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11) Many thanks to…

Feb 27, 2011 | 0 |

We appreciate the Brigada participants in Tigard, OR, and Wilmore, KY, for sending $50 and $30, respectively, to Brigada this past week. Thanks, too, for the $100 gift from workers in a sensitive country, who wrote,...

12) The BackPage: Perspective on My Visit to Haiti —

Feb 27, 2011 | 2 |

How do *you* define impoverished? In their discussion on the definition of poverty in the Global South in “When Helping Hurts,” Fikkert and Corbett write (pages 51 and following), “While poor people mention...

1) World Religions Resources Wanted —

Feb 20, 2011 | 15 |

Greg just accepted an assignment to teach world religions at a local university and is gathering resources. He would like to hear about favorite films, textbooks, simulations, etc. He plans to cover primal religions, Hinduism,...

2) Free 100% funding webinar —

Feb 20, 2011 | 0 |

Kingdom Come Training is offering a free forty-minute live, interactive webinar to show how any faith ministry worker, anywhere in the world with high-speed internet can add $1000 to their monthly support every month until they...

3) How to Inspire Prayer for a Nation —

Feb 20, 2011 | 2 |

I continue to be impressed with the efforts by the folks behind… Home They are seemingly *relentless* in the pursuit of raising up prayer for their beloved nation. In particular, they seem to have honed in on the concept...

4) Pick up a Masters of Arts in Leadership without Leaving China —

Feb 20, 2011 | 0 |

Here’s a Masters degree in Leadership, taught in cohort format, starting in April. It’s designed especially for folks in Asia and the deadline for registration is March 15. Learn to… * Practice value-based...

5) Big News: Facebook Gets More Secure —

Feb 20, 2011 | 1 |

I know. You’re thinking — “How can you possibly use those two words in the same title???” But the truth is, it was prompted by Facebook’s own CEO getting hacked last month. They probably picked up...

6) Online Tools for Scheduling 24/7 Prayer Times, etc. —

Feb 20, 2011 | 0 |

Have you been searching for some kind of online scheduling tool to facilitate the setup of 24/7 prayer vigils or similar programs? Try http://www.MySignUp.com I’ve set up a sample starter template at…...

7) Training for Short-term Missions Trip Participants —

Feb 20, 2011 | 8 |

So… you’re leading a short-term team. What do you pull off the shelf to train them? Would it be “Foreign to Familiar?” … “Serving With Eyes Wide Open?” … or maybe “Round...

8) Consultation On Debriefing And Renewal – April 24-29, 2011 —

Feb 20, 2011 | 0 |

The CODAR workshop trains member care and personnel professionals serving cross-cultural workers returning to their country of origin. CODAR has helped to shape the model of personal debriefing of many mission agencies. CODAR...