An OPEN worker writes, This past week I was doing a quarterly review with one of our designers and one of the things he said to me was, “Boss, you need to be meaner to me, even if it’s just a little bit.” I said to him, “I don’t understand?” He went on to explain that...
I love hanging around farmers. They are so practical, so down to earth. Art is a pastor who grew up on a farm. He shared something about plowing that impacted me. He said one of the most important lessons he learned from his father was to stay focused on where you are...
I was talking to an experienced field worker (not a B4Ter) recently. During our conversation, he mentioned a couple of times his “targets” in reference to the people he was ministering. And as we talked, it became clear to me that he had a formula to win people to...
The following is contributed by a B4T couple I am close to. I am excited as I’ve worked with them for several years and prayed for them for many years. May it encourage you too. It’s been edited, including all names, for obvious reasons. In my many years of doing B4T,...
The following is contributed by my mentor Jerry. It’s a great reminder, that wherever we are and whatever we are doing, we can be fishing for men. The locker room is one of the places I fish for men. This morning was one of those brilliant moments when I heard a...
The following is from a B4Ter in Asia, working in a hard place. His letter encouraged me and with his permission, I share it with you. The last month has included some rough realities for me, my team and for the business. There was one week that the plumber had to...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.
