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[Yawn] Competitor ooVoo.com has had group video calling forever. I’m not sure why it took Skype until Oct. 14th. What’s more, the feature is still in beta [yawn] and they haven’t announced pricing yet either. And to *completely* annoy all our Mac friends :-) , Skype hasn’t announced when it’ll have a Mac version of [...]

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You might want to get a repeat traveler’s international insurance coverage. That way, you’ll avoid the need to apply for a short-term insurance plan every time you travel internationally. By applying for a multi-trip plan, you will be covered for an unlimited number of trips for a whole year. If you make at least two [...]

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Become equipped to answer the question: “What actually needs to be done for ALL of this people group to have access to the Gospel and have multiple Church Planting Movements among them?” Harvest Multiplication Training is a learning environment where trainees interact with material and case studies presented, identify keys to facilitating church planting movements, [...]

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Today we give thanks to a worker in Taiwan for the undergirding gift of $80 to Brigada. Along with the note requesting that she be kept anonymous, she added, “I’m happy to support the great work of Brigada. … The items you share are often quite helpful to me in my work. Thanks so much!” [...]

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Want to become a true Fan of Brigada? Just click on one of the “Donor” links at the top of this page at the beginning of each month. Both are safe, the one with PayPal and the other with Authorize.net. Neither requires you to open an account with anyone … and neither ever spams you. [...]

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Before you know it, Lausanne’s Cape Town 2010 will be launching. Read more at… http://www.lausanne.org/cape-town-2010 As you reflect on the now-famous meeting of 1974, when a couple of thousand missionaries and researchers gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, how do you think the world has changed? And what are the impacts for Cape Town 2010 — and [...]

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I can’t figure it out. Our organization has been paying $100/mo. to GoToWebinar for a couple of years. I’ve just discovered… http://www.freebinar.com Why would we be paying GoToWebinar if these folks can do it for free (ad-supported)? They’ve just added webinar recording and screen-sharing. Those are two services that are probably key deal-maker details.  If [...]

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Top global ministry leaders, pastors, and authors will gather together at noon and 7 p.m. U. S. Central Time on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, for Operation World Live Global Prayer Celebration, a free online event hosted by Operation World editor Jason Mandryk at http://www.operationworld.org. The Nov. 9 live webcast prayer celebration will include a live [...]

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Thanks to the donor from Beulah, who is soon headed to work with Children’s Hope Chest (in partnership with Adventures in Mission): http://www.hopechest.org/ We’re grateful for *any* size donation… Every dollar counts.

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Year before last, a friend recommended that we simply endeavor to find 100 friends who would each make a $100 one-time gift to Team Expansion. In a recent edition, we mentioned that a Brigada participant from greater Chicago had set up an “ACH” automated gift to Brigada for $100/month. We also mentioned that if we [...]

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If you were to rank the major themes of Lausanne by importance, which theme would be top-ranked for you? Here they are: Children & Youth Diaspora Environment Ethnicity Forming Leaders Globalization Human Future Marketplace Ministry Media & Technology Orality Partnership Children & Youth Diaspora Environment Ethnicity Forming Leaders Globalization Human Future Marketplace Ministry Media & [...]

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Funny name. Cool site. Just click to… http://www.mukappa.org/ and check it out. Mukappa.org is a worldwide community of children (or “kids”) of missionaries (MK’s). The website serves as a rallying point, listing local chapters (complete with faculty advisors and contact info), up-to-date MK events, and much much more. “Mu Kappa … is like a family [...]

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Remember when we asked for input on why China is “investing in Christianity?” See the July 18th, 2010 discussion at: http://www.brigada.org/2010/07/18_5211 One anonymous respondent, writing from within Taiwan, commented, “NPR aired a series this summer entitled “New Believers: A Religious Revolution in China”–on the Web at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128644059 He continued, “It includes the story ‘Beijing Finds [...]

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