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.
ON MEETING NEEDS
One team we have been working for four years just completed the transition of moving from an NGO model to a business model. Let me state upfront that an NGO model for blessing communities and reaching people in Jesus’ name is a great model. My research shows that the...
B4T EXPO
The B4T Expo is just three weeks away. This will be the premier B4T event of the year. Two key goals are: 1. Present business solutions for reaching the unreached Business for transformation is centered in relationships; relationships with God, people and communities....
THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Mrs. Smith entered the maternity ward at 2pm on August 7, 1801, and after a natural labor of four hours gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Abraham. The baby was healthy, and at first all looked well. Then at midnight on the 9th, Mrs. Smith began feeling severe chills....
IT’S ALL ABOUT GOD
One of my favorite Bible leaders is Moses. He seems so real, so down to earth, so human. No matter what he did, the people grumbled. It is easy to identify with many of Moses’ struggles, right down to the time when he takes the grumbling personally and strikes the...
PRAYING CONSTANTLY AT WORK
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 B4Ters have asked, how can you find time to pray when there’s so much to do at work? So what does it mean when Paul writes,...
PRAY IS A PRIORITY
As the picnickers frolicked on the bank of the river rapids, a shout rang out, “A child fell in the river!” A crowd quickly gathered and anxious eyes searched the rushing water for a glimpse of the child. Thinking quickly, the captain of the high school swim team...
MINDING OUR MOTIVES
I met a young woman recently who said she wanted to do B4T like me. When I asked her “Why?” her reply was, “I don’t like the idea of raising financial support.” Many people have noble goals but fail to take the steps to achieve them. Why? Because of the myths they...
WE CAME FOR BUSINESS – INSTEAD WE FOUND GOD!
OPEN Connect Update The OPEN Connect wrapped up a few days ago. 193 adults attended, more than the previous 2 Connects held in 2012 and 2014 combined. Add 73 children and it was a colossal meeting. The speakers spoke their minds, but with His heart. To say all 7...
RISE UP, MILLENNIALS
In my study of millennials, one of the more interesting articles I read was written by Stephen Greenwall; it’s titled “There will be Blood, Millennial Blood.” Greenwall gives 7 reasons why employers are currently firing Millennials on a broader level. These reasons...
CREATING A BUSINESS CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT EMPLOYEES, BUT FAMILY
In His Hands (not its real name) is a business operating in a poor country, based in a rural city 8+ hours away from the capital. The following was written by one of their local staff posted on their company blog. In His Hands business owners are part of the OPEN...
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