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How many of us have made videos from our mission trips? (Hands raise all over the room.) How many of us, while on a mission trip, have been bumped from a flight? (Almost as many hands go up.) How many of us have witnessed those flights (that bumped us) going down and killing every passenger [...]

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[Note: We originally included this item without having previewed this free video (using our policy, "We can't screen 'em all," as is stated in "Closing Stuff" of each Brigada mailing). However, please remember that the content in this video is that of the producer, not of Brigada -- and we're not asserting that we believe [...]

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Check out Create International’s cool new DVD resources at their online store:
http://www.createinternational.com/store
They have finished the first ever Contextual Home Gathering video for people from a Thai Buddhist background. Indigenous instruments, dance, symbols and appropriate word choices all came together for a lively presentation that will reach millions of Thais. Other new resources include “Contextualization in [...]

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Here’s a network for all those involved in video production, story telling, or mobile ministry. Check for example the growing range of postings relating to mobile outreach in the non-Western world (you need to join to be able to click the posted links):
http://www.visualstorynetwork.com/group/mobile/forum

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All you need to know is…
http://livestream.com
They’ll take care of everything else. OK — you have to get a webcam working with your laptop. But beyond that, the rest is easy. Think about it: Your next class, church service, organization-wide meeting, training session, etc., streamed live to the web for your entire organization/church/set of supporters to [...]

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A missionary colleague of mine was recently lamenting that churches and missionary agencies seem to be lagging behind in their use of video links with their missionaries. Do you agree or disagree? He pointed to easy-to-use tools, some of which have been referenced previously here in Brigada. Of course, the most well-known tool is Skype. [...]

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This morning I spoke in a church in northeastern Ohio. I used the missions video, “A Thousand Questions.” Whoa. It had a huge impact on this church of 220. After the video, you could have heard a pin drop… except for some lingering tears people were choking back… Someone was sobbing over at the side. [...]

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A DVD containing short (5-7 minute) prayer mobilization videos about each of the five nations of the North Africa Partnership (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania) is now available. Each DVD contains English, French, and Spanish versions all on the same single DVD and is available in either NTSC or PAL versions for US$10.00 including [...]

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Magazine Publishers has just released a 14-hour, seven disk DVD course for publishers of Christian magazines on the business of magazine publishing. The course, titled Managing the Magazine, is taught by two key publishing professionals and filmed before an international audience. For more information, check out their site…
http://www.magazinetraining.com/PublisherResources/mtimanuals/DVD_businesscoursenew/
Publishers of Christian magazines in the Developing World [...]

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Necati Aydin, Ugur Yuksel and Tilmann Geske were tied down, tortured and killed April 18, 2007 in Malatya, Turkey, for their testimonies that Jesus Christ is Lord. Two young filmmakers from Texas set out to capture the surrounding events that continue to shake the foundation of a nation less than 0.1% Christian. The result is [...]

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Hats off to “Steve” for offering his missions video, “Waiting to Go” to the Brigada audience, free of charge. If you decide to use it, please remember to pray for him. He originally volunteered this video in a comment made to a previous Brigada item (Nov. 23, 2008).
Watch the video live, embedded below, by clicking [...]

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A Team Expansion missionary who has lived outside of the US for the better part of a decade says that every once in a while someone will tell him about a great movie or TV series that’s aligned with Christian values or is at least family friendly (probably rated PG or G). He’s wondering if [...]

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Ken recently asked for help with his local church missions campaign. They’d like to show several short mobilization & recruitment videos throughout their mission emphasis month. Can you take a moment to click on “Comment” under this item and share the best recruitment videos available today? Be sure to give source information (where to order [...]

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The Chronological Bible in pictures free for church groups & missions. The 10-Minute Bible video is now available watch at…
http://theglorystory.com/html/videos.htm
To download pictures and re-create the 10 Minute Bible click here.
http://theglorystory.com/html/free_pictures.htm
Get this — there are no copyright restriction on these images.

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Let’s build a list here of free audio and video resources (and links to the same) that can be used for evangelism in various languages and dialects around the world. This request came from an anonymous commenter for an item in the June 22, 2008 edition of Brigada.

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If you’d like to promote Asia, try going to…
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6a54d5371f00e3fdd70d
You might find this and other AsiaLink videos at this resource page:
http://www.historymakers.info/video.html
The Historymakers video has the song within it — and the music video is ready for use *immediately* in your group or at your event. (Thanks for the tip, Chris, at:
http://www.storyrunners.com

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Prayer and Fasting for Kids, The 10/40 Window for Kids, and Prayerwalking for Kids, are now available on YouTube! These 6 minute snappy kid video’s narrated by kids have been used for years by mission agencies, Sunday Schools, and conferences. You can find Prayer and Fasting for Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSbYXcN5VBQ
Prayerwalking for Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOLGTKL_ag
and The 10/40 Window for Kids
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0A75w748_Ro
You [...]

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Prayer and Fasting for Kids, The 10/40 Window for Kids, and Prayerwalking for Kids, are now available on YouTube! These 6-minute snappy kid videos narrated by kids have been used for years by mission agencies, Sunday Schools, and conferences. You can find Prayer and Fasting for Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSbYXcN5VBQ
Prayerwalking for Kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOLGTKL_ag
and The 10/40 Window for Kids
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0A75w748_Ro [...]

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The Global Christian Video Directory is a directory of thousands of video titles from around the world in around 1000 languages. It includes videos, dvd’s and vcd’s useful for evangelism and discipleship.
http://www.worldchristianvideos.org/

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In this issue…

HEALTH INSURANCE RATE INCREASES
VIDEO SERVICES IN SE ASIA
VIDEO RESOURCES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
LEARN TO RAISE SUPPORT
COULD “HONOR” OPEN UP CULTURES TO THE GOSPEL?
BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE DIMILI KURDS
LOOKING FOR MORAL BEHAVIOR RESOURCES
THANKS TO THE DIFFERENCE-MAKERS!
WOULD YOU MAKE A GIFT WHEN OTHERS CAN’T?
THE [...]

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In this issue…

COACHING TRAINING FOR CHURCH MULTIPLICATION
STRATEGIC COORDINATOR TRAINING IN PERTH
HELP MISSIONARIES PRESENTLY SERVING ON THE FIELD
CALLING ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS
STILL USE VHS TAPES? THIS ORG WILL SEND YOU 300 BLANKS FOR FREE
NEW BOOK ON MONGOLIAN CPM STORY
MOBILE PHONE THAT WORKS WORLDWIDE [...]

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In this issue…

NEW MISSIONS AWARENESS TOOLS
GO ONLINE, DOWNLOAD, LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
VIDEO PRODUCTION WORKSHOPS
BUILDING A MISSIOPEDIA
MISSIONARY VIDEO CHANNELS
TWO ACMC CONFERENCES GOING FORWARD AS PLANNED
CORRECTED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR “MORE MISSIONS DRAMAS”
AND *MORE* DRAMAS
TRAINING IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIAN TEACHERS
LAUNCHING A CHURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT AMONG AN ORAL CULTURE? [...]

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