Brigada

Don’t miss the “Our Father’s World” conference/retreat that will feature Ed Brown, of Care of Creation, on March 6th, 2010, at Brigada’s own Emerald Hills (on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky). You’ll learn straight from an expert — what kind of shape is our planet in, what can regular people do about it, how can [...]

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If you’re considering developing or switching your web presence, take a look at… http://www.cloversites.com/f/friendsofbrigada See their feature list at… http://www.cloversites.com/promo/Clover%20Features.pdf I completed my first webpages there in a matter of *minutes*. Honest. And the tech support people have been stellar. I actually got a call from a real human (who knew how to use the [...]

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We heard this past week from Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell, authors of several industry-defining books on member care. They had updated their site at… http://www.COREmembercare.blogspot.com dealing with the tough questions of, “How transparent should we be in our work and lives?” on the international weblog “Reflections and Resources for Good Practice.” The entries include definitions [...]

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It is hard to miss Joshua Project’s “Unreached of the Day” widgets on websites and Facebook profiles. But perhaps you are unaware there is an email version of these. Fuel your prayer for the unreached by getting these daily or weekly prayer reminders in your inbox. The email features a profile of a different unreached [...]

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N4N is a non-profit charitable humanitarian organization founded on Christian principles of compassionate service, health opportunity and education for all peoples of the world. See it at… http://www.nursesforthenations.org Read the blogs, see their pictures from Africa, sign up for their new e-newsletter, Insight and share your comments with us! Then go change lives!

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Registration applications are being received for the Tokyo 2010 Global Mission Consultation scheduled for Tokyo, Japan May 11-14, 2010. For more information see http://www.tokyo2010.org or email The Consultation theme is “Making Disciples Of Every People in Our Generation.” You can register online to this global mission consultation in the pattern of Edinburgh 1910 and 1980 [...]

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Lately I’ve been thinking about tryout out DropBox. Brigada User Bill originally tipped me on it. He pointed out that if we have more than one PC/Mac, we are always moving files from one system to another. Usually we email them to ourselves, “sneakernet” them with a USB drive, or manually leave them at a [...]

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Try it at… http://www.simplifymedia.com/ It shares your itunes playlists via internet. Mac or PC, also iphone and itouch. Notes: no file downloading takes place. You can’t get copies of your friends’ music – just listening. And get this: it’s free – No hidden charges. No spyware. Easy – Set-up is fast. No need to upload [...]

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How did the early church spread God’s Word so quickly despite political persecution and cultural resistance? They simply told stories! Now you can spend 5 days in beautiful Orlando, Florida and experience Bible storying as it was used by the early church. After your time in Orlando you’ll be able to train others. This training [...]

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Hats off to a couple preparing for a ministry in linguistics and medicine — who wrote, “No, I don’t have a project or specific ministry.  I just enjoy reading Brigada! Brigada helps us to stay focused on our long-term goals, and helps us from getting bogged down in the details of this (really loooong) time [...]

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Thanks again to the int’l church in the Middle East who gave the $2054. Through their vision of a matching gift, the end-result is $4108. But now, with that gift gone, we really could use someone else stepping up to the plate big-time. Last year, a single donor gave $5000. Is there someone called by [...]

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Recently, we received a note from a long-time reader of Brigada, currently serving in India. His daughter, whose first name is Victoria (used by permission) was apparently sitting beside him (an image I like, by the way :-) ), and she was curious. “What’s Brigada mean?” Her father struggled for a moment, then told her [...]

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Empowerment, transformation, and innovation require Spirit-led communication skills. Join more than 300 leaders who have taken the 60-hour Core Coaching Skills Certificate Program, a unique training for mission leaders integrating Biblical values, professional coaching skills, and cross-cultural ministry. Learn in-person and by telephone. Programs in 2010: Seattle January 11-15; Singapore April 5-10; Kunming, China April [...]

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