The vision is to promote the concept of tentmaking as mission to serve national tentmaker associations, denominational groups and vocational and professional associations around the world. TI will help with formation of such groups by the exchange of ideas, information and opportunities, identifying needs and resources. TI will serve as a clearinghouse for information on and sources for training and equipping tentmaker trainers to enable vocationally skilled Christians worldwide to minister cross-culturally.

TI is a response to the need felt by tentmaker trainers and practitioners alike. We have long realized that within each country are resources that are being duplicated elsewhere. If we can communicate our resources and need to each other, the work of reaching the nations will be made much easier.