B4T Blog

Greg M, Patrick Lai, and guest bloggers write about the joys, challenges, and rewards that come with taking the Gospel to the least reached through real business.

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 3)

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 3)

This is part 3 in a 4-part series. A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise - Winnie the Pooh We are continuing the series based upon my research of fifteen years ago. Factors in the background, education, training, motivation, life, ministry and...

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 2)

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a 4-part series. Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels there really is another way, if...

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 1)

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 1)

This is part 1 of a 4 part series. After 4 years as a regular missionary, I resigned from my faith mission, to follow Captain Kirk and “go where no man had gone before.” The parting words from my supervisor clung to me like a dare: "Tentmakers are not missionaries."...

I DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE HAPPY

I DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE HAPPY

The following is taken from a paper a friend gave me. It is written by Bart Compolo, and is worth giving it a second thought. Happiness and the Beatitudes Note that I don't care if you are happy. Why? We live in a radically un-Christian society, with a value system...

PERSPECTIVE

PERSPECTIVE

The following is contributed by a worker in South Asia. Perspective Number 1: My struggle is to hate the sin (no problem) and yet love the sinner (a gargantuan undertaking). All of this conflict (from my perspective) evolves as a result of a Muslim who is a terrorist,...

LESSONS FROM A SHARK

LESSONS FROM A SHARK

The following is submitted by a B4T worker in the Arab world. People who believe in a quick path to success are not the ones committed to performing the necessary hard work to get there. – Robert Herjavec An often struggle for B4Ters is to keep our heads above water....

NEW WINESKINS

NEW WINESKINS

My father was one of the first to study marketing as a college major and by his retirement, he was known as a marketing innovator. He often said, “Marketing drives sales. Understand your market first, then go sell.” With any product or service, we need to find out...