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.
GOD’S WAY IS *THE* WAY
Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “Your...
B4T IS SUSTAINABLE
When we first started working with Muslims we had a traditional approach. We tried to meet people on the streets and in our neighborhood to share the Gospel. We’d ride buses, go to the gym, hang out in parks. When we could get people into a conversation we’d try to...
MODELING
David is a model worker. He has tried doing them all; the NGO model, CPM model, contextualization model, prayer model, BAM model, B4T model. David remarked to me recently, nothing seems to work – and he is right. God has chosen to use people to make His glory known...
HOW TO WIN AT B4T
I was asked by a zealous young business graduate, “How do I win at doing business for transformation?” I answered simply “You cannot win, until you first master the art of losing.” Jesus states; If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross...
THE MISSING JESUS
About a week before Christmas the family bought a new nativity scene. When they unpacked it they found 2 figures of the Baby Jesus. "Someone must have packed this wrong," the mother said, counting out the figures. "We have one Joseph, one Mary, three wise men, three...
3 EXAMPLES OF B4T
The following are stories sent to me from a few OPEN network member from different parts of the world. I’ll share these periodically, to encourage those who have doubts about the impact of B4T. I’ve edited them a bit for clarification, and to protect those connected...
TRANSPARENCY IN B4T
Every business needs a business plan, and most of us recognize this need when starting a business. But in planning and starting the business, we need to also include an exit strategy. I’ve been coaching a team that is restructuring its current business model to...
WOMEN WHO REACH OUT TO OTHERS
Our recent trip to Turkey gave us lots of opportunities to interact with couples actively involved in B4T. A couple of the wives there are involved in the business, while two even own their own business apart from their husband’s job. Several others had developed a...
THE NGO MODEL
I just returned from 2 weeks in Eastern Europe, where a team we have been working with for 4 years just completed the transition of moving from an NGO model to a business model. Let me state upfront that an NGO model is great for blessing communities and reaching...
TRANSPARENCY
For years we’ve been telling both cross-cultural workers and overseas professional Christian workers, who are sometimes called “missionaries,” that, due to the internet, in the future there won’t be any hiding your “missionary-identity.” The OPEN Network leaders have...
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