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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.
RECALIBRATING MISSION – Begin with Relationships
As we re-calibrate mission, our core values begin with relationships. Why? Because Jesus began with relationships. What is the greatest commandment? Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the...
RECALIBRATING MISSION
When I was at the University of Oregon, I took Organic Chemistry class. The class required a two hour lab too. The lab consisted of on experiment which if done right, we were told, should take 20 hours. Our assignment was to blend dozens of ingredients precisely...
MISSIONS 2020
“What does a 21st century mission organization look like?” Or "What will missions look like in the future?" are two questions I am often asked. The next 2 months I wish to answer these questions as the answers greatly impact your business and your recruiting/hiring of...
LETTING GO
Once I found a yellow moth on the front porch of my grandparent’s home. I was perhaps 8 yrs old, and it happened as I stepped out through my front door into the glass-enclosed vestibule, nearly like a greenhouse, where we left our boots in the winter. The moth was...
JOY TO THE WORLD!!!
JOY = Jesus Others You One of my priorities for 2015, has been to grow in “JOY”. I’ve read on the subject, memorized verses, and studied the Word. As I read the Biblical accounts of the Christmas story, I am impressed with the frequent mentions of JOY. The shepherds...
HELPING POOH BEAR
"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 down stairs, but sometimes he feels there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a...
ON GIVING THANKS
John 6:11-13 teaches us, “Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let...
ATTENTION 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...
MILLENNIALS WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, NOT FOR YOU
Millennials make up 50 percent of the North American work force, and are growing. This is impacting B4T businesses. This fact was reflected in the fact that over 50% of the attendees at the two recent OPEN Huddles in Turkey and the Middle East were under the age of...
HIRING THE BEST MILLENNIAL CANDIDATES
Millennials are fast becoming a major part of the B4T work force. At the recent OPEN Huddle in the Middle East 20 of 26 attendees were 35 or under. Understand that millennials are game changers. Millennials are changing both the rules and the processes we’ve used for...
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