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.

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE!

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE!

This blog has been contributed by a B4T worker in the Middle East. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. It is the hard-working farmer...

THOUGHTS ON SINGLENESS

THOUGHTS ON SINGLENESS

I have several single women on my team and, as a single man, I have seen a number of things that have disturbed me and have made me think about authority and the need for Father-ship, or a covering, for our single women. To be honest, it isn't only a female issue as...

LOVE in the OFFICE

LOVE in the OFFICE

The following is contributed by a worker in the Middle East. What do you appreciate about _____? As a management team at the office, we brainstormed positive words about each team member—a simple, but uplifting exercise. I then turned these into "certificates of...

BE STRONG

BE STRONG

The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.Deuteronomy 33:25 Your strength will equal your days. Note that it is "days" not "day."This means three things. First, God will give strength for each individual day in the year...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

As we stand on the brink of a new year, we wonder what the future holds. Most of us probably approach a milestone like this with a combination of excitement and a bit of apprehension. We're excited, hopeful, even dreamy about what 2019 might mean for us. For the same...

WHAT CHILD IS THIS?

WHAT CHILD IS THIS?

Contributed by Rick, an investor and coach within our network among the least reached. We can probably imagine why God wanted a heavenly host of angels present at the birth of Jesus—but why were they sent to appear before lowly shepherds in their fields? Why these...

TWO WONDERFUL NAMES OF JESUS

TWO WONDERFUL NAMES OF JESUS

She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will...

COME ON IN ANYWAY!

COME ON IN ANYWAY!

Author unknown 'Twas the night of the big Christmas play at the church. All the boys and girls had rehearsed their lines over and over. Now each child knew his part by heart. The dress rehearsal had gone without a hitch. Each memorized line was recited flawlessly. The...

ARE YOU A WISE MAN?

ARE YOU A WISE MAN?

We actually know little from Matthew about these men, but speculation is rampant about their names, homeland, how many of them there actually were. The three (perhaps) Magi who traveled (possibly) 1,000 miles, for (likely) many weeks, on a quest to meet the “King of...

GETTING TO KNOW THE NETWORK

GETTING TO KNOW THE NETWORK

Our B4T Network's conference, with workers from around the globe, took place in Italy this summer. Here are some excerpts from one of the messages. GETTING TO KNOW THE NETWORK We are revisiting the mental models that have shaped missions. Authors Kim and Mauborgne of...