THE PURPOSE OF B4T

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

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

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

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...
ONLINE COURSES TO HELP YOUR B4T BUSINESS SKILLS

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

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...