This past weekend I was invited to lead workshops on B4T at the Missio-Nexus; a conference of 250+ evangelical CEOs of mission organizations and other leaders. I shared a vision for doing missions better; a vision that focuses on the need for each mission agency to...
Years ago when I was working in China, I went with a friend to visit his family who lived in a rural village. It was harvest time so as we rode the bus we passed farm after farm of workers cutting and bundling the stocks or rice. When we arrived at his village, I...
Solomon says: Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. (2:11 LB) An old joke says: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your future plans. At the OPEN Connect in Bangkok last month, one of the primary issues we were dealing with was...
The A, B, C’s of B4T: …give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. – Luke 6:38 When we first started the OPEN Network we...
In considering B4T it is important to remember that BAM/B4T is neither a means to an end, or an end in itself. The Gospel is spread through many means, but it is only through relationships that true discipleship occurs. Discipleship is one life impacting another life...
Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men. Proverbs 22:29 (NKJV)Last week I talked about what B4T is, today I wish to highlight 2 things that B4T is not:· B4T is not about having an identity to...
