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.

GOD HAS AN ANSWER

GOD HAS AN ANSWER

Remember, for all the negative things we have to say to ourselves, God has a positive answer for it. You say: "It's impossible"God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27) You say: "I'm too tired"God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30) You say: "Nobody...

JESUS’ LAST WORDS

JESUS’ LAST WORDS

Part 2 of a series of 5 posts on discipleship. Thanks to Jim Petersen for many of these ideas in this series of blogs, and to Mike Kotecki who originally discipled me. Much has been made of the importance of a person’s last words. And we all know Jesus’ last words in...

ON BEING A DISCIPLE

ON BEING A DISCIPLE

Part 1 of a series of 5 posts on being a disciple. Thanks to Jim Petersen for many of these ideas in this series of blogs, and to Mike Kotecki who originally discipled me. In Matthew 9, we read that Jesus was traveling and teaching around Galilee. One day He stopped...

IS CALLING ENOUGH

The following is contributed by a B4T worker in the Middle East. B4T can be likened to the entrepreneurship of missions. This is mostly true in a literal sense – the majority of B4Ters are business owners. In his book, “The Founder’s Dilemmas,” Noam Wasserman of...

THE TAMARISK TREE

THE TAMARISK TREE

The following is contributed by a B4T worker in the Middle East< Sustainable Sustainability is all the rage at the moment. Everything is about sustainability, and the Church has bought into all the hype. Sustainability has its advantages and its necessity in our...

BURNING THE BOATS

BURNING THE BOATS

The following is contributed by a B4Ter in the Arab world. Hernando Cortez was famous for the legend of landing in South America with only 700 men and an ambitious goal of conquering the continent for Spain. In order to ensure his men didn’t retreat in the face of new...

THE EXCELLENCE OF DANIEL

THE EXCELLENCE OF DANIEL

In August, at our network's gathering, over 150 B4T workers, 100+ children, and another 100+ coaches, member care workers, investors, and mentors gathered to worship and celebrate God’s goodness, prayed over one another, shared, encouraged, and built one another up in...