share their experiences.

Presbyterian Tentmaking Churches, Association of Presbyerian Tentmakers.  (Found in most presbytery resource libraries and available directly from APT.)  Several congregations are features that are served by tentmaking ministers.

Leadership Options for Small Churches, COM Resourcing Coalition.  Available from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, 8012 Cedar Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55425.