Why was Pauls model abandoned?
It was the main model through most of history, according to Yale historian K. S. Latourette. The Gospel was spread mainly by merchants, soldiers, captives and refugees. Even later, when Europe colonized the other continents in the 17OO and 18OO’s, all the early missionaries were tentmakers, including William Carey, “the father of modern missions.” They opened the way for our church and donor supported agencies, and these last 2OO years of amazing expansion of the Church around the world!
