Brigada

Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated [...]

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The Chalmers Center offers a series of two distance courses on conducting economic development ministry. The initial course is called Foundations and Principles of Holistic Ministry. It helps you understand appropriate goals and strategies for conducting Christian economic development in poor communities within North America, addresses questions related to poverty, pro-poses a Biblical framework for [...]

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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… MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY THANKS TO THOSE WHO ARE TRYING GOODSEARCH! HOW TO DO SHORT-TERM MISSIONS WITHOUT DOING LONG-TERM HARM CHRISTIAN HIV/AIDS RESOURCES US POST OFFICE SENDS PRAYER LETTERS FREE SYNERGY NEWSLETTER MEMBER CARE SERVICES IN BUDAPEST EQUIPPING CONFERENCE FOR MINISTRY AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF [...]

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In this issue… WANT TO MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY? NEW BOOK TELLS TESTIMONY OF BUSINESSMAN TURNING TO MISSIONS GREAT INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC CALLING RATES from US NEED A WORD TRANSLATED? TRY THIS SITE LOOKING FOR WEB-BASED BIBLE STUDY TOOLS? HOW TO KNOW A GOOD FORWARDING AGENT CASPARI STATIONERY MISSION TECHNOLOGY WIKI HOW [...]

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In this issue… WANT TO MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY? AVOID TAKING A HIT WHEN YOUR MISSION TRIP CANCELS REACHING JAPANESE FOR CHRIST CONFERENCES GET CREDIT: DISTANCE-LEARNING COURSE ON MICROENTERPRISE TINYURL TRICK: CUSTOMIZE YOUR BROWSER WITH THE TOOL YWAM OFFERS TO ENHANCE YOUR RELIEF TEAM THE LINK BETWEEN: CONNECTING CHRISTIANS LIVING BETWEEN CULTURES [...]

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In this issue… MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY FIRST DIGITAL TALKING BIBLES SENT TO AFRICA 5TH TENTMAKERS INT’L CONGRESS TO BE JULY 9-11 HUNTING FOR HOSTS & HOSTESSES MORE FOLLOWUP ON GET PEOPLE PRAYING HOUSE OR PRAYER WEBINAR SERVICES? MOMENTUM MAGAZINE UP FOR LOOKS A SIMPLER VOICE-OVER-INTERNET OFFER? PDFS WITHOUT WAITING (OR PAYING) [...]

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In this issue… MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY DISTANCE LEARNING AT THE CHALMERS CENTER WORLDMAPPER: THIS IS ONE SITE YOU HAVE TO VISIT WORLDMAPPER: SEE THE GLOBE IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT WORLDMAPPER: USE THE TOOLS, EXPLORE, LEARN SUMMERTIME! HELP BRIGADA! SHORT-TERMERS, GET INSURANCE LEARN MICROFINANCE AND MICROENTERPRISE FREE CHURCH PLANTERS TRAINING CD-ROM [...]

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In this issue… MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY UNDERSTAND THE WORLD OF ISLAM WATERS OF MERCY KONA, HAWAII CROSSROADS DTS BRIGADA READERS SLAM “CONNECTED” SITE, FORCE DISCONNECT GOOD RESPONSE ON SHIPPERS UK RADIO MISSION OFFERS UNIQUE TRAINING HOPE FOR AFRICA’S CHILDREN CONFERENCE WHAT DONOR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DO YOU USE? WHAT NON-ENGLISH CHURCH MANAGEMENT [...]

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In this issue… WANT HELP DELIVERING TRAINING? CONFLICT IN ISLAM SHOW NOW HAS SOUND RESOURCE TO ENCOURAGE MISSIONARIES SIXTH WORLD CHRISTIAN GATHERING ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE GMAIL NOT SO ENCRYPTED AFTER ALL? FEEDBACK ON GOOGLE EXPERIEMENT N. AM. INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS THEOLOGICAL STUDIES MARRIAGE & SINGLES RETREAT FOR MISSIONARIES IN AFR/MIDDLE EAST CHECK OUT YOUR ANTISPYWARE [...]

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In this issue… 1. PROMOTE FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG THE POOR 2. INT’L HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN CONTINUOUS (IN THE USA) 3. HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THE BUDGET CONSCIOUS MISSIONARY? 4. MOROCCO SUMMIT 5. EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR MINISTERING TO THE POOR 6. 2005 SHORT-TERM MISSION LEADERS’ CONFERENCE 7. CULTURE SHOCK RUSSIAN STYLE! 8. NEW MISSIONARY TECH SUPPORT FORUM [...]

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In this issue… 1. HAS IT REALLY BEEN 10 YEARS? 2. RUMORS OF BRIGADA’S DEATH WERE EXAGGERATED 3. DAN SCRIBNER SAID “THUMBS UP” 4. IT WILL TAKE TIME 5. PERHAPS THE MOST ENCOURAGING RESPONSE… 6. WANT TO MINISTER TO THE POOR WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY? 7. SO WHAT WAS THE FIRST TRUE BRIGADA “ITEM”? 8. WANT [...]

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In this issue… THE YEAR IS SLIPPING BY TALKING BIBLE MAKES A DIFFERENCE PROMOTE FINANCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG THE POOR ACTIVE TENTMAKER CONFERENCE IN SE ASIA SUMMER CHURCH PLANTING OPPORTUNITY AIDS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHURCH MIXED REPORTS FROM SKYPE USERS FOR THOSE LIVING IN THREAT ENVIRONMENTS ANNOUNCING HOPE TAJIKISTAN 2005 NEW INTERNATIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS [...]

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