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'Tentmaker', 'Non-stipendiary', and 'Bi-vocational'
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'Tentmaker', 'Non-stipendiary', and 'Bi-vocational'

Paul had a day job - or did he?

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Fr. Cathie Caimano
May 20, 2024
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Paul is often used as an example of bi-vocational ministry:

"Paul went to see them, and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together-by trade they were tentmakers. Every sabbath he would argue in the synagogue and would try to convince Jews and Greeks." (Acts 18:2-4).
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Today, 'tentmaker' is shorthand for ordained minist…

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