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Brigada Today
07 Mar 2008
In this issue...
- BOWLED OVER BY THEIR SACRIFICIAL UNSELFISHNESS
- LOOKING FOR A GREAT VIDEO TO INSPIRE YOUR GROUP?
- FREE INTERACTIVE ARABIC LANGUAGE TOOL
- TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LITERACY EVANGELISM
- ENGLISH SPEAKERS PRACTICUM AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
- WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PERSPECTIVES?
- GOSPEL IN THE AIR: DOCTORAL THESIS ON ARABIC CHRISTIAN RADIO
- ACMI'08 CONF ON INT'L STUDENT MINISTRY, MAY 29-31, WASH D.C.
- SCHOOL OF FRONTIER MINISTRIES
- GROUP NEEDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- UNLOCK RESOURCES FOR YOUR GROUP OR CHURCH; UNDERGIRD BRIGADA
- THE BACKPAGE: NO WONDER THEY CALL THEM THE SMOKIES
- CLOSING STUFF
- BOWLED OVER BY THEIR SACRIFICIAL UNSELFISHNESS -- Please... this week... just stop by this website:
http://www.nmsi.org
New Mission Systems Int'l is one of the fastest-growing mission organizations on the planet. They also happen to constantly be ranked as one of the Best Christian Organizations with which to work. What's more, they're based in Fort Myers, FL, a great place to train. Finally, they just freely made a $1000 gift to Brigada. That alone merits a stop by their page. [grin] But seriously... 170 missionaries, 24 countries, and counting. Even if you're just curious about them -- why they're growing when other orgs have stagnated? To learn more, just stop by and see their fresh & creative, community-based approach at work. You'll be glad you did. (Thanks Phil! God bless you and your entire organization!)
- LOOKING FOR A GREAT VIDEO TO INSPIRE YOUR GROUP? -- 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
- FREE INTERACTIVE ARABIC LANGUAGE TOOL -- Are you learning Modern Standard Arabic? Would you like a free tool to help you practice vocabulary from the widely popular Alif Baa series? Go ahead and check out The Power Tool at this address below. It is fairly comprehensive and customizable to your needs, and best of all, it's free. *Warning* if you contact the maintainers of the web site, they are NOT believers, so please do not assume it is safe to mention missionary kinds of work.
http://www.pacificarabic.com/vocab_applet.html
- TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LITERACY EVANGELISM -- Literacy and Evangelism International is hosting a five-week International Literacy Training Institute from June 8 - July 12, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Topics include Basic Literacy, developing Bible-content literacy materials in local languages, Evangelism through literacy, Discipleship through literacy, teaching English as a Second Language, how to train tutors, and how to run church-based literacy programs. If you are interested in this training, please visit
http://literacyevangelism.org/resources/training
or e-mail ilti(at) literacyinternational(dot)net [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then reassemble the address back onto one line]
- ENGLISH SPEAKERS PRACTICUM AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS -- If you are a native English speaker with ESL training, or a non-native English speaker with a certificate in teaching English, an organization in Central Asia provides supervised instruction in the form of practicums so that you too can learn how to operate an English business. If you are interested in the business operations, practicing providing conversational practice in daily contact with local English speakers/ or teaching English in a classroom/outreach oriented environment, please contact pi(at) pobox(dot)com [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then reassemble the address onto one line.]
- WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PERSPECTIVES? -- Host a class in your region. Register for a class. Do you *teach* Perspectives? If so, find out how you can log on to see what other teachers say about the same lesson you're teaching. Maybe there will even be graphics there. Just log on at:
http://www.perspectives.org
- GOSPEL IN THE AIR: DOCTORAL THESIS ON ARABIC CHRISTIAN RADIO -- Arabic Christian radio has a history of over 50 years, but as far as we know, never before was any serious book written on this broad subject. Jos M. Strengholt has now written and published a 996-page doctoral thesis for Utrecht University in The Netherlands. The history of Arabic Christian radio is described from the perspective of question related to indigenization and contextualization. The book can be purchased at a discounted price through
http://www.stfrancismagazine.info
It will be of interest to anyone involved in mission, Arab World, and Christian radio and media in general. Cost: 60 Euro or 90 US$ including S&H.
- ACMI'08 CONF ON INT'L STUDENT MINISTRY, MAY 29-31, WASH D.C. -- They're billing it as the 27th annual equipping conference for US/Canadian staff and volunteers in ISM (international student ministry) and leaders of ISMs of other countries (ACMI'08 has no financial assistance). It includes I-CARE for International Students (International Consultation About Reentry/Returnees) and also an optional Academic Course on International Student Ministry. For details see
http://www(dot)acmi08(dot)org
or contact lechinn(at)aol(dot)com [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then reassemble the address back onto one line.]
- SCHOOL OF FRONTIER MINISTRIES -- The SOFM is an intensive Christian training course beginning with a 12-week lecture/teaching phase followed by field internship opportunities to apply what you have learned. The purpose of the SOFM is to give the candidates the most essential principles and tools needed to start long-term effective church planting movements among unreached people groups. As students grow in their understanding of missions and God's heart for the lost, the organizers desire that a commitment to reach those who have never heard the Good News will deepen. School starting dates: August, 2008 For more information please contact Jose at Sofmcmthai (at)gmail(dot)com [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then reassemble the addresses back onto one line.] Or check out the website at
http://www.ywamcmthai.org/sofm
- GROUP NEEDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR -- Here's a group seeking a U.S. based Executive Director to oversee their cutting edge nonprofit corporation contracting human resources for various development related ministries, primarily focused on Southern Asia. Cross-cultural and ministry experience are required. The opportunity requires support- raising for the amount equal to one' salary, a faith position, with some remuneration. They request that you send your résumé to nonprofexec(at) comcast(dot)net (As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the preceding email address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then reassemble the address back onto one line.]
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- THE BACKPAGE: NO WONDER THEY CALL THEM THE SMOKIES -- Confession: I originally booked this 4-day trip to the Great Smokey Mountains (near Knoxville, TN) to attend the Smokey Mountain Star Gaze. Planned on loading up my 8-inch "cat" scope to do a "Messier Marathon" here, staying up all night long to take in the beauty of the night sky. I'm convinced it would have been great. But God had something different in mind. He must have known that I'd stay up and star-gaze all night, then sleep during the day or something. Because since I arrived, none of us has seen any stars whatsoever. (OK... I thought I saw a couple through the clouds on the first night. But even *they* faded quickly.)
So what did I do here for 4 days? Well as I occasionally glanced out my camper window, only to see most of the other guys standing around just complaining about the weather, the Lord has given me 4 days for a unique spiritual retreat, filled with prayer, reading, brainstorming, and recasting the dreams for my life. I'll be honest -- I'm sold-out on the concept of the sovereignty of God. He *had* to laugh as I planned to come here, charting out the Messier catalogue of 109 deep space objects I thought I would observe each night. I truly believe he already knew that *none* of them would show up here. He knew I'd be stuck with reviewing, regrouping, revising, and revisiting my life, my family, my ministry, and the organization I'm tasked with leading. And he, in his infinite wisdom, was right! I needed it... and loved it.
"So thank you Jesus that I drove 6 hours, ascended 3000 feet, only to sit here in the mist, rain and clouds for 4 days. (No wonder they call them the Great Smokies!) Thank you for this time. And now, may you grant this kind of time to all 10,000 of my friends in the world of Brigada!"
Doug
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