Brigada

The early church spread God’s Word quickly despite political persecution and cultural resistance simply by telling everyone stories from the Bible! Experience 5 days of Bible storying in beautiful Orlando, Florida with Campus Crusade for Christ and then you’ll be able to train others. This trainers’ training is May 10 – 14, 2010 and is [...]

[Read more →]

This course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of the inductive approach to Bible study, equipping them with tools to integrate the Word of God into their lives and ministry.  This means leaving behind any preconceived ideas or principles, allowing the true content of God’s Word to be revealed. The dates are April [...]

[Read more →]

This popularly written book is a sound biblical exposition of the five Great Commission passages given by Jesus, and also unfolds the contemporary issues surrounding the task. It is one of the most biblically coherent, complete and comprehensive overviews for missions today. Price: US$12.00. Order at:
http://www.churchsmart.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1224
This is an excellent book for personal, classroom or small [...]

[Read more →]

[Note: We originally included this item without having previewed this free video (using our policy, "We can't screen 'em all," as is stated in "Closing Stuff" of each Brigada mailing). However, please remember that the content in this video is that of the producer, not of Brigada -- and we're not asserting that we believe [...]

[Read more →]

The early church spread God’s Word quickly despite political persecution and cultural resistance simply by telling everyone stories from the Bible! Experience 5 days of Bible storying in beautiful Orlando, Florida with Campus Crusade for Christ and then you’ll be able to train others. This trainers’ training is May 10 – 14, 2010 and is [...]

[Read more →]

That’s the upshot of Tom’s project at:
http://www.arabbible.com/
Fascinating concept. It contains, for example, complete grammatical explanations of every single word in the Arabic New Testament. Just click on a word, and you’ll find a wealth of information, containing not only a dictionary entry for that word, but also its contextual meaning and full grammatical help as [...]

[Read more →]

The folks who serve up
http://www.TunisLilMassih.com
recently received permission to use two different translations of the Bible on their website.  Their original files are in Microsoft Word.  What’s the best way to index this information (all 1189 chapters and the thousands of verses)? In the end they’d like it to be both searchable (by scripture reference or [...]

[Read more →]

You will want to visit
This new website is easy to use. Learn everything you want to know about the Talking Bible. Enjoy the testimonials and pictures. Read Harvey’s blogs.  Go to “Listen” for free Bible listening. Don’t miss listening to Harvey’s book, “Honey, We’re Going to Africa!”  Check it out to be informed, inspired and [...]

[Read more →]

Wycliffe’s Children’s Communications Team now offers two of its larger curricula translated into Spanish for free download. The Steps to Bible Translation series can be found at:
http://www.wycliffe.org/Kids/FreeCurriculum/StepstoBibleTranslation.aspx [note that the "x" might wrap; it needs to be on the end of the asp]
Just click on the word “español” to find some teaching tips and 12 [...]

[Read more →]

Now you can get interactive Bible studies online for free! There are various topics designed to address personal and spiritual needs. Each course has a Study Coach to help answer questions and give perspective. The first study in the series can be found at
http://www.thelife.com/study/knowjesuspersonally.html
The whole range of topics may be accessed here:
http://thelife.com/study

[Read more →]

I’m starting to like
http://bible.logos.com/
It’s got a great”find” capability, a great “Jump” and a powerful “Read” (daily reading according to a well-prepared plan). Plus — it’s all free!
Please tell them you saw it in Brigada. And if you have a comment, click to…
To comment on this item, simply click “Comment” below the item at …

[Read more →]

These are ‘easy’ and ‘very easy’ languages from every continent – including Russian, Chinese, Farsi, Urdu, Seraiki, Swahili, Amharic, Polish, Indonesian, Portuguese, French and Hebrew. The target is 70 projects online by Easter Sunday, and 100 by the end of 2009. There is also now in place a growing team of Advanced Checkers to raise [...]

[Read more →]

In her new book, _Bribery: The Ethics of Giving and Receiving Gifts_, veteran missionary to India Beth investigates what the Bible says about bribery to help mission workers do the right thing when confronted with corruption. The U.S. outlet is Jade Books at this address:
http://www.jadebooks.com/
Or email Janice at

For more information about the book and [...]

[Read more →]

The “Bridges Study” is a 6-session DVD Small Group Study helping Christians understand and connect with Muslims. Designed for communities of learners such as church small groups, Bridges clears up the confusion surrounding Islam and makes it easy to respond to Muslims in a way that honors Jesus. Bridges is based on this understanding: [...]

[Read more →]

For the child in all of us, here are Bible stories the way you’ve always wanted them — with plenty of details, dialogue, and description. Veteran storyteller, Lauren E. Myers helps a new generation fall in love with Bible stories in today’s language that everyone can relate to, with High-Definition, picture-quality stories you’ll want to [...]

[Read more →]

We’re grateful to the work of CLF in Philippines, on the web at…
http://www.clfphils.org/
They give their all to provide child care, medivangelism, Bible Studies, church planting, film evangelism, and a tape lending library to the lovely people of the Philippines. Now, their partnership and vision have not only supplied the needs of people in the Pacific, [...]

[Read more →]

New and improved… You can download free Bible correspondence courses from
http://www.internationalbibleschool.org/
Recently, the courses’ writers have improved and reduced the size of the offerings there.

[Read more →]

Bob Utley has incorporated a life-time’s Bible College ministry into his online Free Bible Commentary. For people in the non-Western world with limited or expensive web access, he is willing to ship the entire contents of the commentary on CD
http://www.freebiblecommentary.org/
(Thanks for the tip, Tony!)

[Read more →]

Here’s an author who wants “to be a blessing to those who are a blessing!!” He has followed and served Jesus for over 40 years as a pastor, evangelist and professor. At the end of his ministry he wants to encourage the Body of Christ by providing free all of his Bible studies!1. over 8,000 [...]

[Read more →]

Caring for Others
http://www.caringforothers.org/
is now taking registrations for its next Personal Growth Conference for Missionaries to be held November 2-7, 2008 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Designed to promote personal growth through debriefing and reflection, global Christian workers will develop their own personalized growth plan, in addition to developing improved relational skills that bring about personal growth. [...]

[Read more →]

In this issue…

SECURE YOUR DATA
INTERNATIONAL SOUL WINNING WORKSHOP 2007
NEW ISSUE OF NONPROFIT AND CHURCH LEGAL TRENDS MEMORANDUM
APOLOGETICS REIMAGINED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
ONLINE MAGAZINES FOR THE NON-WESTERN WORLD
CORE-MEMBER CARE BLOG
SHORT-TERM MISSION LEADERS’ CONFERENCE
RESOURCE FOR TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT MISSIONS
IN SEARCH OF BIBLE LESSONS FOR KIDS
GOODSEARCH WORKS, POCO A [...]

[Read more →]

In this issue…

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE
WE GET MAIL
SOMEBODY OUT THERE LOVES US! (BRIGADA GIVING REPORT)
CAN YOU HELP US SWIM THE LAST MILE?
FREE OUTSTANDING PRAYER RESOURCE/SOURCE LIST
FREE TENTMAKING SEMINAR (MONTGOMERY, AL)
ENCOUNTERING THE WORLD OF ISLAM COMING TO YOU
THE UNREACHED IN NORTH AMERICA
FREE BIBLE STUDY HELPS ON THE [...]

[Read more →]