Brigada

“Brigada: Since 1995… Buckets full of Resources, Trends, Challenges — all in a weekly e-zine & website…”Compiled by Doug Lucas, Team Expansion, Louisville, KY(Thanks for your patience as we ‘catch up’ with the publishing date.) In this issue… 1) Expand Your Vision At The Missional (“Micn”) Network 2) Get Connected: Hook Up With Worldconnex 3) [...]

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Are you a pastor or leader at an international church somewhere overseas? Want to expand your vision of the Great Commission? Register today for the Missional International Church Network. They’re readying their 6th annual conference. Registration is available online at http://www.micn.org/ One participant recalled, “It was six years ago through Brigada that I learned about [...]

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The big Greek “X” at the end of their name stands for Christ. They want the world to be connected to Him. Their three “departments” are Church Activation, Front Line Services and International Connections. They do not send missionaries. They help churches send missionaries. Their vision is to help churches discover their strategic uniqueness for [...]

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Do you have a “third-culture kid?” … an “MK” (“missionary kid”)? If so, at least one anonymous worker in North Africa thinks you might enjoy geni.com: http://www.geni.com/ It’s a site where you can “narrow the gap between grandparents and grandkids, homeland and continents.” Simple and easy to use, you just log on and start building [...]

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I saw this item in the Perspectives alumni publication, sent out by Gloria Sewall. (Thanks Gloria.) She pointed us to MinistryHome.org http://ministryhome.org/ because they offer a safe and ministry-driven alternative to social networking sites. According to Gloria, “Individuals serving in the field can promote their ministry, raise funds, build teams, and network with like-minded individuals [...]

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Muslims, Christians and Jesus is a readable, interesting guide to understanding Islam, its culture, and its followers from an Islamic expert who has lived in the Middle East for over 25 years. With practical information and fascinating stories, Carl Medearis shares culturally sensitive ways for Christians to get to know Muslims on a personal level. [...]

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The Great Siberian Rail Adventure is the hilariously heart-stopping story of a missionary family moving by car, ship, and rail across Russia. In it, you’ll find a dragon, an axe-wielding conductor, a supersonic clothes washer, and a van with a death wish. It’s also gently packed with cultural insights. Order by contacting Bill Harris at [...]

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Peterburgers is a humorous look at going to the mission field — culturally insightful and spiritually challenging. Catch all the funny adventures in Russia, while you pick up training on how to deal with culture shock — both for missionaries and their supporters back home. Order by contacting Bill The books are $9.00 per copy [...]

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Dr. Evelyn Davis, International Training Consultant (with others assisting), will train participants how to facilitate half or full days of reflection and prayer, and short retreats, May 13-22, 2009 at White Oak Conference Center in Winnsboro, SC (not far from our JAARS location in Waxhaw). The reflection and prayer topics are: A Spiritual Inventory and [...]

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Thanks today to the member of the Pittsburgh Network for the Great Commission http://www.pngc.org/ who sent in $25, with a note, “Can I recognize Doug Lucas for your faithfulness in sending us the Brigada Newsletter for many years?” [blush] This anonymous donor also gave thanks for the great worship at Zion Christian Churchhttp://www.zioncc.org/ and the [...]

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Here’s a forward-thinking church in a Muslim land that would like to challenge Brigada participants to ‘think bigger.’ They’re willing to match, dollar-for-dollar, any gift… up to $2054. In other words, if you send in a $100 check before Dec. 31st, they’ll match it with another $100… so your giving will actually be *doubled*. If [...]

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Have you noticed the surge of interest in community health education (“CHE”) over the past few years? We always talked about primary health care for as long as I remember. But this relatively sudden uptake is phenomenal. I attribute it in part to top-notch training programs like those offered by Lifewinds http://www.lifewind.org/ See their training [...]

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