tentmaking
Canvas shelter crafting
Tentmaking is the practice of supporting oneself through secular employment while engaged in religious ministry or missionary work, rather than relying on donations or church salary.
The term comes from the apostle Paul, who made tents while spreading Christianity.
A tentmaker might work as a teacher or engineer abroad while also doing evangelism: Many missionaries enter closed countries as tentmakers.
Heavy woven cloth
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- grommetHole-protecting ring insert
waterproof · ripstop · tarpaulin · needle · thread · hemming · seams · reinforce
Biblical letter-writer
- AquilaLatin for bird of prey
- PriscillaFeminine given name
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
- apostleMessenger for a cause
missionary · self-supporting · ministry · Acts · leatherworking · trade · evangelist
Designated outdoor lodging area
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- outdoorsIn open air
pitching · stakes · vestibule · footprint · setup · takedown · lightweight · ultralight
Temporary military encampment
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
teepee · tarp · lean-to · encampment · tabernacle · vestibule · flysheet · groundsheet
canvas
Heavy woven cloth
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- awningMounted overhead shelter
grommet · waterproof · ripstop · tarpaulin · needle · thread · hemming · seams · reinforce · patternmaking
Paul
Biblical letter-writer
apostle · missionary · self-supporting · ministry · Acts · leatherworking · trade · evangelist
campsite
Designated outdoor lodging area
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
outdoors · pitching · stakes · vestibule · footprint · setup · takedown · lightweight · ultralight · freestanding
bivouac
Temporary military encampment
yurt · teepee · tarp · lean-to · encampment · tabernacle · vestibule · flysheet · groundsheet · shade
Bedouin
Middle Eastern nomadic herder
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- tribesAncestral social groups
herders · yurt · itinerant · Tuareg · Berbers · Mongol · Kazakh · steppe · desert · felting
tentmakinghousebuilding
Creating residential structures
homebuilding · carpentry · masonry · metalworking · blacksmithing
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