How we began …
Where we started
Where we started
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Missionary TECH Team (now TECH Team Advantage) was founded in 1968 by Birne Wiley, alongside his friend, Dave Carnahan.
Throughout his childhood, Birne listened to missionaries who frequently visited his family’s home share challenges in their work of sharing the Gospel. They often found themselves needing things like building plans for a new church plant, visual communication pieces, and other resources beyond their expertise and means. The time and finances required to meet these needs hindered their evangelism efforts. A seed was planted in Birne’s heart for a different kind of mission agency.