The Ministry of Dan and Tina Rudman
Dan and Tina grew up in Northern Michigan, while coming to trust in Christ in the university setting as students. They were married in 1983 and spent the next five years in the marketplace, before being called into Evangelistic ministry in 1987. They served twelve years in three different community ministries of Campus Crusade for Christ from Michigan, to California, and Kansas. In 1998 Dan was invited to be one of the AFCI-USA Evangelists. Dan has had a preaching and teaching ministry in their home of Kansas as well as other States and Internationally. Much of the International work has been in the training of Church leaders in areas of Evangelism, Church planting, and Apologetics. Since 1995, Dan and Tina have lived in the Lawrence, Kansas area- the home of the University of Kansas.
Dan holds a B.Sc. in Biblical Studies. He received his M.A. from The International School of Theology with emphasis in Evangelism and Church Renewal, while also being awarded the William R. Bright Award for Evangelism and Discipleship. He received ordination to the Gospel Ministry in his first home church, Bella Vista Church, in Rockford, Michigan. Hear more of Dan's story right here.
Tina was licensed as an LPN, intent on the mission field. After marrying Dan, God altered her plans. She received Campus Crusade training as well as “Wives in Ministry” classes while in the seminary. With 20 years of home-schooling their five children, she has had seasons of vibrant women’s ministry of evangelism, discipleship, and service. Her life, home, and ministry, are known for truth, beauty, and delightful hospitality. Read more about Tina here.
Reclaiming the Historical Call
One of the marks of Dan’s work has been a personal journey and vision to understand, historically/theologically ground, and forge a path for “The Work of The Evangelist.” As Dan often says, "You never hear of an Evangelist search committee!" While the work includes the traveling preaching/teaching ministry, Dan’s conviction is that work is best grounded in a long-term local presence in his home community and the local church. Some have described this work as a “trans-local” evangelist.
Tina is providentially and uniquely gifted in partnership with Dan as she keeps the home base running all within a wonderful context of hospitality and friendships. In addition to mentoring women, their home has provided much ministry along with warm bed, meals, and hospitality for literally hundreds of people from the community, many states, and 5 different continents.
What does this INFLUENCE look like LOCAlly AND BEYOND? read more here.
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
(Ephesians 4:11-13)