THE BUSYNESS TRAP

THE BUSYNESS TRAP

We’ve been back in the States barely a week now. We’ve never seen so many busy people. Whenever we ask people, “How are you?” the default response seems to be “Busy!” or “Crazybusy.” I’m never quite sure if that is meant as a boast or a complaint. I notice it isn’t...
INTEGRATING THE B WITH THE T!

INTEGRATING THE B WITH THE T!

(A message being given this week at the OPEN Expo in Raleigh) My assignment is to explain to you how the B&T of B4T (business for transformation) are to be integrated.  I wish could say every B4T business in the OPEN Network was working perfectly and there’s no...
FAITH AT WORK

FAITH AT WORK

Often, the best opportunities to model and/or share our faith come during the hard times, not the good times. The following is from an OPEN worker.  It not only encouraged me, but is an example of being sensitive to His leading. I’ve been praying often for...
MAXIMIZE YOUR WORK TIME=MAXIMIZING GLORIFYING HIS NAME

MAXIMIZE YOUR WORK TIME=MAXIMIZING GLORIFYING HIS NAME

It was 1am and my wife was still working at the computer.  I wanted to shout “GET TO BED” but I also knew she was working on an important OPEN project and most importantly I know she’s a night owl.  Most people have a time of day when they’re most productive,...
DO NOT BE DECEIVED

DO NOT BE DECEIVED

We just finished a report on some of the teams we supervise.  This is the second time in 3 months we’ve had a team leader who is operating B4T businesses report 10+ conversions recently.  Both of these leader who are seeing breakthroughs have been working their...
WHAT IS A CALLING

WHAT IS A CALLING

Recently I was asked, “What is a calling?” There has been a lot written on this, but my answer was simply, It first and foremost is an invitation to be with Jesus and secondly to follow Him into an assignment He is giving you. Jesus’ first invitation set the standard...