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 a guy from Africa emailed me and said he knows these two great guys he met at a conference a few weeks back and wanted to connect me with them, but they both had secure emails and didn't want to communicate with me through Gmail. I said sorry and that's all I have.
I guess that's one way to get workers I don't have time to talk to, to leave me alone!
Every so often I have people say, man I can't email you if it’s not secure… I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, yet I can smell a worker a mile away. When I see secure email for someone who doesn't own their own high tech company, I'm sure governments use it as an initial screening tool for workers.
Authenticity… Transparency…are core values for our network. What are your thoughts on this? If we have to hide something from our friends or our governments are we truly “truth-bearers”? Is our Light pure?
Surely some will point out that the angel told Samuel it was ok not tell the full story when Saul asked him why he went to ??? And yes, God seems to overlook that fact that Abraham stretched the truth about Sarah being his sister.
Multiple B4T tentmakers, mostly in China and the Middle East, arrived in the country with secure email addresses only to be warned by their bosses that the government was watching them. When encouraged to move to an unsecure email address, their bosses all reported the inquiries about them stopped. Could be that by being transparent, (having easy to track communications with the outside world) reduced or eliminated the fear the government had of their doing some clandestine work?
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 a guy from Africa emailed me and said he knows these two great guys he met at a conference a few weeks back and wanted to connect me with them, but they both had secure emails and didn't want to communicate with me through Gmail. I said sorry and that's all I have.
I guess that's one way to get workers I don't have time to talk to, to leave me alone!
Every so often I have people say, man I can't email you if it’s not secure… I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, yet I can smell a worker a mile away. When I see secure email for someone who doesn't own their own high tech company, I'm sure governments use it as an initial screening tool for workers.
Authenticity… Transparency…are core values for our network. What are your thoughts on this? If we have to hide something from our friends or our governments are we truly “truth-bearers”? Is our Light pure?
Surely some will point out that the angel told Samuel it was ok not tell the full story when Saul asked him why he went to ??? And yes, God seems to overlook that fact that Abraham stretched the truth about Sarah being his sister.
Multiple B4T tentmakers, mostly in China and the Middle East, arrived in the country with secure email addresses only to be warned by their bosses that the government was watching them. When encouraged to move to an unsecure email address, their bosses all reported the inquiries about them stopped. Could be that by being transparent, (having easy to track communications with the outside world) reduced or eliminated the fear the government had of their doing some clandestine work?
Hey Patrick,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for these blog posts. I've been reading them since the most recent expo and have been really encouraged by them and greatly appreciate your insight. I'm very attracted to your organization's core value of transparency and am reminded of the story you've shared about your company Christmas party where you told police and they came to the party and even read Scripture. Without that transparency and rapport, it's unlikely that this gospel sharing opportunity would have even been a possibility.
You're always in my prayers, but praying for you especially today!
Ross
Thanks Ross! Yes, transparency and authenticity is key. I appreciate your prayers and encouragement.
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