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Entries from February 2010

1) WorldMapper Site Continues to Grow

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

We first profiled them back in 2006 (Apr. 23 edition). But they’ve grown exponentially since then, now with 700 maps and even animations. Over 300 of them can be printed as pdf posters. They’ve even done a book now… that you can order and place on your coffee table. These are maps that are so [...]

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2) Discounted Registration Fee For Elim Retreats

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Barnabas International and ELIM Retreat Ministries is pleased to announce a 50% reduction in the registration fee for an ELIM Retreat Ministries. The fee is now $80.00 for a 6 day Retreat! You can’t beat the price or the experience. ELIM Retreats serve global worker adults, married or single. Their purpose is to provide you [...]

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3) Experience Bible storying like the early church did!

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

The early church spread God’s Word quickly despite political persecution and cultural resistance simply by telling everyone stories from the Bible! Experience 5 days of Bible storying in beautiful Orlando, Florida with Campus Crusade for Christ and then you’ll be able to train others. This trainers training is May 10 – 14, 2010 and is [...]

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4) Read a Dissertation on Member Care

February 28th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Remember that wellness inventory we mentioned? The one based on Dr. Keckler’s wellness research?  Well now, Phil has been providing validity and reliability data to his research on what a well missionary looks like — in cooperation with his pursuit of a doctoral degree.  Some might say that the earlier checklist (on the missionary outreach [...]

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5) Search for a Director

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Christian Academy of Guatemala (CAG) invites you to apply for the position of Director, available as of June 2010. CAG is a K-12 school whose student enrollment of approximately 220 is primarily made up of missionary children. CAG is located in San Cristobal, Mixco, a suburb of Guatemala City. Inquiry may be made by contacting [...]

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6) More Free, Downloadable Children’s Curriculum from Wycliffe

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Wycliffe’s Children’s Communications Team has re-vamped and updated five fun, self-contained activity pages, each focusing on a different area of the world (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Pacific). These pages include interesting facts about the area, its history, as well as its Bible translation progress and challenges. They also include maps for coloring, ethnic recipes, [...]

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7) Gospel Recordings Gives Away All their Recordings

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Have you ever stopped by at… http://www.globalrecordings.net They’ve queued up *thousands* of free language resources to give away there — for *you*. If you’re working somewhere among a foreign language, odds are, they already have your group. Use the search box … or the categories… either way, it’s easy.

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8) Prayer Days And Retreats

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Dr. E Davis, Training Consultant for SIL International (partner with Wycliffe Bible Translators), with others assisting, will facilitate Preparing Leaders for Prayer Days and Short Retreats at a U.S. session May 12-21, 2010 at White Oak Conference Center near Winnsboro, SC (close to Charlotte, NC). Participants will experience numerous prayer and reflection topics, as well [...]

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9) Would you like to underwrite an edition of Brigada?

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

We’re thankful for those who give to make Brigada possible. Want to sponsor an issue? … at $100 (“True Fan” level) or any other amount you choose? Just click on one of the “Donor” links at the top of this page. Both are safe, the one with PayPal and the other with one of the [...]

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10) The BackPage: What Would you like to see in Brigada?

February 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Here’s your chance to tell us what you really think: What issues and topics would you like to see covered in future Brigadas. We seem to mention a pretty wide swath. :-) Just take a look at the “tag cloud” (at right) if you don’t believe it. What are the burning issues for you? What [...]

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1) Can’t put This Trip Report Video Trailer into Words

February 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments

How many of us have made videos from our mission trips? (Hands raise all over the room.) How many of us, while on a mission trip, have been bumped from a flight? (Almost as many hands go up.) How many of us have witnessed those flights (that bumped us) going down and killing every passenger [...]

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2) Rethinking Hindu Ministry 2

February 21st, 2010 · No Comments

The Rethinking Forum has recently released the second in a series of journals called Rethinking Hindu Ministry. This issue is for those with an interest in contextualization in Hindu contexts and ministry among immigrant Hindus and students in the U.S.A. To receive your complimentary copy within the U.S.A., just contact inforethinkingforumcom Learn more about the [...]

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3) New Report on Evangelicals in the U.S. and Canada

February 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment

The study consists of both a large PowerPoint Presentation and a pdf article. This study includes: 1) Percentage of Evangelicals in each U.S. state; 2) Evangelical Church to Population ratio in each U.S. state; 3) A sampling of some U.S. counties with an evangelical population of less than or equal to 10% AND the evangelical [...]

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