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Check out the Epic Fail Pastors’ Conference at…   http://www.epicfailpastorsconference.com/index.html   Thanks to Lori for sharing this resource with us.

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Find a sample at… http://www.4laws.com/laws/languages.html Yikes. How many languages is that? :-) You can also find a presentation on Spirit-filled living online in various languages at: http://spirit-filled-life.com/languages.html (Thanks Marv!)

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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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Create International (a YWAM vision in Chiang Mai, Thailand) produces evangelistic, mobilization, and church-planting media resources for unreached peoples. They’re on the web at…. http://www.createthailand.com The School of Cartooning and Animation for Missions is a school designed to train missionary cartoonists. It’ll take place again in 2011.

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Next time you have a moment to improve on your mission’s H.R. Dept., why not follow up on a tip from Kelly and Michele O’Donnell. They wrote this past week to recommend a 25-point check-up from People in Aid: http://www.peopleinaid.org/pool/files/publications/basic-elements-in-an-hr-system-final.pdf (Note: This URL will wrap; if you have trouble reassembling it, just log onto Brigada [...]

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The Arabian Peninsula is the focal point of all Islam and there is a growing array of resources to encourage prayer for the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula. Download Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula (PTAP) booklets at http://www.pray-ap.info Pray, view and/or use in worship any of the excellent 1-2 minute PTAP YouTube videos http://bit.ly/PTAP-prayershorts Subscribe [...]

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These workbooks are designed for learners of English who need to improve their reading comprehension in order to perform effectively in Bible colleges and seminaries that require extensive reading in English. The intention is not to teach English, but to supplement classroom instruction with biblically contextualized passages and exercises. They are available as a download, [...]

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The Mission Research Center (MRC) seeks to highlight the unreached people groups of the world with the least followers of Christ. http://www.missionresearchcenter.org Its developers have a strong background in onfield experience, coupled with academics and publishing. This site, if it’s well-supported and frequently visited, could end up being a powerful component in understanding the peoples [...]

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Headed to Haiti to change a life? Leave a resource that will keep the wheels turning. Visit the page… http://www.brigada.org/resources-in-haitian-creole for a boat-load of resources in Haitian Creole, all provided by Brian W Included are sources for complete Bibles, New Testaments, DVDs, childrens materials and tons more. (Brian, thanks for your work and your willingness [...]

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“Share the Sound” is currently working with a number of missionaries and missionary organizations to provide much-needed sound and pro audio equipment to aid missionaries in delivering the Good News of Jesus Christ. Certainly, the need exceeds the supply, but at a minimum, you’ll be talking to a mission that will work to understand your [...]

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Here’s a website created for expatriate and national believers who are ministering to Muslims in the Arab world.  It seeks to provide a comprehensive on-line database of information and critique of print and audio-visual resources for church planting ministry use. http://www.resource-international.info An https version of the site is available by sending email to

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The the O’Donnells recently featured, in the Culture and Diversity section of their “Member Caravan” website, several new materials that promote understanding, respect, and competency regarding human diversity and multicultural settings. One resource in particular that they recommended to us this past week is “Mental Health in a Changing World: The Impact of Culture and [...]

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As we begin 2010, what piece of advice would *you* say is most useful to missionaries, missionary recruits, agency staffers, and church missions committee participants? Just click on the comment box below. Here’s a list of sampler items that we might include: *** Consider staging a Kairos encounter at your church or mission: Learn more [...]

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