Brigada – 2024-04-14

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In this issue…
1) Train Your Partners in the Global South on Magazine Editing & More
2) Love the Ministry Training at IHOPU Online
3) Joshua Project Revamps Progress Scale
4) Pick up a Copy of “Scripture Prayers for the Peoples…”
5) Documentary Video Series: SICK IN AFRICA
6) New Book on Diaspora Missions
7) If You Live in These 7 States in the USA, The Clock is Ticking…
8) “Seek God for the City” Campaign will Focus Your Prayer
9) Why the name, “Brigada?”
10) Want to submit an item for Brigada?
11) Did Christmas Truly Originate from a Pagan Holiday? Maybe Not
12) “Praying the Names of Jesus” for 60 cents!
13) We’re Grateful for…
14) The Last Bit: Reflecting on a Year of Brigada
15) Closing Stuff

Magazine Training International offers four to five-week online publishing courses (for a very small fee) and one-hour free Webinars on publishing topics. These are specifically for Christian magazine editors and staff in the Developing World, but American magazine staff also take advantage of them. They also offer 10 free ebooks each year and free web-based training videos, along with lots of resources on their web site. They are also organizing a conference in Hungary this year regarding their Crisis Publishing Initiative. This is for Christian writers, editors, publishers, bloggers worldwide who have to report and write in the midst of crisis. Learn more about these and other options at…

http://magazinetraining.com/

I (Doug) remember visiting the International House of Prayer (“IHOP” — no relationship to the pancake place) in Kansas City, MO. I think I arrived at 4pm or so. I walked in and, sure enough, a talented group of musicians were leading worship, singing and prayer. I checked my phone and — wow — it was being live-streamed real-time on the web. Smart, sharp, dedicated people. Now, we see they’ve launched a great online learning center to match. They’ve made the classes flexible, the prices reasonable, and the content terrific. Check it out and please let us know what you think afteward.

http://www.ihopkc.org/ihopuonline/

To see (and hear) the prayer room 24/7 live, just click to

http://www.ihopkc.org/prayerroom/

any time night or day from anywhere in the world. It’s always on, and some of the content runs in 8 different languages.

After a decade or so with consistent Progress Levels, Joshua Project has tinkered with the model this past month. See the more granular definition explained at

https://joshuaproject.net/global_list/progress

At

http://reverbnetwork.org/spftpotw

you can pick up a copy of “Scripture Prayers for the Peoples of the World.” It’s a cool idea, actually. The booklet preps the scripture so all you have to do is plug in the name of the people group or city. See a sample here…

http://reverbnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/spftpotw_v1-1.pdf

Bulk purchasing lowers the price to as little as $2.50 per booklet.

Tim had been a cross-cultural worker for over 15 years and realized midway through his last term that he still didn’t understand the basics of why his African friends did what they did and believed what they believed when it came to healing from their ailments. Traditional medicine, fear of curses, preferential treatments, bribery, lack of compassion, lack of resources… so many challenges. See it firsthand at…

http://www.SickinAfrica.com

Check out the latest from Urban Loft Publishers: “Mosaic: A Ministry Handbook for a Globalizing World” by Jared Looney and Seth Bouchelle. These guys share their insights and stories from years of ministry experience among the diverse population of New York City, drawing out principles you’ll find practical where ever you live. This is a great text that makes missions principles accessible to a lay audience.

https://www.amazon.com/Mosaic-Ministry-Handbook-Globalizing-Century/dp/0997371757

(Thanks Andrew!)

If you live in WA, MT, MN, MO, KY, PA, or ME, the clock is ticking on your driver’s license. After January 30th, 2018, the TSA will no longer accept driver’s licenses from these states unless something changes in the next year. So you’ll literally need a passport to fly – even domestically! Check it out at Homeland Security’s website…

https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-and-you-rumor-control

Thanks to Jeff and the guys at…

https://www.gninsurance.com

for bubbling this up to us.

This 40-Day prayer initiative will help you pray with greater resolve for urban and inner-city areas. The booklets are available for about $3 each. Learn more and get involved at…

https://waymakers.org/pray/seek-god/

Order the booklets in bulk at…

http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=37510&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendblaster&utm_campaign=Email+055