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Crisis Consulting International offers a wealth of resources and experience for the mission/aid community. For example, they provide training in crisis management and field security (USA, April 2011) plus a video seminar on Security Orientation; they consult in crises (hostages, evacuation, terrorism); and they have 12 model polices oriented for the international Christian community on [...]

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Check out these upcoming workshops, led by CCI: Field Security Seminar – April 14-16, 2010 – A three-day program that instructs on target hardening, profile management, disrupting the terrorism and attack cycles, managing violent encounters, convoys, checkpoints/ambushes and dealing with landmines, UXO and IEDs. Crisis Management Seminar – April 19-21, 2010 – A three-day program [...]

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Maybe you’ve been there a hundred times. You had the whole Haiti thing down to a science. But you’re wondering, now that the earth shook, should you ask a set of different questions? You bet. Well now you have a script. Check it out at… http://www.cricon.org/tech_bulletin.htm These are the folks from Crisis Consulting Int’l. For [...]

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CCI is offering two training seminars in April to assist those in the missions community with security and training needs. (Please note date changes.) You can choose the Field Security Seminar, April 14-16, 2010. This is a three-day program that instructs on target hardening, profile management, disrupting the terrorism and attack cycles, managing violent encounters, [...]

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The O’Donnells think so anyway (Kelly and Michèle). They wrote recently to recommend it to Brigada participants. Entitled, “Stress and Trauma Handbook: Strategies for Flourishing in Demanding Environments,” it is  edited by John Fawcett (2003), and published by World Vision. Kelly and Michele wrote, “This is a core handbook for our libraries and our work. [...]

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Crisis Consulting International is offering two training seminars in April to assist those in the missions community with security and training needs. Crisis Management Seminar – April 14-16, 2010 – A three-day program that instructs on risk assessment, current threats and trends, policies, contingency planning and crisis management; includes the EZRA risk assessment instruments. Field [...]

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Bob and the guys at Crisis Consulting Int’l have been at it pretty much as long as I remember. CCI is offering another training seminar in October to assist those in the missions community with security and training needs. It’s scheduled for October 21-23 at the JAARS campus in Waxhaw, North Carolina. It’s a three-day [...]

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An Illinois pastor was shot and killed, and two parishioners injured after an unknown gunman opened fire during Sunday services at the First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill ON March 9th. Read more at …http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,506820,00.html Our heart goes out to them over their loss. Is your church ready for such an incident? Where do we [...]

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CCI is offering two training seminars in April to assist those in the missions community with security and training needs. One, their Crisis Management Seminar, takes place April 23-25. It’s a three-day program that instructs on risk assessment, current threats and trends, policies, contingency planning and crisis management; it includes the EZRA risk assessment instruments. [...]

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In this issue… JOHN WILL TELL YOUR STORY HOW DO WE CAST A MISSIONS VISION TO KIDS? PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY; HELP UNDERSTAND CRISIS IN MINISTRY DOWNLOAD BIBLE PORTIONS IN HARD-TO-FIND LANGUAGES GLORY STORY NOW OFFERING MULTI-SKIN-COLOR PHOTOS WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CHRIST? LEGAL AND TAX UPDATES JOINT CHRISTIAN SERVICES MONGOLIA SEEKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...]

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In this issue… TRAINING ON MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICAN UNREACHED PEOPLE’S NETWORK ESTABLISHED SHORT-TERM MISSIONS WITHOUT LONG-TERM HARM CHILD SAFETY GROUP CONVENES OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACH ENGLISH IN QINGDAO, CHINA RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ONE-WEEK MODULES WANT TO SUBMIT AN ITEM TO BRIGADA? SEE THE GUIDELINES PLEASE FOCUS ON POVERTY, REFUGEES, HIV/AIDS AND OTHER SOCIAL [...]

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In this issue… GOING ON A MISSION TRIP? NEED INSURANCE? WANT TO HELP BRIGADA? UNREACHED PEOPLES QUERYING TOOL OSCAR LAUNCHES NEW BLOGGING FACILITY MEMBER CARE IN CRISIS SITUATIONS: CSAI TRAINING HELP DAN FIND CAR INSURANCE DURING FURLOUGH GET PERSPECTIVES IN 2007! MUCH OF CALEB PROJECT & ACMC (I360) LIVE ON EQUIP YOUR MISSION TO BETTER [...]

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In this issue… MORE ON THE NEW “GLOBAL STATUS OF EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANITY” MAP URBANA 06: YOU HAVE A CALLING GOOGLE PAGE RANK (FOR EMERALD HILLS) REVISITED ENCOUNTERING THE WORLD OF ISLAM HOSPITALITY HOMES WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN CRISIS THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP UNDERGIRD BRIGADA MICROSOFT OFFICE TO OFFER “SAVE AS PDF” FEATURE FRIENDS AND [...]

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