Brigada – 2024-03-17

4) Debrief and Prepare for Re-entry with TRAIN International

4) Debrief and Prepare for Re-entry with TRAIN International

Take time to process and unpack your cross-cultural experience in a relaxed and refreshing environment. TRAIN International has two debriefings coming up, March 3-8 in Johnson City, TN, and March 31-April 5 in Joplin, MO, and spaces remain for both. Their ABIDE debriefing offers time and space Sunday through Friday for you to sort out your service in group and one-on-one debriefing. The Johnson City debriefing is for adults only, but for the Joplin debriefing, bring your whole family, as TRAIN offers both adult and TCK debriefing for ages 0-17. Gain perspective and get equipped to navigate the challenges of re-entry and to move forward in renewal toward your next season of ministry. Check out their website to learn more at:

 

traininternational.org/

5) Free Virtual Conference — "The State of the Global Gospel"

Are you the type who likes to learn about your world? Do you really get jazzed about things that are absolutely, positively free of charge? Do you wish you could hear state of the art presentations? Well you’re in luck — because you’re about to land at the juxtaposition of all three of those interesting dream-worlds. Just register at…

 

missionexus.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=0bcf05b0afce8194e4d08e494&id=fa5a05d742

 

for “OnMission,” by Missio Nexus. It all kicks off on March 13th, 12pm Eastern, 9am Pacific. And it’s FREE!!!

6) Finishing the Task Clarifies: We Were Always Thinking Zero

Just when you thought the Finishing the Task (FTT) list was all finished (i.e., that someone, somewhere, had taken reasonability for each of the world’s remaining unengaged, unreached people groups), FTT clarified this past week that they had always been thinking they would hang around until the last group was actually engaged. Truth is, it really wasn’t “new” information after all. Those who had listened intently previously, could have already attested to the fact that they had ALWAYS intended to make sure it happened. In fact, if a couple of years go by and they don’t hear that a particular group has become engaged, they contact the earlier adopter to verify that they still intend to follow through — which is pretty cool, if you stop to think about it. Learn more about the pretty cool people at Finishing the Task by visiting…

 

www.finishingthetask.com/

 

Read lots more frequently-asked questions here…

 

www.finishingthetask.com/faq.htm

7) Trying to Illustrate a Bible Story? Get these Free Images

If you’re a creative arts professional (or you do presentations about the Bible), you probably know how hard it is to create and/or find images of certain Bible stories. Well now, you have a lot more going for you. Just visit…

 

freebibleimages.org/

 

and you’ll find 790 complete Bible story sets (about the most common Bible characters and values). Odds are, you’ll find SOMETHING or SOMEONE in these preconfigured images that will work for you! (Thanks for the tip, Mike!)

8) Looking for a Class on Community Health Evangelism? (CHE)

Look no further. CHE is kind of like community development, except it emphasizes the whole human being context, including the spiritual element. It doesn’t matter if you’re listing a course that you’re teaching or struggling to find a course you’d like to take. Just check out the offerings at….

 

www.chenetwork.org/trainingevents.php

 

There’s a classroom near you teaching CHE this coming month!

9) TESOL Training in Chiang Mai.

Are you hoping to learn English as a second language? or are you hoping to learn how to TEACH English as a second language? Either way, these folks have you covered. They run courses from April 1 – May 3, and July 1 – August 3. Get some training and do an EXCELLENT job. Asean Center for TESOL offers an INTENSIVE, five-week certificate course in Chiang Mai, Thailand, including 10 hours practice teaching to non-native speakers! For application forms or more information, email  infothai@actesol.com

or see

http://www.actesol.com

10) Confused about North Korea? Everyone Else is Too

The only people who have figured out North Korea (DPRK), actually, are the pretenders. Anyone else has watched them toy with various countries and governments, only to find out later that it’s unfinished busy-ness. So — we might as well all Pray! Try this video at your next church get-together or prayer function — and don’t forget to pray:

 

prayercast.com/north-korea.html

 

11) Taskade (Outliner app) Offers Pro Plan via Referrals

Beginning this past week, the outliner app called TaskAid began marketing a “Pro Plan” with lots of key new features, all for free — if you can find just 12 people per year to love the app as much as you do. (One free month for every person you refer.) Learn more about Taskade by visiting…

 

www.taskade.com

 

We love it that Taskade is quick, fun, and easy, yet amazingly powerful. Use it across all your devices, upload an unlimited number of file attachments (unlimited!), invite others to collaborate with you and edit the same task list or outline simultaneously. Use tags to keep things super-organized and search for a “needle in a haystack” to find anything you want. And unlike Google docs, Taskade doesn’t get trolled for advertising revenue. There are NO ads. Use templates, multiple workspaces, and a whole lot more. Try it today.

 

And sure, if you plan to register, feel free to tell them we sent you, but we’re already good for 12 months out in the future. The important thing is to use the app if it looks helpful.

 

www.taskade.com/u/dlucas/recommend

12) Catch this Hilarious Tribute to VideoChats (Be ready to laugh)

12) Catch this Hilarious Tribute to VideoChats (Be ready to laugh)

Our buddy, Mike S., told us about this hilarious video this past week. Yes, it’s an unashamed promo for Zoom, but only in the last 15 seconds. The entire remainder of the video is poking fun at the experiences we’ve all had. There’s so much here — the guy who shows up with the echo in his signal because he isn’t using headphones, the lady looking at her hair-do in the webcam, and even the guy who did the whole meeting in his underwear! This one’s a classic. In the meantime, if videochats have come to be helpful for you, why not leave a testimony in the comments that follow this item. If you’re like we are, videochats have become a mainstay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMOOG7rWTPg

…in spite of the fact that sometimes, it takes 3 times longer to process work because of the hassle. : )

13) Zúme Online Web Training Will be in 40 Languages

It’s kind of amazing. By the time they’re done with phase 1, Zúme training (an online and in-life, web-driven experience designed to help a believer learn how to make and multiply disciples, leaders, churches, and movements) will be translated into Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Burmese, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), Farsi, French, German, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Maithili, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Panjabi (Eastern), Panjabi (Western), Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yoruba. You can always see the latest progress by visiting:

 

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12NUKhKfJl4ZnqegEdkHadlYMf2oHuEKIjNmyZI78TeA/edit

 

These 40 languages are the first languages of over 5 billion people. And guess what: All 40 languages are now funded, along with an app that will make it possible for you to show the video in any of those 40 languages on- and off-line! Learn more at…

 

zumeproject.com

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