For those ministering to the poor in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Chalmers Center offers a series of three distance courses on conducting Christian microfinance and microenterprise development. The initial course is Foundations and Principles of Holistic Ministry. The course is designed to help you understand appropriate goals and strategies for conducting church-based economic [...]
2) Microfinance and Microenterprise Development
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: · conference, microenterprise
11) The Backpage View: Let’s Figure Out Community Health
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Have you noticed the surge of interest in community health education (“CHE”) over the past few years? We always talked about primary health care for as long as I remember. But this relatively sudden uptake is phenomenal. I attribute it in part to top-notch training programs like those offered by Lifewinds http://www.lifewind.org/ See their training [...]
Tags: · CHE, microenterprise
1) Train In Microfinance And Microenterprise Development
October 26th, 2008 · No Comments
For those ministering to the poor in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Chalmers Center offers a series of three distance courses on conducting Christian microfinance and microenterprise. The initial course is called Foundations and Principles of Holistic Ministry (International Ministry Track). The Foundations course helps you understand appropriate goals and strategies for conducting Christian [...]
Tags: · BAM, Chalmers Center, microenterprise
4) A New Funding Initiative For Microenterprise
June 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor of a new funding initiative for microenterprise loans. What I *can* tell you is that I know the people behind this initiative and they are the real deal. What I *can’t* tell you are the details. Learn those at: http://www.mpowr.org/ The way I understand it, [...]
Tags: · microenterprise
Drip Irrigation As A Tool For Church Planting
May 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Chapin Living Waters exists to help poor people in third world countries grow vegetables when there is insufficient rain. They offer simple, sustainable technologies for subsistence farming, bringing hope to the poorest people and the opportunity to solve their own problems. Their simple “Bucket Kit” can be a tool for outreach and church planting. Check [...]
Tags: · Agricultural, BAM, business as mission, Chapin Living Waters, community development, drip irrigation, microenterprise
20071230 Brigada Today
December 30th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… SCOTT’S “BEST READS OF 2007″ FLORIDA TENTMAKING COURSE STILL HAS ROOM TAKING THIS SURVEY WILL HELP MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT EQUIP YOUR MISSION TO BETTER PROTECT KIDS FROM CHILD ABUSE TAKE PART IN GLOBAL LEARNING CENTER SYMPOSIUM GET READY, GET SET, THEN GO HOSPITALITY CENTER ADDS MINI RV PARK ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR RAISING SUPPORT [...]
Tags: · ...Books, BackPage, culture, hospitality, Kids, microenterprise, raising support, Retreat, Sponsor, storytelling, tentmaking, thanks, training
20071104 Brigada Today
November 4th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… WORLDCONNEX CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH UNREACHED PEOPLES MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GET STRATEGIC COORDINATOR TRAINING DOWN UNDER LEARN DENTAL CARE AT HOME IN SEARCH OF A LATINO ETHNOMUSICOLOGIST IN SEARCH OF RUGGED LAPTOPS UNENGAGED PEOPLES OF NAMIBIA FUND RAISING BLOG / SALE ON VIDEO TRAINING ESL/EFL TEACHER TRAINER WORKSHOP, JAN 3-5, [...]
Tags: · BackPage, christian music, dental, Donate, ESL, laptops, microenterprise, Namibia, Perspectives, raising support, strategy, thanks, training, Unreached Peoples
20071021 Brigada Today
October 21st, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… TRAINING ON MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GET YOUR OWN MISSIONARY WEBSITE SHORT-TERM MISSIONS WITHOUT LONG-TERM HARM AQUAPONICS WORKSHOP GREAT CHRISTMAS/END OF YEAR GIFT FOR YOUR MUSLIM FRIENDS LOOKING FOR AN ITEM IN A PAST BRIGADA? GAIN NEW INSIGHT: TAKE THIS ONLINE PROFILER E-TICKETING THROUGH GLOBAL TRAVEL TRENDS (GTTRENDS) UNREACHED AND LEAST EVANGELIZED [...]
Tags: · ...Books, ...Travel, aquaponics, BackPage, Donate, evangelism, microenterprise, Opportunities, Phone, raising support, Short-term missions, training, Unreached Peoples, web services
20070930 Brigada Today
September 30th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… WHAT DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION/MISSION USE FOR A PLANNING TOOL? NEED A HELPING HAND? WANT TO ACCOMPLISH MORE? IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO CATCH A VISION FOR ASIA GET QUOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ABOUT MISSIONS CHRISTIANITY TODAY POLLS CHRISTIANS ON ‘DANGER ZONE MISSIONS’ HELP A NEW MISSIONARY UNDERSTAND CONTEXTUALIZATION ONE MORE MICROCREDIT ORG THE [...]
Tags: · Asia, BackPage, Christianity Today, Coaching, contextualization, Donate, Hinduism, microenterprise, Planning, raising support, thanks
20070909 Brigada Today
September 9th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… TRAINING ON MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT MISSIONTRAVEL.ORG OFFERS DISCOUNT AIRFARE FOR MISSIONS CHURCH MOBILIZATION TOOL YOUR BEST SOURCES FOR RENTING VEHICLES? CALLING ALL USA-BASED CHRISTIAN WORKERS: TALK TO THE IRS 24/7 PRAYER MISSIONS TRAINING SHORT-TERM MISSIONS WITHOUT LONG-TERM HARM WHERE WOULD YOU TURN FOR ADDING SUBTITLES SO THANKFUL FOR GIFTS HELP US [...]
Tags: · ...Travel, BackPage, Donate, IRS, microenterprise, Mobilization, Prayer, Short-term missions, technology, thanks, training, vehicles
20070826 Brigada Today
August 26th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… GET TRAINING AS A STRATEGY COORDINATOR DIRECT A PROGRAM OF CARE FOR THIRD CULTURE KIDS GOT FEEDBACK ON THE MANNACARD? HEARD ABOUT MICROCREDIT? CHECK OUT THIS FREIGHT SWITCHBOARD MAKE A STATEMENT WITH YOUR GIFT TO BRIGADA GET TRAINING AS A STRATEGY COORDINATOR — The Great Commission Initiative provides strategy coordinator level training [...]
Tags: · Donate, freight, Kids, microenterprise, strategy, training, youth
20070819 Brigada Today
August 19th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… HINDU EVANGELISM RESOURCE USING MOBILE DEVICES FOR OUTREACH MISSIONAL ENTERPRISE BLOG NEW SOUTH ASIA FOCUSED KIDS MATERIALS AND WEB SITE HAVE YOU EVER USED A RESOURCE ON BRIGADA? CLOSING STUFF HINDU EVANGELISM RESOURCE — A new witnessing tool is now available for sharing Christ with Hindus. The Vedic Bridge is a contextual [...]
Tags: · Asia, Donate, evangelism, Hinduism, Kids, microenterprise, Phone
20070708 Brigada Today
July 8th, 2007 · No Comments
In this issue… TRAINING ON MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT HELP OTHERS EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF MISSIONS TRY THIS FREE BOOKLET FOR NEW WORKERS SHORT-TERM MISSIONS WITHOUT LONG-TERM HARM NEW SITE THAT RESPECTS AND WITNESSES TO MUSLIMS RECOMMENDED SHIPPER SOURCE FOR SWAHILI BIBLES OPPORTUNITY IN CENTRAL ASIA THANKS FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND SPONSORSHIP UNDERGIRD BRIGADA CLOSING [...]
Tags: · ...Books, ...Travel, BackPage, bibles, Central Asia, Donate, freight, Islam, microenterprise, online courses, Opportunities, Short-term missions, Swahili, thanks, travel agents

