Brigada

I was actually going to wait until *after* the new upgrade to Greenhouse 2.0, which is slated to go live on Apr. 28th. But then tonight I noticed that Clover has their websites at 10% off until then. So the best bet is to subscribe now – and save $100. So for $900, you get [...]

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China Academic Consortium (Affiliated with ERRC) has designed a “Chinese Worldview Today” intensive course to be held in Beijing, June 4 to 20, for those who are committed to China ministries. Early registration date is April 15. You can even get credit through Denver Seminary (3 units for their M div program) or Azusa Pacific [...]

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Catch Pre-departure Training by TRAIN International, August 23 -September 10, 2010 in Joplin, MO, for $1195/adult (call or email for kids’ rates). Be prepared to be challenged in this experiential training opportunity designed to stretch and equip you for issues you will face in your first term on the field: How can I remain spiritually [...]

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Today, our Team Expansion Int’l Services team talked about I Timothy 2 during prayer time. We all confessed that we hadn’t invested enough time praying for rulers of nations. (I can only remember *twice* in my entire life being involved in special prayer meetings in which that was the focus.) With all the special ministries [...]

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Come home to this Reentry and Renewal Retreat by TRAIN International, August 2-6, 2010 in Joplin, MO, $395/adult (contact us for kids’ rates). This retreat is led by Donna Cole, who has been a pastoral care consultant for over 16 years. If you have returned permanently from overseas service or on home service, you will [...]

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Check out these upcoming workshops, led by CCI: Field Security Seminar – April 14-16, 2010 – A three-day program that instructs on target hardening, profile management, disrupting the terrorism and attack cycles, managing violent encounters, convoys, checkpoints/ambushes and dealing with landmines, UXO and IEDs. Crisis Management Seminar – April 19-21, 2010 – A three-day program [...]

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mKinda hard to believe that Ministry Spotlight was just launched in February. See it at… http://www.ministryspotlight.com MinistrySpotlight’s purpose is to help Christ followers find ministries that match their passion (through an easily sort-able directory of ministries), and to help educate and inspire them through expert commentary from ministry experts (through the blog section). MinistrySpotlight is [...]

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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 for individuals, churches, and mission agencies. Check-in time begins on Monday at 2pm. The seminar begins at 6pm and ends at [...]

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Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell wrote this past week to recommend a site offering free courses for education and accountability in fighting addictions. Peer mentors, working confidentially, help those struggling. As is usually the case with Kelly and Michèle’s recommendations, this site looks like it has a lot to offer. (Thanks for the tip, Kelly and [...]

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Internet Evangelism Day explains the potential of Facebook for evangelism, especially for cross-cultural missions: http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1417 (Thanks for the note, Tony!)

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You can now download (in mp4 format) a strategic 5-minute YouTube video about mobiles and missions: http://www.internetevangelismday.com/mobile-outreach.php (Thanks Tony!)

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Don’t miss the ACMI 2010 Conference on May 27-29, 2010 (Thursday through Saturday) in Manhattan, KS at Kansas State University. Check out http://www.acmiconference.com ACMI, the Association of Christians Ministering among Internationals, is a partnership of many organizations with a like-minded vision to reach the international student populations on campuses across the world with the Good [...]

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Thanks to TRAIN Int’l for sending $20 to speed Brigada on its way. God bless you Mark and Amy!

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