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10) New book, “The Ups and Downs of Being a Missionary” –

brigtoday — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:50:03 +0000

Marjorie Collins and Eleanor Rowe have co-authored “The Ups and Downs of Being a Missionary,” a little 93-page book. It deals with things a novice to missions worries about and needs to know a bit about, from what it’s like to raise support, to giving to beggars. It’s not for veterans but for those just kind of thinking about missions (recruitment tool?), those thinking pretty seriously, and probably also those in process of first getting into missions. It may even be a help and an encouragement to a new missionary’s parents or family members. It does not teach details of missionary life, nor theology, nor profound mission strategy. With lots of examples, it teaches ATTITUDES, and allays irrational fears. It raises questions every new missionary needs to think about, and gets a newcomer to missions excited about what he’s considering getting involved in.

To order, send a $10 check payable to “Eleanor L. Rowe” to …

Rowe-Collins

1089 Kumquat Ct.

Orange City, FL 32763

Questions? Write…

elmc12centurylinknet

3) Dozens of Free Brochures For Missionaries –

brigtoday — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:57:35 +0000

You feel tired, anxious, discouraged, isolated, angry, and homesick but cannot think of any reason why you should feel that way. You have been on the field for several years, but these feelings always seem to be there, increasing and decreasing. You wonder what could be causing them. It could be culture stress. There’s a brochure — “What Missionaries Ought to Know about Culture Stress” — that could help. In fact, there are dozens of brochures on all *kinds* of topics that might help you. They’re available in htm or pdf formats and they’re free at

http://www.missionarycare.com/brochures/br_culturestress.htm

If you would like a copy of the brochure with no mention of the word “missionary,” you can find it at…

http://www.crossculturalworkers.com/culturestress.htm

(And thanks to GO InterNational, the producers of this material, for sending $30 to help Brigada finish 2011!)

3) If You’re Member Care, Consider this Global Conference –

brigtoday — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:57:22 +0000

It would be a great way to connect with a world-full of member care specialists. The conference is slated for April 23-27, 2012, and the place is Chiangmai, Thailand. Learn more about the program and schedule here:

http://www.globalmembercare.com/index.php?id=187

Entitled, “Global Voices on Global Challenges,” I have a hunch that the best part of all would be the wide network of relationships you’d form. In only 4 days, you’d exponentially increase your reach. (Thanks to Kelly and Michèle O’Donnell for tipping us off to this conference!)

1) “Missionary Singles Issues,” 15 chapters: Free Download –

brigtoday — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:59:53 +0000

When his “Missionary Marriage Issues” book appeared several years ago, unmarried missionaries started asking Ron Koteskey what he had for singles. His e-book, “Missionary Singles Issues,” is now available on missionarycare.com to download free of charge as .doc, .pdf, or .zip files for your computer and as .mobi or .epub files for your Kindle or Nook. You can’t beat the price. Find it at…

http://www.missionarycare.com/ebook.htm#singles

If you would like a copy of the book with no mention of the word “missionary,” you can find it at…

http://www.crossculturalworkers.com/ebooks.htm#singles

(Thanks to Ron for the $30 gift he sent to Brigada, too. Ron is a Member Care Consultant with Go InterNational.)

4) Have you Heard about the Member Care Retreat for Singles? –

brigtoday — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:56:25 +0000

Sounds like an awesome idea. (How have we not reported on this before? :-) ) They are apparently the first Member Care program designed to precisely address the needs of single adults who serve cross-culturally and they have a website at…

http://singlevisioninternational.com

They’ve been conducting retreats for single workers for over 10 years. Their typical goals are to rest and relax in a leisure environment, spend some quality time in reflective worship, build skills to enhance ministry effectiveness, explore dynamics of cross-cultural living, talk with a counselor about professional/personal development and growth, meet others who serve singly and share a global passion, and to have a little fun as well. They have a program coming up next summer in Europe (Saturday, June 16, 2012 to Sunday, June 24, 2012 on Isle of Gibraltar.

Check it out. (Thanks to Jenny, at Team Expansion, for sharing this tip with us!)

9) Global Member Care Conference –

brigtoday — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:51:41 +0000

Here’s a conference with a theme, “Global Voices on Global Challenges.” It’s scheduled for April 23-27, 2012, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Find more info on content, costs and speakers here:

http://www.globalmembercare.org/index.php?id=187

The heart of the conference is to create a platform to hear global voices about member care in a borderless world, which is characterized by increasing hostilities and schisms.

8) Learn to Provide Comprehensive Missionary Care –

brigtoday — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:52:40 +0000

Minnesota Renewal Center, Barnabas International and the Greater MN Association of Evangelicals are hosting the sixth annual Midwest Conference on Missionary Care (MC2), to be held in the Twin Cities area on February 24-25, 2012. The event is designed with missionary supporters in the local church in mind. The aim of the conference is to inform, inspire and educate church leaders and laity – the foundation of missionary care – in providing effective care to their overseas missionaries. Speakers and workshop leaders include local church leaders, international mission leaders and missionary care professionals. The theme for this coming February is “A Caregiver’s Guide to the Missionary Heart.” For more information, see the MC2 website at:

http://www.mctwo.org/index.html

9) Read Free Excerpts/Media re: “Global Member Care” Online Today –

brigtoday — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:51:04 +0000

Here’s a new book by Kelly O’Donnell, profiled for free on the web at…

https://sites.google.com/site/globalmca/

There are even some brief excerpts there. Kelly wrote Brigada recently, commenting, “Each of the selected excerpts is like a special gate to help you enter further into the member care field: personal growth, worker adjustment, future directions, organisational health, dysfunction, ethics, human rights, etc.” See…

http://coremembercare.blogspot.com/search/label/Global MC

For my own part, I was particularly interested in seeing the free online training sessions by Kelly himself, on the web at…

https://sites.google.com/site/globalmca/home/video-audio

10) Member Care Conference in Fuller Starts Now –

brigtoday — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:50:32 +0000

If you happen to already live in the Pasadena area (or if you’re willing to quickly travel there), don’t forget about the Member Care conference that starts there on Oct. 3rd. Learn more at..

https://sites.google.com/site/fullercaravan/

We’ve featured it earlier, but a reminder never hurts for those who are locals.

11) Or Catch this Global Member Care Network Conference –

brigtoday — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:49:58 +0000

If you’d prefer a more laid-back schedule :-) , catch this member care conference in Thailand on Apr. 23-27. Learn more at…

http://www.globalmembercare.com/index.php?id=187

Organizers hope to examine:

1. The Status Quo of Member Care

2. Spiritual anorexia & Biblical illiteracy

3. Crises & Catastrophes

4. Marriage, Family, Singles, MKs

5. Sending Church & Agency

2) Refreshment for Missionary Caregivers —

brigtoday — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:58:47 +0000

“Shelters from the Wind” is the theme this year for the Pastor To Missionaries Conference. This conference, October 4-7, 2011, is a retreat worth attending for those who give of themselves to those serving on the front lines. This year’s location is at beautiful Glorietta Conference Center outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. Speakers include Dr. Steve Sweatman of Mission Training Internatonal and Bible teacher, Bill Tell, of the Navigators. More information, and registration, is available at the Barnabas International website,

http://barnabas.org/ptm.php

6) Toward a Global Community of Mission Information Workers —

brigtoday — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:54:30 +0000

Larry, Stephanie and Chris have formed a task force to work toward the creation of a global community of mission information workers. The purpose of this community is to strengthen and encourage those who work to help the task of world evangelization through strategic information and to promote sharing of information and resources.

In July, the first edition of their bulletin “Correct Me If I’m Wrong” went out to over 300 people involved in mission information ministries around the world. If you’d like to read it, click on the following link:

http://www.globalcmiw.net/resources/cmiw-bulletin-v1n1-2011-07.pdf

If you want to be included in the distribution of future bulletins, please drop an Email to

cmiwworksmailnet

Thoughts, comments, suggestions, please click on “Comment” below.

3) Member Care Conference You Won’t Want to Miss —

brigtoday — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:57:39 +0000

Be sure to check this conference out soon because early registration and reduced fee end Sept. 15. Slated for Nov. 7-11 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, this conference is designed to better equip missionaries to care for the relational, emotional, and spiritual needs of each other. It’s designed for member care workers, team leaders, and anyone working with missionaries. Participants will learn better listening and pastoral care skills and become more aware of global member care issues. Learn more at…

http://www.missionary-care.org/missionary-conference.html

The conference is being staged by Caring for Others. Learn more about what their ministry to workers at…

http://www.missionary-care.org/missionary-training.html