2,000 years ago
Jesus had
Gospel Patrons
Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager, and Susanna and many others, who provided for them out of their means.
Luke 8:2-3
1,965 years ago
Paul had
Gospel Patrons
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
Romans 16:1-2
500 years ago
William Tyndale &
Humphrey Monmouth
The only reason we have a Bible in English today is God raised up a young Bible translator and a wealthy cloth merchant who supported him. Tyndale and Monmouth gave the world an English New Testament and paid for it with their lives. Together, they made God’s word available to the English-speaking world.
250 years ago
George Whitefield &
Lady Huntingdon
Behind the Great Awakening in the 18th century was a wealthy aristocratic lady who partnered with England’s greatest evangelist. Lady Huntingdon provided a platform for Whitefield to speak to the influencers of their day as well as the funding to proclaim Jesus to millions across England and America.
200 years ago
John Newton &
John Thornton
We’re still singing “Amazing Grace” today, but few have heard the story of the wealthy British businessman who made it happen. John Thornton pursued a friendship with John Newton, funded his ministry in London and propelled his hymns into the world.
2013
The Book
John Rinehart spent three years researching how God involves business leaders in his kingdom. He interviewed historians and scholars, studied old biographies, and transcribed archived letters from Cambridge and Oxford. His dedicated work was funded by a Gospel Patron from his church and together they launched the book Gospel Patrons into the world and waited for what God would do.
2015
The Ministry
Thousands of books sold and invitations began to swell for John Rinehart to speak at events and conferences. God was using this message to powerfully touch people’s lives around the world and it was time to build a team of people to carry this message in fresh ways. Thus, the ministry of Gospel Patrons was born.
Today
God is still writing history
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Behind great movements of God stand a few generous men and women called Gospel Patrons. This book tells stories from history about business leaders who were behind the scenes fueling amazing works of God.
Gospel Patrons is an invitation to believe that God is not done writing history – he’s prepared a part for you to play.
John Rinehart, Founder of Gospel Patrons
In this free video series Called to Business you’ll hear business leaders from the US and UK talk about how to understand your career and God’s calling, plus how you can make a difference in the world around you.
God designed you to join him in building his kingdom. Read a few of our GP Journals below to get started.
Watch messages from our founder John Rinehart along with short films and video series produced by Gospel Patrons.
