UNDERSTANDING TRANSPARENCY

In 1 John, we are told in several places that our relationship with God is inseparably linked to our relationship with other believers. 1 John 1:7 says, “but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of...

LOVE in the OFFICE

The following is contributed by a worker in the Middle East. What do you appreciate about _____? As a management team at the office, we brainstormed positive words about each team member—a simple, but uplifting exercise. I then turned these into “certificates of...

ORDINARY TO GREAT

The following was submitted by a B4T worker in the Muslim world. When I was at the recent OPEN Connect conference, I heard a lot of talk about B4T’ers just being ordinary people without “enough” training in how to do business, and without enough training in how to...


 JUSTICE

The following is contributed by a tentmaker, working in the Middle East. I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the peace offerings...

DO B4Ters DOUBLE DIP?

Last month a pastor in the USA called me, a bit annoyed. He said, “I just learned our worker is being paid a good salary by the business he’s working for, yet we are still supporting him $2,500/month!” And this week I received the following question:My...

SECURE? SECURITY?

A B4T worker wrote me… Do you know the thing I feel most judged for in life from other workers?Wait for it…….wait for it…….drum roll please….That I don’t have a secure email or an encrypted hard drive. HAHAHAHAHA Just the other day...