Brigada

I continue to rediscover it over and over again: The secret to the future of world mission is buried deeply within the membership of the local churches in your city, state and region. For example, just take Northside Christian in Fresno, CA. They’re building a great missions ministry from the ground up. In fact, they’re [...]

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OK, so you’ve taken Perspectives or been to some event and are all jazzed up for missions only to come home to a church that is less than excited. How do you get a church mobilized? Or perhaps your church already has an overseas mission outreach but it is in need of some cobweb clearing? [...]

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Why did 12 lay-leaders from one church drive over 9 hours to attend this seminar in Virginia? Why did 200 leaders in Mexico City and 150 in Hong Kong attend this seminar?  The answer to why people come is that the Leading A World Missions Church (LAWMC) seminar  is designed  to help the local church [...]

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Here’s a download of 11 practical resources to involve the whole church in getting new appointees ready and resourced for effective field service. It provides creative ideas, worksheets, and educational resources to help churches collaborate with missions agencies to walk with new workers through the crucial period of time between appointment and departure for field [...]

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I read with interest the CNN story about the survey conducted (for the 3rd time in as many decades) regarding religious claimants in the USA. The title, “America becoming less Christian, survey finds,” is one of those comments that should give us pause. That all depends — on “which Christian” one is describing. While it’s [...]

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Last week’s “Back Page” editorial shared my experience with a megachurch in North Carolina. I mentioned that I was extremely “upbeat” about the future of missions, in view of that church’s enthusiasm and action. Following that editorial, we received this note from a missions minister at another megachurch, this one being in the Mid-south: “I [...]

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They have three “departments”: Church Activation, Front Line Services and International Connections. WorldconneX does not send missionaries. WorldconneX helps churches send missionaries. Their vision is to help churches discover their strategic uniqueness for the Kingdom (church activation), establish effective connections for strategic impact (international connections), and send their people long term anywhere in the world [...]

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The big Greek “X” at the end of their name stands for Christ. They want the world to be connected to Him. Their three “departments” are Church Activation, Front Line Services and International Connections. They do not send missionaries. They help churches send missionaries. Their vision is to help churches discover their strategic uniqueness for [...]

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In this issue… SPONSORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! SAVE ON YOUR PHONE RATES / HELP BRIGADA THE LOCAL CHURCH: A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY HURRY! 2 ONLINE COURSES FREE / FREE “E-BIBLES” MISSION TEAM SEEKS SCHOOL TEACHERS YOUNG PEOPLE IDENTIFY OBSTACLES TO MISSIONS CHURCH MOBILIZATION TOOL THE WORLD OF STREET CHILDREN & HOW TO RESPOND A [...]

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