Brigada Today
19 of January, 1996
Now with 1753 Participants!
News and Notes about Brigada, Your Gateway to Missions Networking!
[Pass this issue to a friend! To subscribe, see instructions at end.]
)." Thanks for asking, Greg. Nope... When
we say there are now 1753 participants in the top level (Brigada Today),
that means 1753 different participants. Many are subscribed to more than
one conference and some are members of sub-conferences under the top level
even though they aren't even receiving the Brigada Today! If you'd like
to know the total number of subscriptions
to various conferences, that's
somewhere around 5623. (Actually, as of 3pm yesterday it was exactly
5623. I counted. [Just kidding ...about the 'counting' part. But I'm
serious about the 5623 subscriptions. To determine that figure, I used some
cool statistical output that Jonathan made available to us. Thanks Jonathan.])
For those of you with Web access, you can view the full-color cover, read additional information, order books on Islam and find other useful resources at: http://www.ywam.org/30daytxt.html. However, you will not find the daily excerpts here, they are only available from 30-Days@xc.org
Let us believe God for an outpouring of His Spirit on our Muslim neighbors worldwide. Let us pray and believe for the fulfillment of Revelation 7:9, that every group, including the peoples of Islam, will be represented before the throne of God on that final day.
[Thanks to Ron Kernahan RonKernahan@XC.Org for this info.!]
, let me tell you what we mean!
Bill Taylor wrote with this question: "I'm speaking at a tentmakers
conference in a restricted access Asian nation early next month. Can anyone
out there give me information about designed training of tentmakers?" If
you've got a training idea or model for Bill and the WEF Missions
Commission, send it to
brigada-projects-training@xc.org for Bill and others
there to read. To subscribe to this brand new conference, send email to
hub@xc.org with only the words
in the text of the message body. Who should join?
Trainers, curriculum developers, missions profs, students with a sincere
desire to contribute to good training bases, experienced missionaries who
would like to put their two cents into the training equation, and more.
NOTE: Long term, we need a new moderator for this brand new conference.
Obviously, this moderator will need an XC.org address (since only those
individuals with XC.org addresses can moderate MAFxc conferences). To get
an XC.org address, a MAFxc membership, and lots of other benefits combined,
write to
helpdesk@xc.org for a form and instructions. Cost is $52/yearly.
You'll still need your local INTERNET service provider, but your mail will
be forwarded through MAFxc's hub and you'll be able to help contribute to
training and the growth of world missions around the globe! Note that of
you're interested in joining MAFxc, you should not write to Brigada or
simply reply to this note. We don't receive those applications nor the
bucks nor much of anything else... except mail!
Write to
helpdesk@xc.org .
But do join the conference and send in your training
advice and tips!
There are six 20-minute sessions (just right for Sunday Schools or Wed. night studies) on one humongously resourceful videotape. Dudley Woodberry, (who appears in the series) said this video "...should be in every Christian Church and College." The series originally sold for $79.95 -- honest. But tell them you heard about it on Brigada and... get this... you'll get the series for $39.95! ('Course, even if you fail to tell them, they'll sell it for $39.95 anyway, but would you believe that if you tell them you heard about it on Brigada then maybe they'll at least throw in a free videotape case???) To order write to
Middle East Media
P.O. Box 359
Lynnwood WA
98046
Or, if you're in the USA, phone John on his new 800 number at
1-800-981-6700 and let him pay for the call! If you're calling from
overseas or in the Seattle area, the phone number is (206)745-4206. And you
can even email him at
72774.1766@compuserve.com. Half price.
Cool.
Robert
C. Douglas
Mission 21
box 675
Lincoln, Il. 62656
or phone 217-732-3168, or fax 217 732-1821, or e-mail rcdougla@prairienet.org
[Hats off to Doug Larson!]
That's it! In just a few minutes, it'll come back to you like bees to
honey! You'll then be reading how
NRMs can be trained and effective, especially as it relates to their
planning and strategizing.
Thanks Jeff and Jeff!
Dear Doug,If there's someone to blame, I'm he. The buckI am writing this "letter to the editor" to Brigada c/o you. I hope you are the right person!
stops here.
First, may I congratulate and affirm your efforts as you mark year one! May Brigada grow and prosper as you seek to serve the Kingdom. May you be increasingly part of God's plans for the nations.As you seek to see Brigada grow, and encourage us to "tell a friend", I thought you might want to hear some of my perceptions, and those of the friends I tell about Brigada.
Basically, there is a perception that Brigada seems increasingly to be focused on the AD2000 and Beyond initiative. Many of us working around the world praise God for the PART that AD2000 is playing in God's work.
However, at least those of us who live in Europe observe that there are many other individuals, groups, networks and initiatives which God is using in addition to those who identify closely with AD2000. I believe it would strengthen both the impact and the appeal of Brigada if it were to actively work toward a more inclusive perspective. Some people whom I have told about Brigada have seen it and dismiss it with comments like, "oh, that's that AD2000 thing". I don't believe you would want to have that image!
I hope this slightly less than encouraging comment is taken as it is intended: with the hope that Brigada will grow, prosper and become an even more significant contributor to world evangelism. May your tribe increase! Sincerely, Brian Jose International Teams
Thanks Brian! Appreciate your input! We are not at all attached to the AD2000 & Beyond Movement, but in my private reply to you, I shared... "we've mainly been trying to just report what seems to be the 'state of the art' in 'what's happening' out there in the evangelical 'consultation' world... though I realize it doesn't at all reflect what's happening in the day-to-day operations there where front-lines 'on the ground' teams are working. But like it or not, much of the new momentum for missions is threaded through and through the AD2000 & Beyond Movement."
Upon receiving this note, you responded...
I know lots of things are happening through AD2000 and Beyond. I hope very few of us are in the "not like" category! Such would not further the Kingdom, I would assert. I freely admit to being an idealist in cooperation matters. I seek to cooperate and partner in principle, even if it is not always the most "pragmatic" way. I believe it is right. Period. So I like the fact that much is happening through AD2000 & Beyond. I just don't want AD2000 & Beyond to miss out on anything happening among the other macro-focused networking and cooperative initiatives. Again, I speak most specifically about Europe in this context, but with a vision that Europe's resources be increasingly applied to the worldwide goals of AD2000 & Beyond.
Great finish, Brian!!! Although I can't claim to know Luis Bush and the other AD2000 & Beyond leadership very intimately, I have at least had the opportunity to watch them in action on a few occasions and I can now promise you that they would all be keenly interested in your last comment!!! They would covet the chance to see more and more of Europe's resources applied toward finishing the task... both inside and outside of Europe. And I think they would also want to help fan the flames of any other global or regional effort to get the gospel to every person! So... thanks for helping us clarify that, though we are excited by the momentum we see in AD2000 & Beyond, let us not focus on that network as the end result, but rather, on that network's ability, along with all others, to hasten the completion of God's great global plan!
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thanks for working together! That's the dream of Brigada!19 of January, 1996
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