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.
ARE YOU LISTENING?
“You seem to have a lot of ideas and plans and energy, but how certain are you that these ideas are of God and not man?” This question, asked of me nearly three years ago now, by an innocent OPEN worker sent me reeling. Several weeks before that, the Lord spoke to...
BALANCE IS AN INSIDE JOB
One great help to working in a B4T business is having a good self-awareness. Learning to acknowledge when we are walking in the spirit and when we are living in the flesh is essential for the Lord receiving the glory and our co-workers being drawn to Him. In addition...
INSPIRING YOUR CO-WORKERS
Several teams we mentor are struggling to develop the right DNA in their workplace. The types of people we hire is important, but even more important is our own modeling of life and work. This modeling must be done on all levels, both for expat team members and local...
WINNING CEOS TO THE KINGDOM
One of the OPEN workers we mentor told me this story so I asked him to write it down. It’s another example of how Business for Transformation (B4T) works. Work often provides us with opportunities that result from relationships built during work, but that come to...
IS ANYTHING TOO HARD?
My dear friend Lareau recently asked in an email . . .Is anything too hard for the Lord? The answer seems obvious, or is it? This question appears twice in Scripture.In Genesis 18:14 when God had a conversation with Abraham and Sarah. Over a decade ago, God had...
START A BUSINESS OR GO TO COLLEGE?
Young people regularly ask, In preparing to do B4T, is it better to go overseas now and start a business or get a university degree first? I’ve been in the world of B4T for two decades, and as long as I can remember there’s been a debate about whether young...
BIG CAN BE BETTER
When we face the King of Kings we want to acknowledge we maximized our lives, talents and gifts for His glory. We don’t want to lay at his feet ribbons, from grade school successes, but Olympic medals. As we pursue doing business with God, picture business from an...
THINK BIG – THINK BEYOND
Scalability is something being talked about by more and more coaches and B4T workers. Starting a business that impacts only one neighborhood or one city is good, but limited. We need to think bigger. Every big company was once a startup. It’s after things get going,...
HOW DO I FIND A MENTOR?
Want someone to talk to who will actually listen?Want someone to brainstorm ideas with who will actually help?Want someone in your corner who will be your cheerleader, advocate and confidant? Who doesn't want someone to help them navigate all the tricky moments in...
GOD & PEOPLE FIRST
We are in the Middle East. We came here to work with one couple who we mentor. The time with this couple this week, like many more within the next two months is part of a journey HE has led us into. This journey began fifteen years ago. At the time I was sitting in my...
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