11) Affinity Designer: A Fantastic Photo Editing App
Thanks tons to Ed for pointing us to Affinity Designer. Yes, it’s currently available only for Mac, but for all the Windows users out there, the writers say a Windows beta is just weeks away. (You can sign up to be notified.) The great part is — it’s not a ‘subscription-based’ deal. Pay $50. Own it. For good. Love it. Looks like one of the most powerful photo-editing tools we’ve seen, but, then, we don’t use Mac — so you’ll have to verify in the comments following this post in the web version – please.
12) Resources for Missionaries
Brigada loves sites which gather great content for missionaries — and there’s a new one especially (exclusively?) for people engaged in overseas missions or full-time ministry…
http://missionary-resources.myallforjesus.com
This site was created by a missionary, for missionaries, with the purpose of helping to connect missionaries with existing resources. You might ask, but why would Brigada (which attempts to do exactly the same?) refer people to a competing site? The answer is simple: There’s no competition among lighthouses. : )
13) Got Water? Good. Need Water? See These folks.
Fascinating people..
Make clean, pure water directly from the sun, with no electric. They can do the same with wind. And more. If you can dream it, these techs can do it. (Thanks for the tip, Arthur!)
14) The BackPage: How do they do it? People “before their time”
You’ve heard the phrase, I’m sure, “He was a man before his time.” This phrase usually refers to someone who was able to write or speak about topics that their contemporaries might not have valued, but that others, later, came to appreciate. One such example was Roland Allen. J.D. Payne wrote a great intro to Allen’s life. You can view or download it here (thanks for Dr. Payne’s willingness to share his research with the world).
https://brigada.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LegacyRAllen-pt1.pdf
As you’ll see in the article, Allen wrote documents in the 1920’s that weren’t greatly appreciated until the 1970’s. But the strange thing is, his concepts haven’t been largely put into practice until literally this decade, when kingdom movements are now springing up all over the globe — 100 years after his teachings. Buy a Kindle copy of his keystone book here…
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Q21PHS/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1
Dr. George Patterson is another such visionary. He wrote “Obedience Oriented Education and Evangelism in 1974. It was privately published as a little green booklet. I remember reading it as a Bible college student in the late 1970’s, thinking — “what a simple, yet revolutionary principle.” Yet the truth is, his concepts weren’t largely put into practice until the last 10 years. Now, he seems like a genius. Then, his little booklet had to be privately published.
What makes a visionary? What goes into building a life like Allen or Patterson? In my opinion, there are several converging factors that have to be in place. First, the “man before his time” usually stumbles onto a series of approaches or tactics that start working well. In Patterson’s case, he managed to see a Kingdom movement develop in Honduras that went four generations deep and was four streams wide in just 3 years, between the years 1970 to 1973. During those 3 years, the movement he launched gained such momentum that there were 760 believers participating in 29 groups. Before the decade was out, God had raised up over 2000 new disciples in those 4 streams.
Next, a “man before his time” needs the courage to speak up. He becomes an evangelist for his ideas — and he’s not afraid to speak up about it. Even if people don’t listen, the “man before his time” doesn’t stop writing or testifying about “the better way” that he has discovered.
Lastly, to create a “man before his time,” the final ingredient is a passive, apathetic generation of “sheep” who won’t hear, refusing to consider new ideas. And because they don’t — or won’t — the “man before his time” is sometimes ignored for decades or more.
Thankfully, Patterson and others are now being heard. In fact, you can tune in to a webinar that will feature George Patterson on April 27th at noon Eastern Time. To learn more and/or register for this free webinar, just go to…
15) Closing Stuff
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2016/03/06 — Brigada Today
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In this issue…
1) Downloadable Media Resources for Training and Mobilization
2) New Book: Evangelism in the 21st Century
3) New Book on “Embracing Followership”
4) Got Any Resources on Doing DMM/DBS in French or Other Languages?
5) Webinar Series: How Can I get My Church Involved in Disciple Making?
6) Catch a Local Church Case Study in Developing a 24/7 Prayer Room
7) Best-Selling Book for Short-term team Members: “Prep Your Heart”
8) Get Refused, Refueled & Refreshed at this Prayer Weekend April 1st
9) Sign up Today for the 30-Day Challenge for More Disciples
10) New John Eldredge Book on Prayer “Actually Works” !!! : )
11) ELIM does Retreats for Global Workers. Good ones. : )
12) Tracking Refugees from All Corners
13) We’re Grateful…
14) The BackPage: Best Sources for Travel / Air tickets
15) Closing Stuff
1) Downloadable Media Resources for Training and Mobilization
Looking for tools to train workers to share the Gospel to other cultures and languages or enhance your mobilization and prayer efforts? Create International has produced missions resource packages to equip workers sharing the Good News and training others to reach Unreached Peoples. As soon as you place your order and make your payment, you can immediately download your files. Get equipped for 21st century missions. Find all their resources at:
2) New Book: Evangelism in the 21st Century
This book is the result of four years of research on the question, “In an era influenced by postmodernism how can Christians continue to be involved with evangelism in the 21st century?” Find it at Amazon for $6.14 (ebook/kindle) or $17.99 (paperback) or directly from the author for 50% off via
when purchased with coupon code: 5GC4ZJK4Y3 . (Note: The author has indicated a desire to make a gift of 50% toward Brigada for every book purchased, but we would have featured his book anyway. : ) )
3) New Book on “Embracing Followership”
Are you investing in the quality of your followership (the complementary idea to leadership)? Allen has served overseas for 9+ years, lived on 3 continents, and has provided team building training to multi-ethnic ministry teams around the world. He just released a book, Embracing Followership, as a guidebook to help team members serve with effectiveness. Now available internationally in print and Kindle formats, find more info at:
4) Got Any Resources on Doing DMM/DBS in French or Other Languages?
Churches and individuals all over the world are catching on to the importance of obedience to Christ’s command to “make disciples” (Matt. 28:19-20). One can see it in the surge of interest in starting disciple making movements (DMM’s), launching three-thirds groups (otherwise known as Discovery Bible Studies or DBSes), and websites like
But Judy asked this past week — are there materials available on these subjects in French and/or other languages? If so, please click “comment” following the web version of this item and point us to a resource. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
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