Yodeling missionaries? That's right! The hills have come alive with the sound of music, as the musical Tiner Family has been singing a new song in Austria. The Lord has used this multi-faceted family to proclaim the gospel in a wide variety of ways ... even by yodeling.
Tim and Mary Lou Tiner have served as missionaries in Austria since 1991. They first worked in Salzburg and more recently, just outside of Vienna. Tim, a gifted teacher, is passionate about leadership training and church development. Over the past decade he has trained a number of Austrian men who are now actively serving the Austrian church. Some have planted new churches, others are pastoring existing churches or serving as key lay leaders in different areas of Europe.
Austria, a nation that is less than 1 percent evangelical Christian, has a great need for sound biblical training and teaching. Most of the churches are small, without a full-time pastor and desperately in need of leaders with a firm foundation and training in God's Word.
From a very young age, the Lord was working in Tim's life, preparing him for ministry. His call to full-time ministry was quite clear, even as a child. Having accepted Christ in his mom's Good News Club, Tim's life centered on the church and ministry. The Lord has gifted Tim for the unique needs of Austria through his experiences serving on staff with Youth For Christ, at Christian camps, through music ministries, and finally as a pastor in California and Kansas.
One of the greatest blessings the Tiners share is the joy of ministering as a team. Each one of their five children has been actively involved in the family's concert ministry. The family has traveled all over Europe using music as a vehicle to share the gospel. The three oldest children, Julianne, Joshua and Janna are married. Julianne and Joshua are serving in career missions. Janna is on staff in the children's ministry at the Tiners' home church in Indiana. Josiah is attending Bible school in Hungary. Josef, the youngest, is still at home and remains active in ministry with his parents.
Birthdays Tim (1/6), Mary Lou (2/9)
Anniversary (7/7/73)
Family Josiah (1/9), Josef (8/16), and three adult children, Julianne, Joshua, and Janna
Education Tim: B.A. from Southern California College (1980) Costa Mesa, California; attended Talbot Theological Seminary; currently completing master's program from Master's Divinity School, Evansville, Indiana. Mary Lou: attended Biola College in La Mirada, California; B.A. in biblical counseling from Master's Divinity School
Home Church Floridsdorf Gemeinde, Vienna, Austria; New Providence Baptist Church, Greencastle, Indiana
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