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.
ANOTHER HERO
He’s dead. Lover of Jesus. Husband. Father. Teacher. Leader. OPEN worker. My friend. And now a martyr. Shot by a sniper while out running, getting some exercise. Whether riding motorcycles, running, he was a fast paced – frontlines type of guy. We had talked on...
LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE
I recently heard Chris Heivly co-founder of MapQuest talk about incubators and start-ups. With 23 companies on his resume, he’s learned a few things about what makes a good business leader or entrepreneurs and what doesn’t: The better leaders embrace and consume every...
THE PURPOSE OF B4T
A story is told by Robert Fulghum, about a seminar he once attended in Greece. On the last day of the conference, the discussion leader walked over to the bright light of an open window and looked out. Then he asked if there were any questions. Fulghum laughingly...
ON SUFFERING
I recently was listening in on a discussion where people were talking about their hardships. Two attitudes dominated the beginning of the discussion, one was that hardship was bad, and two, God would not want His people to suffer. I find this disturbing as I am...
KEEP IT PRACTICAL
I was in Raleigh last month. JD Greer, pastor of the Summit Church in Raleigh told me, We’ve done a horrible job in reaching people at work. Serving Jesus is about ministry wherever He places us. Of the 40 miracles recorded in Acts, 39 were done in the workplace. ...
DOING TRAINING BETTER
Imagine a coach trying to develop a world class soccer (football) team. Where would he invest most of his time - in the classroom or on the playing field? Would he have his team studying books about the soccer techniques of Pele? No! He would have them out on the...
ONLINE COURSES TO HELP YOUR B4T BUSINESS SKILLS
Looking to upgrade your B4T skills or gain new know-how? Here are 4 courses that could help any B4Ter to “be better.” Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses https://www.coursera.org/course/growtogreatness This 8 week course stresses the common...
EVANGELISM BEGINS WITH A JOB NOT A HANDOUT
Maya was born in the Sindhupalchok region of Nepal, one of the poorest stretches of land on the planet, with an annual per capital income of 180 rupees, or fifty cents per day. Desperate to make ends meet, her parents sold her to a local agent for $55 on the promise...
EXCITING TIMES
“These are exciting times” exclaimed one participant in the OPEN Expo this past week. The Expo brought together 195 people from over a dozen different states to share and learn about the opportunities B4T is generating in the remotest corners of the earth. In...
THOUGHTS ON MENTORING
If I simply say the word “coach,” what comes to mind? A man on the field or a court, whistle blowing, shouting rebukes and making corrections with a finger attacking the air? Coaches encourage, train, exhort, and discipline us. To many of us they are another father...
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