Brigada

Pastors and leaders from international churches will meet for MICN in exotic Phnom Pen, Cambodia April 21-25 for the group’s fifth int’l conference. Veteran IC Pastor Mark Kotchapaw from Jakarta International Christian Fellowship will speak on Missional Leadership in the International Church. Workshops, case studies and lots of networking time make this a great opportunity [...]

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The one that’s getting rave reviews is the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. It’s a *2* megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lense. It tilts on a great little stand, comes with good software, and is still small enough to be portable, too. Find it at your favorite computer store or order it from Amazon.com for [...]

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Mobile usage tipped passed the 3.3 billion point in November 07, with many of these users in the non-Western world. Internet Evangelism Day has a webpage about the potential of using mobile devices for evangelism and discipleship. One point they make is that radio ministries to the non-western world can draw on their big reservoir [...]

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Brigada participant, David, is looking for a book in print (one or two) that would do a good job addressing these six topics in a missions context?: *** Learn the biblical basis of world-wide evangelism, including the nature of God, the nature of man, and the biblical requirements of evangelism. *** Grasp various principles of [...]

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Global Mapping International (GMI) has released a CD-ROM entitled “FlightPlan: Exploring the Present and Future of Mission Aviation,” the culmination of a four-year research process. The CD includes research reports, an extensive document library, and web and organization directories. The study aims to spark new ways of thinking about, talking about, and planning for the [...]

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Try OoVoo.com. We’ve recently put it to use at Team Expansion and up to 6 users can see each other in a six-way web conference for zero smackers — yup, absolutely free. You can also use Skype or Sightspeed for one-on-one conversations. http://www.oovoo.com http://www.skype.com http://www.sightspeed.com

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Looking for an international job takes some hard work and creativity. If you are a current or former tentmaker, would you please take 30 seconds to tell us how you found your job. Your replies will help new tentmakers with their job search. Visit the GLOBAL Opportunities website at http://www.globalopps.org and click on POLL.

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Overseas teams of two units or more can get overseas group health insurance. Overall the benefits of group health coverage and sometimes even the rates are better than individual plans. Visit http://www.gninsurance.com/group_home.asp to get information about group health coverage. There you will find a library of “Tips for Understanding International Group Health Insurance,” “Steps to [...]

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Thanks to COSIM, who, via Partners Int’l, sent $100 to help keep Brigada going strong throughout 2008! And hats off to the individual from Newtown, PA, who sent $35, along with the missions pastor from Allentown, PA, who sent $50. Thanks, too, to Insurance Services of America (ISA) who sent $33.20 for int’l travelers Stephen, [...]

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Bill Dillon, President of People Raising takes the guess work out of raising funds for church planters. He will be doing a pre-conference intensive for the 2008 National New Church Conference in Orlando, FL April 21-22, 2008. Tap into his more than 35 years of experience and raise needed fund for your church planting ministry. [...]

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Can it really be true that Brigada has lasted since January 25th, 1995, in a day and age that Internet ezines come and go? Help build continuity for tomorrow by inspiring and encouraging Brigada forward. Ask your church to pitch in $250 or even $100 toward Brigada for the 2008 calendar year. One Brigada reader [...]

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When is a picture worth a trip to Mecca? When you’re that girl with the unforgettable green eyes, staring out at the world from the cover of the June, 1985 cover of _National Geographic_. Photographer Steve McCurry captured her fiery-eyed image back in 1984, but then lost track of her. I guess one might say [...]

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