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.
CHALLENGES WITH MISSIONS AGENCIES
(The following is an email sent to me last month by a young man who was working in an OPEN business in Asia the past two years. With his permission I am sharing what he experienced in seeking help from various mission agencies.) I recently returned to America. I was...
AVODAH–WORK IS WORSHIP
The Hebrew word “avodah (ah-vod-ah)” is translated in the English Bible for both work & worship. A better English translation when referring to work is service. God Receives Work as Worship Done Unto Him. Put simply – Work is worship. The similarity between the...
THE LOCAL CHURCH & MISSIONS—DOING IT BETTER (PART 2)
This week I continue to share some thoughts on how the local church can be more involved in relating to and working with those they send overseas. This blog answers the final two questions my mentor, Jerry questioned me on. For clarity and background you may wish to...
THE LOCAL CHURCH & MISSIONS—DOING IT BETTER (PART 1)
Many churches nowadays express frustration with the workers they support. Why? In two simple words: accountability and communication. The churches want (and have a right) to know the details of their overseas worker’s life and ministry. This is essential for prayers...
MOTIVATING CO-WORKERS
May and I spent time working with a team recently helping to upgrade their staff communications. We had several Q&A sessions during the 3 days of training. One question we were asked in different situations was, “How do we motivate those we work with?” In working...
WHY BUSINESS?
An Indonesian OPEN worker wrote the following in his newsletter recently. He started out explaining that though there are many traditional organizational workers in the country, his team choose to do business. Though it clearly takes time, energy and money, here’s...
ASLAN IS ON THE MOVE
Last week I was invited to speak in Richmond to a group of Hispanic leaders. I assumed when I accepted the invite that these were mission leaders, but upon arrival I was informed this was a group of Hispanic pastors from large and small churches around the USA. My...
FINDING JOY
You're in a tough spot. It's not fun and you don’t like it. In the back of your mind, there it is… that voice… “Joy” it says. If you’ve read my goals for 2014, you know that joy is His major theme for me. The Master tells us “Count it all joy to be in this mess for...
PLAYING IT SAFE
The large team was reviewing its efforts in sharing the Good News the past quarter. Each B4T worker listed the names of their local friends who they had spent more than 24 hours with that quarter on the huge white board and then they each listed what they had shared...
MOMENTUM
In reading 1 Peter 5 this morning I was reminded of the Super Bowl which I watched last night. Now I readily agree the Super Bowl is not as “super” as the World Cup, but if you are a fan of that American football, the Super Bowl is huge. My son’s family lives in...
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