How to Learn About 25 Of The World’s Largest Cities
Suppose a local church came to you asking for help in making an impact on 25 of the world’s largest cities in 2018. Maybe the first thing you’d want to do is sharpen your geography skills so you can quickly point to each of those 25 cities on a map, right? Never fear. Seterra is here. 3 or 4 attempts at this online map-quiz game will help you get started in your quest.
http://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3127
Once you figured out where all the top 25 cities were located, your next challenge would be to learn about them. Where would you go? Wikipedia? Smithsonian Magazine?
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects-2014.html
In other words, where are the best sources for learning about mega-cities? If you’ve got a thought, please click “Comment” following the web version of this article. And by the way, this is a real scenario. So we’re for real interested. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Support Raising Leaders Conference: Full Sail
Are you at the helm of your organization? Do you need fresh ideas in coaching others to live on support? Creating a spiritually healthy environment in this area is what the Support Raising Leaders Conference is all about. Sign up today visiting
Last tentmaking course in 2017
Consider attending an intensive and practical 4 day tentmaking course in Mosbach Germany. Learn how to share Jesus through your work, business or studies in closed countries. The course content is developed by former tentmakers, plus all trainers are former tentmakers who will also share their stories of failures & victories.
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Curious About Progress With Global Bible Translation?
SIL and the Bible translation community have a great map for you at…
(Thanks Greg!)
Tentmaking Briefs is now Tentmaking Today
Tentmaking Briefs was launched in 2009 and quickly became the most widely read publication on tentmaking with readership in 195 countries. It is being re-branded and re-launched as Tentmaking Today on September 13th, as an independent publication of the worldwide tentmaking movement. By subscribing you will be reminded as each issue is published. It’s FREE.
Curious About the Origin of the Term, “Member Care?”
There’s been a great discussion since we asked the question in Brigada a few weeks ago. Posts include memories from the likes of Neal Pirolo. Some cited trainers such as Sam Rowen and Ken Harder. Read the entire thread at…
https://brigada.org/2017/07/30_20826
One friend (Randy) wrote with some private memories. “I’ve skimmed through my ’91 copy of Neal Pirolo’s book and did not quickly see the term member care. I also searched the digital copy he had posted in Blue Letter Bible and it did not appear there. However Kelly’s 1992 Helping Missionaries grow uses member care extensively. I suspect that Kelly who was then an up coming networker in missionary care was pushing the term member care because of his contacts in limited access countries where terms like missionary care and pastoral care could not be used. Kelly also had a broader view than his own discipline of psychology and mental health which is reflected in that ’92 book. I’ll probably ask him about it, if I remember, the next time I see him.”
He continued, “In Clyde Narrimore’s radio broadcast which I mentioned he would mention how he served missionaries on furlough. It seems the precurser to what we now call debriefing. I was only a child then, but his perspective on missionaries needing care was so different than the monthly missionaries we heard in church were missionaries were still veiwed as sort of spiritual superheros.”
He finished off with a reflection, “It is interesting to now see the explosion of missionary care that is now taking place over a half a century later.” Indeed. Thanks Randy. Do you have other memories about the exact origin of the term?
The Whole North Korea Thing… What’s Up With That?
Can someone succinctly sum up what motive is driving the leadership of North Korea to take a nuclear approach? What in the world? This author gives it a shot…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-ban-north-korea-travel-comes-force-055853080.html
But in reality, can someone help us better understand North Korean regime’s thinking on this?
Follow-up on Secure (on Not) Email
A few weeks ago, we asked which is the most secure email. See the original item here…
https://brigada.org/2017/08/27_21025
One reader felt that Hushmail was no longer any more secure than the rest of the pack. Is that your understanding? If so, what are our options these days? One reader, Ed, mentioned he was using an encryption tool with Gmail. But I would think that slows down the very reading/composing/sending process that has helped make Gmail so popular. Another reader felt we had been a bit biased when we used the phrase “made a deal with the devil.” If you felt the same, please forgive. We just wish/hope that some company can create truly secure communication. Do you know of one?
What are YOUR Simple Instructions for Changing the World?
If we were to ask Admiral William McRaven, he might say, “Make your bed.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OoCaGsz94
See his book along those same lines (“Make Your Bed”)…
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Bed-Little-Things/dp/1455570249
But what’s YOUR short list for successfully changing the world? (Thanks Chris!)
Remembering Those Struck by Disaster
As this Brigada heads out the door, it goes without saying that we ought to pause to pray for those suffering from the effects of hurricanes, flooding, and more. Apparently 90% of the housing on the island of Barbuda has been leveled.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=z7vr8KuS1MY
We’ve heard that one-third of Bangladesh is under water? Houston has $180 billion dollars in damages. Many are trying to escape Irma. Some in other parts of the world have nowhere to go and no way to get there. The list goes on. Please join us in lifting up those impacted by these horrific disasters.
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