God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
Week 10: The Growing Work — Open Doors
Read Chapters 19–20 of God's Smuggler. Key passages: 1 Corinthians 3:6–7; Zechariah 4:10.
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Andrew's solo operation was never meant to stay solo — and these chapters trace the remarkable and sometimes messy process of a personal calling becoming an organization, a movement, and a lasting mission.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Brother Andrew founded Open Doors in 1955. What were the circumstances and conversations that led him to move from individual courier work to building a structured organization? What did that transition cost him and what did it make possible?
2.One of the great challenges of any ministry is moving from 'one person's passion' to 'an organization's mission' without losing the original fire. What steps did Andrew take — and what did God seem to do — to multiply the work without diluting it?
3.Zechariah 4:10 asks, 'Who dares despise the day of small things?' Andrew's beginnings were extraordinarily small — one man, one car, a few Bibles, and a prayer. How does the eventual global reach of Open Doors serve as a commentary on the importance of faithful small beginnings?
a.What 'small thing' in your own life or calling are you tempted to despise or dismiss as too insignificant to matter?
b.What would it look like to treat that small thing with the same seriousness Andrew treated his first trips?