Brigada Today
30 Aug 2002
In this issue...
- "DAUGHTER" EMAIL LIST FOR MISSION MOBILIZERS
- ADVANCED STUDY IN MEDIA FOR MISSION AND EVANGELISM
- SOUND SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR EVANGELISTS/MISSIONARIES
- NEW BOOK ABOUT PERSECUTION IN CHINA
- HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR BROWSER'S BOOKMARKS?
- MISSION TO NEW RELIGIONS
- ASIAN SPORTS MINISTRY CONFERENCE
- AUTHENTIC MUSIC FOR AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS
- TRANSLATION TOOLS
- CLOSING STUFF
- "DAUGHTER" EMAIL LIST FOR MISSION MOBILIZERS -- Did you know that Brigada Today has a sub-list dedicated to helping mission mobilizers? It's true. The Brigada Mission Mobilizers E-zine posts a column each week with in-depth information about mobilization, including Q&A forums, reviews of mission resources, and articles on mission mobilization. There is also an optional weekly Newsbrief with world news from the perspective of missionaries. The Mission Mobilizers E- Zine is designed to compliment Brigada Today and does not duplicate content already sent out over Brigada Today. Subscribership to the Mission Mobilizers E-Zine has grown over the last seven years to over 2,200. If you are interested in subscribing, please fill out the application form at http://www.calebproject.org/bomm/application.html .
- ADVANCED STUDY IN MEDIA FOR MISSION AND EVANGELISM -- The International Institute for Communication Excellence in Oxford, England is accepting applications for the MA in Communication Practice to commence in April 2003. The program is designed for Christians working professionally in the media as journalists, communication officers in churches, NGO's or mission agencies and practitioners in the Christian media. Organizers say the course provides an unrivalled opportunity to develop skills as a media practitioner, engage with the latest scholarship in communication studies and reflect theologically on media practice. The course can be taken full or part time and there are plans to offer it overseas. It is validated by the University of Wales. For a brochure simply write Dave <dadams@ocms.ac.uk> or check the Institute website at http://www.iice.org .
- SOUND SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR EVANGELISTS/MISSIONARIES -– Sound Communications Inc. (SCI) of Louisiana builds portable sound systems for those "on the go." The Communicator is the latest model that brings a unique "All Weather" capability to a very versatile, durable, self- contained, over the shoulder type system that offers mobility as well as quality sound. Also check out the Power T12V which is reportedly the number one system in schools and recreation departments in the state of Louisiana. Check details, pricing and endorsements at: http://www.scipower.net or via email <scipower@bayou.com>. You can call toll-free from the USA or via Net2Phone 1-866-846-4036. Their office phone in the USA is 1-318-396-7221.
- NEW BOOK ABOUT PERSECUTION IN CHINA -- By Hope Flinchbaugh, this is a novel about a young woman's faith in the face of persecution. It is reportedly a powerful tool that can be used to mobilize prayer and workers on behalf of the church in China. For more information and an excerpt visit http://www.bethanyhouse.com . Bethany House ships internationally as well. To order, write <cs@bethanyhouse.com> or call 1-800-328-6109 toll-free or via net2phone or Fax 866-220-8376 / 952- 829-2503.
- HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR BROWSER'S BOOKMARKS? -- Try Powermarks (free to try, $25 to keep). A bookmark manager, it stores them as a list, which sounds bad at first... but in practice, the search engine helps you find bookmarks (needle in a haystack style) *quickly*. It lets you assign key words to each bookmark -- and also assigns some of its own based on the webpage itself. Check it out at http://www.kaylon.com . So far, I'll have to admit -- I love it! (Nothing in it for me, by the way. Just one beggar telling another where to find bread.)
- MISSION TO NEW RELIGIONS -- A new international online publication, Sacred Tribes Journal, represents a fresh approach by Christian scholars and thinkers reaching out to groups society and the media label "cults." Sacred Tribes will explore outreach to a variety of new religious movements and will feature a blending of the insights found from the best of academic scholarship and missiology, a blend often found in current missiological research, but often missing from traditional "counter-cult" perspectives. Sacred Tribes may be accessed with no subscription costs at http://www.sacredtribes.com or by emailing <morehead@quiknet.com>.
- ASIAN SPORTS MINISTRY CONFERENCE -- Asia Committee for the International Sports Coalition is hosting "The Asian Church and Sports in Kingdom Building" conference in Hong Kong from November 3-9, 2002. Look for plenary sessions, workshops and demonstrations on all facets of sports and recreation as an outreach and discipleship. Readers from Asia can contact Johnny <johnnyyiu@hknet.com> . Others can contact Church Sports International <ROswald@churchsports.org> . Web site information available at http://www.ymca.org.hk/asc2002.htm .
- AUTHENTIC MUSIC FOR AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS -- Learn how to develop indigenous Christian songs at CIT in N. Carolina (Nov. 11-15). The focus is on empowering a community to make culturally-appropriate Christian music, and to use it effectively in evangelism, worship, and church planting. You do not need to be a musician to benefit from this course, taught by Dr. Neil Coulter, ethnomusicologist with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Some attention will be given to music of each student's geographical interest. See <http://www.citi.org> or write <PaulNeeley@juno.com> for information.
- TRANSLATION TOOLS -- The free memory tool "Wordfast" from http://www.champollion.net integrates into Microsoft Word and helps in translating repeating blocks of text. RWS Tools from http://www.translate.com also combines with Wordfast and Word to give html help. (Thanks to Tony, who first saw this in World Christian News newsletter, http://www.dci.org.uk/main/findout.htm )
CLOSING STUFF
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