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Brigada Today-- 2013/08/11 Search Brigada's 18+ years of archives -- 100% ad-free due to gifts from True Fans of Brigada In this edition: 1) Velvet Ashes reaches Fundly Goal for Women in Missions 2) Johnson University and Forge: Partnership in Missional Leadership 3) Free Prayer Guide Download for 1 Billion Souls 4) Learn to Launch a Disciple-Making Movement 5) Brigada Search Engine: Find a Needle in a Haystack 6) Need a Great Logo? Want a Smartphone App? Remember 99Designs 7) Finish the Task Conference 8) Central Asia in North America 9) Smartr Contacts App Sold to Yahoo 10) Have a Heart For Indonesia? 11) New Team Member at Insurance Consultants International 12) Looking for a Summer Internship? Check out Team Expansion 13) Use Nextdoor.com to Build Community in Your Subdivision 14) The BackPage: In Your Lifetime, Malaria no More? 15) Closing Stuff To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 1) Velvet Ashes reaches Fundly Goal for Women in Missions Cool that God has blessed the organizers of Velvet Ashes with MORE than their start-up goal at http://fundly.com/velvet-ashes-launch-fund By the way, ALL of the funding there will now go toward designing a state-of-the art launch for this new organization which will seek to bring encouragement and camaraderie to women in missions. Now you'll be able to follow the development of their online home at... http://velvetashes.com/ Bravo, Marina and crew!!! To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 2) Johnson University and Forge: Partnership in Missional Leadership You might have already heard that Johnson University is partnering with Forge to offer Missional Leadership concentrations via a residency program and fully online M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The Forge program includes a 9-12 month residency designed for missional-minded leaders who want to work on a degree and complete their residency at the same time. The Missional Church Leadership Concentration for the M.A. degree prepares cross-cultural missional leaders to birth and nurture missional churches in the mission fields of western contexts. They've also got a Ph.D. degree . Learn more about at... https://www.johnsonu.edu/Academics/Graduate/Online-MA-Intercultural-Studies-Program.aspx and https://www.johnsonu.edu/Academics/Graduate/PhD.aspx Learn about Forge here... https://www.forgeamerica.com To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 3) Free Prayer Guide Download for 1 Billion Souls A Global Call to 40 days of prayer, fasting and repentance, originating in Australia, and called "Billion Souls Revival Prayer Call" began on 6 Aug and continues until 14 Sept with an International Day of Repentance (which is also Yom Kippur, Israel's National Day of Atonement). Join a targeted 1 million to pray for 4 prayer points including the salvation of 1 billion souls (especially amongst unreached peoples). This guide has contributions from 39 international and national prayer and mission leaders around the world. http://www.billionsoulsrevivalprayercall.org http://www.facebook.com/BillionSoulsRevivalPrayerCall For more info, email... [e-mail] To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 4) Learn to Launch a Disciple-Making Movement If you haven't had a chance to try Keystone, looks like you're in luck. Catch five days of Keystone Project Training, Mon 28 Oct - Fri 1, daily 8 am to 5 pm. For 300 South African Rand (about $31), you get the training venue, lunch and teas. Your sessions will take place at a Church in White River, Mpumalanga, RSA. For more info, email Dean at... [e-mail] or log on to http://www.keystoneproject.org While there, listen to the MP3 recordings of Level 1 for free! To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 5) Brigada Search Engine: Find a Needle in a Haystack We use the Brigada search engine all the time, even though we write and publish Brigada ourselves. In one fell swoop, you can search Brigada's 18+ years of archives 100% ad-free, thanks to gifts from "True Fans of Brigada." Imagine -- nothing blinking at you, no scantily-clad ladies staring you in the face, and, in fact, absolutely no ad-banners at all. What's more, the pool of items is much more focused. Can't remember the name of that little satellite beacon we recommended? Looking for one of those "Cool Tools?" Trying to remember the Hindu prayer guide we highlighted? It's all there, 24 hours/day -- absolutely free. http://www.brigada.org To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 6) Need a Great Logo? Want a Smartphone App? Remember 99Designs Don't forget about 99Designs, the contest-based, crowd-sourcing app that we used to come up with a logo for Brigada. In Brigada's case, within 7 days, our contest generated 500 logo design proposals from some 50 different artists. If you can't find something you like in that mix, you're probably just too picky anyway. :-) http://99designs.refr.cc/JVSQBZ8 To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 7) Finish the Task Conference Jacksonville, Florida is the location for this gathering focused on reaching the unreached. The dates are October 27 to 31. The author of "Imprisoned in Iran", will be speaking and Aaron Barker, a worship leader from Kona, Hawaii, will be leading times of praise and worship. Organizers report that the conference will be both inspiring and equipping. They'll especially be focusing on opportunities available to work and live among the unreached and how to get there. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 8) Central Asia in North America If you want to learn about Central Asia and the open doors still available for entry into this unreached region, don't forget about the North American Central Asia Forum to be held in Portland, OR October 10-12, 2013, held in partnership with Mission Connexion in Portland-SW Washington. Excellent speakers are ready to share with you about the open doors of media, marketplace, education and diaspora. Come and visit with the many agencies who will be displaying about their opportunities. And meet up with long-term workers and Central Asian friends to learn more about the current situation. For more information, email [e-mail] or go to http://www.nacaf.net To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 9) Smartr Contacts App Sold to Yahoo Last month we mentioned Smartr Contacts (in the Brigada item, "Try this App to Communicate with your Contacts While On the Go"). Unfortunately, as Brigada Participant, David, pointed out, Yahoo recently acquired the company and, as of last month, promptly stopped selling the app. I guess new prospective users don't have quite to so much to yell, "Yahooo!" about. Please forgive any inconvenience. Are there other smartphone apps that let the user configure 'groups' to which one can then easily send group texts and/or emails via smartphone? To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 10) Have a Heart For Indonesia? Praying for Indonesia is a website focused on Indonesia. It has information about the country as well as profiles for all of the major unreached people groups. A person can sign up to receive daily prayer request. Receiving the requests through Facebook (Praying for Indonesia) or Twitter (@ipray4indonesia) is also an option. http://www.prayingforindonesia.com/ If you work in Indonesia, you may put this website in your letters as a way for people to learn more about the country! Also, if you have any prayer requests or articles that would work on the site, you may email them to... [e-mail]. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 11) New Team Member at Insurance Consultants International Insurance Consultants International (ICI), the people who service the international insurance needs of short-term and long-term workers around the world through MissionTripInsurance.com , would like to introduce their new Vice President of Sales, Mark Sneed. Mark has been serving the needs of missionaries, churches and mission groups since 1995 and ICI says that they are very fortunate to have him as part of their team. Having been involved with missions since he was a teenager, Mark is sensitive to the needs of those serving around the world and he can help your organization obtain the best coverage at the best price. Please feel free to call him at 1-800-576-2674 Ext. 103 (719-428-4503) or email him at [e-mail] . Visit them online at http://www.MissionTripInsurance.com To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 12) Looking for a Summer Internship? Check out Team Expansion I'm excited about the Mobilization crew at Team Expansion. They already have all their destinations and strategies set up for summer internships in the summer of 2014. (I have trouble finishing all my to do list for August and they're already distributing info for next summer. Bravo.) Learn more at... http://www.facebook.com/teamexpansion and their website, http://www.teamexpansion.org or go directly to the flyer, ... http://storage.cloversites.com/teamexpansion1/documents/Pathways%202013%20Brochure.pdf (Note: Truth in Brigada -- Team Expansion is the organization that I lead when I'm not writing Brigadas.:-) ) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 13) Use Nextdoor.com to Build Community in Your Subdivision Did you know that 79% of Americans who use an online neighborhood forum talk with their neighbors in-person at least once/month, compared to 61% of all Americans (November 4, 2009 Report on Social Isolation and New Technology at http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/18--Social-Isolation-and-New-Technology/Overview/Findings.aspx ) Unfortunately, Facebook just doesn't work that well to build a safe community website. If you make it public, you can't be sure WHO is listening in. But if you make it private, then it's extremely cumbersome to grow it and maintain it. Enter Nextdoor.com. They take care of all the heavy lifting for you. Want to invite 100 neighbors via postcard, supplying them with a link to log on and a paragraph of text that you write personally to invite them? Bam. Done. All for free. Want to see a map of your subdivision to see who is missing in your neighborhood? Try that on Facebook. Nextdoor does it all for free (and a whole lot more), and they do it quickly and effectively WITH a really intuitive smartphone app too. Available today in the USA, but soon in other countries too, try... http://www.nextdoor.com (Thanks Caleb!) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 14) The BackPage: In Your Lifetime, Malaria no More? Wouldn't it be a game-changer if, during your lifetime, we finally saw an end to the scourge of Malaria? Some time ago, I remember visiting a rural medical clinic in southern Tanzania. The director there was sharing some of the problems she faced on an ongoing basis. The most dreaded enemy? Malaria. 17,000 deaths per year in her tiny little clinic. No wonder she was miserable. So this vaccine offers promise... http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/malaria-vaccine/index.html?iref=allsearch but of course, we still have a long way to go. As Brigada Participant, Stephen pointed out, "there's a LOT of work to do to scale it up for real production. Right now they're manually dissecting every mosquito by hand to create the vaccine." And check out the other problems... http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/health/2013/08/09/brf-malaria-vaccine-test-problems-moss.cnn But one Brigada reader pointed us to the "Kite" patch, which is already approved by the US FDA and can already make you virtually invisible to those nasty flying darts. (Thanks David!) http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kite-patch As a matter of fact, the Kite Patch has now officially become the most successful Indiegogo campaign of all time -- the most money, and the most active. People are excited about this stuff because they've seen the devastation that Malaria can cause. I can't WAIT for the end. Your opinion? Already using a tool that has virtually brought suffering to an end in your region? Optimistic about the cure? ...skeptical? Leave your opinion by clicking on "Comment" following the online version of this item using the link below. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 15) Closing Stuff Subscription Information – Want to unsubscribe? Just click the "Unsubscribe" link at the end of this email. It's one touch — so easy. Want to change your address? That's easy too. Just scroll to the top of this page and use the new one-click subscribe box in the upper right. That's it! 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Brigada Today-- 2013/08/04 Search Brigada's 18+ years of archives -- 100% ad-free due to gifts from True Fans of Brigada In this edition: 1) We've Moved!!! 2) Africa Conference for 2013 is taking shape 3) 2013 Hindu World Focus Prayer Guide Now Available 4) Asia's Center for TESOL classes in Chiang Mai 5) Wellspring Retreat 6) New Language Projects in Papua New Guinea's Sepik River Region 7) Short-term Missions Webinars 8) Try this App to Communicate with your Contacts While On the Go 9) Three-Day Seminar on Storying in Louisville, KY 10) David Watson: Advocate for Church Planting Movements 11) Pandas, in Living Color, "Live" and Coming to your Screen 12) Take CHE Online; Is it possible? 13) We give thanks!... 14) The BackPage: "Believing is only the beginning" 15) Closing Stuff To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

1) We've Moved!!! If you're accustomed to sending a financial gift to 11327 Jefferson Trace, please make a note of our new address: Brigada/Team Expansion 13711 Willow Reed Dr. Louisville, KY 40299 USA We appreciate you!!! And thanks for the grace while we moved. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

2) Africa Conference for 2013 is taking shape The folks at EasyBibles.com are excited to report that plans are progressing well for their upcoming Africa conference. Learn more at... http://easybibles.com/2013/07/22/africa-13-conference-lilongwe-mala... or email [e-mail] .   The planning team requests your prayers as the conference approaches. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

3) 2013 Hindu World Focus Prayer Guide Now Available You can get it at the Friends Network... http://hindustudy.com/ where organizers are seeking to develop a relevant contextual witness among Hindu people groups and have developed this prayer guide as a means to provide specific areas of prayer for the Hindu People. Please join with others from around the world to pray for God's heart for the Hindu world during the month of October. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

4) Asia's Center for TESOL classes in Chiang Mai If you can get to Thailand, you can learn and certify (honored by Cornerstone University of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) in an intensive, five-week course. For the first three weeks the classes are Monday-Friday, 8-4. For the last two weeks, the classes are 8-12, followed by a two-hour practicum in the afternoon or evening. Course dates for Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2013 are August 12- September 13 andNovember 11 - December 13. For more info, contact Melody... [e-mail] or browse http://www.actesol.com To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

5) Wellspring Retreat Are you burned out? Tired? Feeling spiritually disconnected? Pick up at the 2nd annual Wellspring Retreat, designed and led by the Well staff, for those engaged in cross-cultural ministry. Wellspring is a safe, supportive, peaceful place to rest, renew, share your journey in a small group and individually with a counselor, and re-connect with God. A children's program is also offered. Wellspring is held at Horizon Village and Resort, a luxurious accommodation situated in an extensive botanical garden several kilometers east of Chiang Mai, Thailand. http://www.horizonvillage.net Registration is limited to 20 adults and 20 children so registrar early! The conference runs from Nov. 10 - Nov. 16. For registration and more information go to http://[e-mail] But act before the deadline -- October 21. For more info, contact Nancy [e-mail] To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

6) New Language Projects in Papua New Guinea's Sepik River Region Wycliffe Associates is requesting prayer for the peoples of Papua New Guinea, where a total of 836 living languages are spoken. They're hoping to launch up to 100 new language projects this year in the Sepik River Region of the northwestern part of the island, where isolated groups have no Scripture in their own language. Learn more at... http://www.wycliffeassociates.org/ To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

7) Short-term Missions Webinars DELTA Ministries is pleased to announce a series of webinars beginning August 20th that will help you get the most out of your short-term mission trip. Whether you have come back from your trip and don't know what to do next or are preparing for a mission trip, these webinars are for you. The webinars have limited number of participants, are highly interactive, and customized to answer your questions and meet your needs. For more information, please email Tory at [e-mail] . You can find out more about the webinars or sign up at: http://deltaministries.com/onlinestore?page=shop.browse&categor... To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

8) Try this App to Communicate with your Contacts While On the Go Daniel wrote this past week to make us aware of a newly-upgraded app called Smartr Contacts. The truth is, I've been using it for 6 months or so, but haven't said much about it. Glad Daniel was there to bump it up front and center. Get the feel of it in this video that Daniel mentioned... http://vimeo.com/album/1771581/video/34531820 Find it in your smartphone's application marketplace. And thanks to Daniel for the encouragement. After reminding us of the app, he went on to add, "People think I am a geek and tech-savvy, but it is only because I browse Brigada regularly. Your work has been a major blessing to our missionary church-planting efforts here in Europe." To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

9) Three-Day Seminar on Storying in Louisville, KY You probably can't beat the cost or the impact on your schedule. In just 3 days, and for only $55 (international meals included), learn how you can use storytelling on the mission field and in your own neighborhoods. The price increases August 16. Learn more at... http://www.simplytellthestory.com/ Perspectives Mid South is a key sponsor. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

10) David Watson: Advocate for Church Planting Movements Can't get Garrison to come for your next CPM training? See if you can snag David Watson. Learn more at... http://www.davidlwatson.org/ Some of our guys invited him to participate in an on field training program recently -- and he was a real bell-ringer. Highly recommended. Portions of the content on his site ("Downloads") are protected. But his blog is 'open.' To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

11) Pandas, in Living Color, "Live" and Coming to your Screen I know, I know. We're supposed to be talking about missions. But every once and awhile, we feature something just because it's fun. And IPanda.com is fun! http://www.Ipanda.com Click on the link in the upper left-hand corner, labeled ipanda.cntv.cn. Give the buffering time to catch up and -- bam -- live pictures of pandas in China. Ain't it a wonder. :-) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

12) Take CHE Online; Is it possible? Now we know. It is. Just browse to... http://www.neighborhoodtransformation.net/ Much more affordable for the course tuition; just $25. Pretty much the CHE course you always wanted, with, perhaps, as much as 1/3 content shifted to fit the context in the USA. But I've done this Neighborhood Transformation version and you can probably adapt it to your overseas situation, especially if you're working in an urban location. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

13) We give thanks!... *** For friends at World Outreach, for giving to Christ through Brigada, thereby prioritizing unreached peoples and world evangelism, along with resources, trends and more. Thank you for the $200 gift! And for... *** A $40.47 from Insurance Services of America, on the web at... http://www.missionaryhealth.net/brigada They provide insurance plans for those who need international health, and travel insurance, as well as those who want to be reimbursed if their travel plans change or are interrupted by anything in any way. I've had to collect before -- and it works. If you'd like to join in with a gift or gifts to undergird Brigada, just navigate to ... http://www.brigada.org then click "Donate" in the upper right and follow the instructions. By the way, you don't need a PayPal account to give. If you reach a screen asking for your PayPal I.D., look on the left side of the screen, about halfway down, and find the prompt which says, "Continue without a PayPal Account." If you'd rather send an old-fashioned check, just make it payable to Team Expansion and send it to: Team Expansion (Brigada), 13711 Willow Reed Drive Louisville, KY 40299 USA (And by the way, Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so for USA citizens, your checks made out to Team Expansion are tax-deductible.) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

14) The BackPage: "Believing is only the beginning" I'm reading Richard Stearns' new book, "Unfinished." (It's published 2013 by Thomas Nelson. But, since we can Google a book title and author these days, do publishers and dates really matter anymore? I guess if there are multiple editions of the same book -- and you're seeking a particular edition? Anyway, I digress.) He begins at a starting point that seems so critical for today's era: Do we really believe? And does faith matter? Here's my theory: It all starts with a clarion call to faith. If we don't sort out the belief card, nothing else matters. We can't establish the priority of the Good News. We can't lay a foundation of absolute truth. We can't clarify what happens after we die. Bottom line: If we don't share a common faith, we're toast. The bad news is -- we can no longer assume a common faith. Take Britain for instance. As recently as 2001, 71.7% claimed to be Christian in Britain. As of the end of 2011, that number had fallen to 59.3%. By contrast, the overall number of Muslims, taken among all ages, climbed from 3% to 4.8%. True: Much of that rise was due to an influx of foreign born. But a closer look reveals that among younger populations, the number of Muslims has now climbed to 10%! We could provide THOUSANDS of stats to support this same trend, in so many other lands that were historically Christian. My conclusion: I'm convinced that Stearns' beginning point must become a starting point for practically everything we do. Please understand: I'm not calling his a crisis of faith. Rather, it's a CANYON of faith. It's empty. Void. And we'd better address it. Your thoughts? Agree? Disagree? Just click in the comment box following the online version of this item at the link below. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

15) Closing Stuff Subscription Information – Want to unsubscribe? Just click the "Unsubscribe" link at the end of this email. It's one touch — so easy. Want to change your address? That's easy too. Just scroll to the top of this page and use the new one-click subscribe box in the upper right. That's it! Remember to verify the new address by watching your inbox for the confirmation from iContact. Be ready to click on (or copy and paste) the link into your browser. That's it! It's that easy! To Submit An Item — We love to feature your news & resources! To find out how, read our submission guidelines on the web at: http://www.brigada.org/submit-an-item Disclaimer – We can't screen 'em all. Please forgive us if a particular site contains offensive information — or no information at all! We *try* to visit them in advance, but often write “on the road” so we simply *can't* preview everything. Please Don't Subscribe Us To Your List – Sorry, nothing personal, but we're already deluged. We'll eventually teach our spam filter to just delete it anyway, but in the meantime, we'll have a sad face because of the volume of mass mailings we receive. :-( The really sad part is that your emails will then be marked to go to our spam filters. :-( Warning About Forwarding Emails – Just say no! :-) Read our thoughts about forwarding emails at http://www.brigada.org/opc Donate to Brigada – To give online, just scroll to the top of this page and click "Donate." By the way, you don't need a PayPal account to give. If you reach a screen asking for your PayPal I.D., look on the left side of the screen, about halfway down, and find the prompt which says, "Continue without a PayPal Account." If you’d rather send an old-fashioned check, just make it payable to Team Expansion and send it to: Team Expansion (Brigada), 13711 Willow Reed Dr., Louisville, KY 40299, USA. (And by the way, Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so for USA citizens, your checks made out to Team Expansion are tax-deductible.) Thanks to those who have suggested this cause to their local church missions committees, mission teams, and/or missions ministers/pastors. We appreciate you! Privacy Information – We will never give your information to anybody. We won't market you, won't hassle you, and won't ever bother you. You won't be signed up for mailings you didn’t request. Your address is safe and your future is secure. Life is good. :-) Copyright — This issue of _Brigada Today_ is Copyrighted 2013. However, permission is granted to freely redistribute these materials, including those available on the Brigada website, provided that such redistribution is to those who will help the Good News of Jesus Christ to reach the unreached.* To copy or reproduce Brigada Today for any other reason is illegal and is not permitted. When you quote or paraphrase material from Brigada, please include this phrase: "For a free subscription to Brigada's weekly missions publication, visit Brigada on the web at www.brigada.org." Comment or inquire about this item at... http://www.brigada.org/2012/11/02_9869 To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

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Brigada Today-- 2013/09/08 Search Brigada's 18+ years of archives -- 100% ad-free due to gifts from True Fans of Brigada In this edition: 1) Thriving in Cross-Cultural Ministry (the Book) 2) Here are 23 Things to Know Before Going to the Mission Field 3) Please pray for the People of Central African Republic 4) Child Safety Bibliography Updated 5) Visual.ly Graphics Show Complexity of Syrian Crisis 6) Additional Sources for Aquaponics Training 7) Why Not Just Encode the Weblink in the Text? 8) Resources for Prospective Cross-cultural Mates 9) More on Reaching the Unreached via the Web 10) "Which Online Giving Solution Did You Choose?" 11) Your Best Missions Sermon 12) For Missionary Retirement 13) Certain Personality Types Will Love this Task List Manager 14) The BackPage: Making PDF's Truly Portable 15) Closing Stuff To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

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Brigada Today-- 2013/10/13 Search Brigada's 18+ years of archives -- 100% ad-free due to gifts from True Fans of Brigada In this edition: 1) For Your Korean Colleagues....: Free Downloads 2) Extend the Growing Season in Your Field or Project 3) Need a Missions Self-Assessment Tool for Your Church? 4) Treasure-trove of Resources about Church-planting Movements 5) Make Any Application a Multi-User One Using ScreenHero! 6) Best Training Materials for Short-term Trips 7) Mobile Ministry Consultation 8) Let eGiving Do Your Heavy Donor Lifting 9) Training in Evangelism Among Muslims 10) Through the eyes of Vulnerable Mission 11) CHE Training in Dallas-Ft. Worth 12) Interesting Lense on Your Neighborhood 13) We Give Thanks... 14) The BackPage: What's Your Church Missions Strategy? 15) Closing Stuff To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 1) For Your Korean Colleagues....: Free Downloads Member Care brochures from the "What Missionaries Ought to Know...." series are available from the All Nations Mission Center where 52 of the brochures are available in Korean as free downloads in pdf. If you are on a multicultural team or know other Korean missionaries, please send them this link. They can't beat the price. Find the brochures at... http://www.anmcusa.org/brochures To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 2) Extend the Growing Season in Your Field or Project Looking for a way to help your friends or partners extend their growing season? Try... http://www.growingspaces.com/ They've got these great domed greenhouses. Might be just the thing. (Thanks for the tip, Caleb!) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 3) Need a Missions Self-Assessment Tool for Your Church? Apparently, there is a self assessment tool in Chapter 9 of "Becoming Global:Integrating Global Mission and Your Local Church" (Sydney, Aust.: SMBC Press, 2011). Just photocopy and go. (Thanks Bruce!) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 4) Treasure-trove of Resources about Church-planting Movements Are you into CPM's -- or desire to be? Then be sure to stop and see... http://www.churchplantingmovements.com/ The wealth of resources there blows me away. For example, there's a "RAD" booklet at... http://www.churchplantingmovements.com/index.php?option=com_content... It alone is worth the cost of admission. (Which, by the way, is zero.) There's a concise version and a full version that is a couple of hundred pages, sufficient to tell you what to say on week by week talks at a new house church movement. Can't wait to try these out. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 5) Make Any Application a Multi-User One Using ScreenHero! During a meeting this past week here at Brigada, we demo'd ... http://screenhero.com/ Essentially, it allows you to take any application online as a multi-user web app. From what we could determine, it seems to be limited right now to just two people at a time actively editing, but, bottom line, if you have a need to do joint planning with your spouse or teammate, at least give Screenhero a shot. Sessions are free -- and encrypted. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 6) Best Training Materials for Short-term Trips We've been using Round Trip at the church where I'm an elder. It's pretty great at preparing short-term teams for mission trips. But, for a while, we seemed to have lost it, once it became unavailable at the Christianity Today site. Now, suddenly, it's available again here... http://www.buildingchurchleaders.com/downloads/shorttermmissions/ro... So glad. For $20 bucks, you won't find a better cross-cultural training curriculum (complete with videos). (Probably couldn't find anything any better than this at 10 times the price.) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 7) Mobile Ministry Consultation The 2013 Mobile Ministry Consultation will be December 9-11, in Orlando, Florida at the Wycliffe Headquarters. Learn with more than 100 other mobile ministry innovators how to reach the next generation for Christ via mobile device strategies. The consultation includes TED-style presentations, discussions, ministry field reports, workshops, and networking time. The registration fee is $230 and includes meals. Limited housing is available on-site for $35 per night. For more information: http://www.mobileministryforum.org/mmf-consultation-2013 To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 8) Let eGiving Do Your Heavy Donor Lifting Have you heard about eGiving.com's ministry to ministries? It was formed as an act of obedience in 2000 to serve primarily para-church agencies with electronic recurring and online/mobile (now) giving. Organizers believe that Para-church agencies need unique tools, strategies and encouragements from a giver's perspective. Try it... http://www.eGiving.com To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 9) Training in Evangelism Among Muslims Immerse yourself in this intensive course in Islam, its people and culture. Then, use what you learn in daily guided outreach opportunities with seasoned mentors. Manarah combines classroom training with daily apprentice-like opportunities to share with Muslims in homes and nearby parks. Taste Arab hospitality while learning how to bring light to these least-reached people. http://christar.org/activities/training/manarah-evangelism-among-mu... Sounds fantastic. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 10) Through the eyes of Vulnerable Mission There is still a little room in this conference in Norwich UK from 14-16 November. An international group of speakers and mission practitioners from a variety of mission agencies and experiences will be discussing the advantages and difficulties of cross-cultural mission, using only local resources and local languages. It is felt that this drastically reduces the possibilities for unhealthy dependency and increases the sense of ownership. Check up the website at... http://www.vulnerablemission.org for more details. To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 11) CHE Training in Dallas-Ft. Worth Want to do holistic ministry? Pioneer Bible Translators, in collaboration with the Global CHE Network will be offering training in Community Health Evangelism (CHE) in Grand Prairie, Texas, January 27-31, 2014. CHE integrates evangelism and discipleship with disease prevention and community based development. A 2-day Vision Seminar is available for $50, or the complete 5-day Training of Trainers (TOT1) formation costs $180. Both programs include CHE materials and lunches each day. For more details and registration, go to http://pioneerbible.org/community-health-evangelism To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 12) Interesting Lense on Your Neighborhood If you live in the USA (or would just like to check out a neighborhood in the USA), fill out the form at... http://www.instagis.com/ then click to... http://www.instagis.com/infographics and fill in your address. It will, among other things, tell you the average income/year for your entire state, then tell you the average income for those living within 1 mile of your address. VERY interesting to plan community outreaches. (Thanks Caleb!) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 13) We Give Thanks... ...For the $100 gift from to Christ through Brigada from the great state of Texas, where the donor wishes to remain anonymous for the glory of God. ...For a $300 gift from partners in Illinois. We're praising God right now for this kind of commitment and partnership. May He bless these partners mightily. ...For a small business with a big heart for missions, and a $50 gift to Brigada, at... http://www.Cronin.JuicePlus.com where they help people get healthier with whole food. ...For an encouraging gifts from Minnesota and Missouri respectively, both for $100 each. May God bless these partners. ...For a gift of $500 from a donor on the other side of the state of Kentucky. We are humbled, sobered, yet inspired on to tackle the future. ...For a gift of $30 from donors who gave to Brigada in gratitude for the way this ministry has helped them in their own mission work. ...For a gift of $5 from a friend in Michigan. May God bless you!!! May God bless Mission Network, Mt. Vernon, WA, for sending a fantastic gift of $100. The great part is, they've done the same every month for the past year. Would you consider asking your church to do the same? You see, we prayerfully set a modest budget of $17,120 for 2013. (This annual amount has remained unchanged for nearly a decade.) With it, we pay hosting fees, some travel costs, some marketing expenses, and modest salaries. Each week, thousands of people actively open and click on items in Brigada from nations all over the world. Many live in regions with unfavorable economic situations. Others are more blessed. If just 172 people would take on Brigada as a special cause for their end-of-year giving... and if each of those 172 people would make a single $100 donation, our entire year's budget would be met. You could join us in a brief celebration in the next edition -- and then we wouldn't have to ask again for another year. The great news is, throughout the year, including gifts this past week, we've already received $5191.62. (Thank you!!!) So the truth is, we really only need 120 additional partners to send $100 each. Would you prayerfully consider becoming one of those 120 "True Fans" of Brigada today? You can give via a credit card or PayPal by clicking the "Donate" button (upper right at www.brigada.org). Or you can mail a check made payable to Team Expansion (Brigada), 13711 Willow Reed Drive, Louisville, KY 40299. Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so, for USA citizens, your gift to Christ through Team Expansion is tax-deductible. We'll quickly send a thank-you note and receipt. We won't add you to any mailing list unless you request it. Thanks for your prayers, your partnership, and your participation in the Brigada family! To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. 14) The BackPage: What's Your Church Missions Strategy? Some years ago, at a Lausanne meeting, I happened to be assigned to a table which afforded me the chance to meet Ellen Livingood. If you'll forgive the bad grammar/pun for a moment, I can tell you that she really is (living good). She's got enough marketing/arts background to make everything look really clean, simple, and understandable, and on the whole, she generates great content. For example, if your church is seeking to determine its current missions strategy -- kind of like an assessment or evaluation -- try her October 2013 newsletter, available at.. http://www.catalystservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Whats-Yo... If her evaluation misses the mark at all, in my humble opinion, it seems to be skewed a bit toward analyzing one's current approaches, then deciding how to prioritize among those. While this would be a helpful approach, from what we see in this article, we don't really seem to be directed much at the Bible to determine biblical mandates. Without the Bible as our guide, wouldn't our strategies be adrift, and therefore somewhat vulnerable to the latest trends or fads in world evangelism? In addition, to my mind's eye, the work seems highly skewed toward the question, "How will we prioritize what we're doing now," instead of asking the more fundamental question, "What do God and the world need us to do, regardless of what our church or our leadership would prefer?" These are bolder questions and some missions teams might not feel empowered enough to ask them. But I can pretty much guarantee, God is wishing that we would. (Thanks for the tip, Marti!) 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2014/05/25 -- Brigada Today Ed. by Doug Lucas; Published by Tina McCormick, Team Expansion Brigada online has more graphics and links at http://www.brigada.org Search Brigada's 19+ years of archives -- 100% ad-free due to gifts from True Fans of Brigada Praelude2020.com Seeks to Help You Build Pray-ers and Funders Praelude is an online system designed to facilitate missionaries building 24/7 prayer and full funding. Praelude involves (1) pray-ers selecting a 20 minute window in a missionary's week and committing to pray for them some time during that window. (2) The missionary adds current prayer requests to the site (I aim for once or twice a week.). (3) An hour before the pray-er's selected time, they receive an email or text message to remind them and provide the current prayer requests. (4)There's also a link to click after praying to indicate they've done so. (5) That click gets reported to the missionary as someone having prayed, which, as you might imagine, is very encouraging! The weekly prayer commitment is coupled with a monthly financial donation of at least $20. That's encouraging too. Check it out at... http://www.praelude2020.com (Thanks to our good friend, Shane, for filling us in on Praelude. We appreciate you Shane!) To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item. Why Can't we Get More People Really to Pray for Missions? This was a break-out group we tackled with the global outreach pastors in California. It seemed that many of us had experienced the same ache: Why is it that our church might run 4000 in attendance, but when we organize a time slot specifically to pray for unreached peoples or missions, we only have 40 (maximum!) show up? ... and what can we do to improve on that? How can we get prayer the attention that it deserves? Your ideas? To comment or inquire, jump to the web version of this item.

 

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