9) Attend The School of Frontier Media
If you are passionate about extending God’s Kingdom to the unreached, then this is the course for you! The SFM is a second-level YWAM school, devoted to training individuals in using media to communicate the Gospel in ways that are both innovative and culturally relevant. This year it’s being run from the 4th of July through to the 16th of December. Go to
http://www.createthailand.com/sfm
to find out more.
10) ChurchDiscipleship.org is Bringing the Bible to Life
The folks behind…
http://churchdiscipleship.org/en
are still in test mode, but we can already see that they’re trying to take the materials at
and give them practical LIFE by overlaying the obedience factor for local churches… something to DO as well as believe. It’s also obvious that they’re grooming a GREAT site for mobile use too. Loving it.
11) When I grow up, I want to learn to shoot Videos like This
2015 Year End Project Review from Nadus Films on Vimeo.
Go Nadus. Go Matthew McConaughey. Go Jesus.
(If you’d like to apply for their “Give a Story” grant, just click to:
12) GMI’s Latest: MissioGraphics 2.0 — looks AWESOME
Check it out at…
http://www.gmi.org/products/books/gmibooks/missiographics2/
This year’s edition features data on global generosity, mission leadership trends, unreached geographies of the world, God’s heart for the least of these, the Church in Ukraine, missionary retention, Ebola, sanitation, and so much more. Go GMI!!!
13) We’re grateful for…
…$30 from Go International and $25 from W.I.N. Ministries, both designed to speed their news through the global ministry of Brigada so that unreached people groups could embrace Christ and His Good News, the only hope for glory.
…$100 from a prayer warrior, making a gift to Jesus through Brigada to bring more focus and attention toward the peoples of Iran — especially, that God might raise up a disciple making movement among the NOMADS of Iran. His Spirit is already moving mightily… but may He not quit until His work is finished. May He inspire, encourage, and facilitate the work and workers until an unstoppable movement, an unquenchable fire is raised up!
…$50 from one of the workers at Create International, the providers of…
Bless his heart for caring enough to empower Brigada to thousands of screens around the globe!
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14) The BackPage: These Times they are a changin’
I’m not a huge Bob Dylan fan. But my son is. So somehow, I had heard of the song by that title (These Times the are a changin’). Apparently it was a made-for-TV movie too? Same title? (The YouTube of that title sequence has 5 million views.)It was produced in 1964. The first verse goes like this…
Come gather ’round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you
Is worth savin’
Then you better start swimmin’
Or you’ll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’.
Does every generation think it’s in the middle of paradigm shifts to end all paradigms? Apparently. But we seem to get more than our share. In his new book, “Our Anchor in a World Adrift,” Jon Hirst (CEO of Global Mapping), chronicles 7 stats you need to know to serve the King (and lead out in missions). They revolve around these key themes:
*** An unprecedented refugee crisis that has millions on the move
*** Economic instability, unemployment, and individual identity
*** Personal disconnection in our digitally connected world
*** Evolving sexual morality and definitions of family
*** Why the world’s fastest growing population centers are becoming less Christian
*** Secularism and suicide, both of which are rising worldwide.
*** The quest for a spiritual home
Most of these themes have become central (or nearly so) in the agency that I lead, a mission agency with 300 workers in just over 40 countries. I bet the same things are popping up on your windshield as well. So I’m grateful when demographics guys like Jon Hirst make it easier for me to lead, speak, and preach to today’s audiences. That’s why I’m hoping this book (and its message) makes its way out to churches, agencies, and families all over the globe today. Learn more about the book here..
http://www.gmi.org/products/books/gmibooks/7stats/
Now — disclaimer — I haven’t seen the book. But it sounds great. Once we DO see it, let’s sit down together and swap our take on how he handles the details. But from where I’m walking today, this book… these THEMES… are indeed central to everything we do. Go Jon. : )
15) Closing Stuff
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2016/02/21 — Brigada Today
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In this issue…
1) The Guy who Trained Ying Kai (resulting in 2 million believers!)
2) Marriage and Parenting Materials
3) Could this Water Bottle Really Fill Itself?
4) We’re all Connected, Right? Maybe not so Much (says Sherry Turkle)
5) Help the Deaf Hear the sounds of Good News in India
6) Cool Tools: Back up Your Work
7) Play a Scrolling List Of Unengaged at Your Next Missions Event
8) Not sure What the Unengaged ARE???
9) Help Your Church/Group Pray for the Unengaged
10) Muslim Leaders Go On Record Asking for Freedom of Religion
11) Get the Big Picture of Church Multiplication “Must-Have’s”
12) The Most Powerful Task Management App Yet?
13) Get this Husband/Wife Devotional for 23% Off while it Lasts
14) After you Catch Wednesday’s Webinar, see MoreDisciples.com
15) Closing Stuff
1) The Guy who Trained Ying Kai (resulting in 2 million believers!)
Ever hear of Ying Kai, the guy who coined the term, T4T? Ever wonder how he managed to start a movement that led to 1.7 million baptized believers? Ever wonder who trained him? You’re about to find out. Register for the webinar at…
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=80b5be7bce3917413bb68934c&id=04744c29ae
Scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24, at noon Eastern Time (USA), and you’ll learn exactly how Ying Kai got started. You’ll discover the magical secret (which is so simple, and so Jesus-inspired, you won’t believe it). These are principles you can start applying TODAY wherever you live. Curtis Sergeant is the man. Never heard of him? It’s time you did. This is a service of…
2) Marriage and Parenting Materials
Intermin’s fresh look works beautifully on any device. Browse and see how you can use these materials to help people you serve around the world to build better lives, marriages and families. Marriages around the world need help. These materials can be used well in outreach, with new believers, and in churches. Available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.
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