5) Webinar Series: How Can I get My Church Involved in Disciple Making?
Don’t miss David Watson, author of Contagious Disciple making, in his interview with us live via webinar on the question of “How Can I get My Church Involved in Disciple Making?” this Wednesday, March 16th, at 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time (USA). The webinar grid will only accommodate 1000 seats so register now to insure your spot.
http://www.MoreDisciples.com/webinars
At the URL above, you can catch the two previously-archived webinars in this series on launching disciple making movements in your church, also without charge, featuring Harry Brown and Curtis Sergeant.
6) Catch a Local Church Case Study in Developing a 24/7 Prayer Room
Interested in 24/7 prayer? The Moravians called it “hourly intercession.” When leaders at the Brownstown Christian Church (Brownstown, Indiana) heard about this concept, they began to dream. On Wednesday, March 16th, you can interact with one of these leaders, Paul Rogers, and see pictures of the 24/7 prayer room they’ve launched to spur on the vision. Packaged with the question, “How Can I get My Church Involved in Disciple Making,” Brownstown sees 24/7 prayer as a parallel track to creating momentum for making disciples in their community. But their dream for a 24/7 prayer room is big. Very big. You’ll see pictures of all the various “stations” they’ve created, as well as hear from Paul about how they plan to implement the vision. And then, hear DMM Trainer, David Watson, of CityTeam, link the vision of 24/7 prayer to launching disciple making movements. It will be a great one-two punch. Register today at…
7) Best-Selling Book for Short-term team Members: “Prep Your Heart”
WorldChristian.com has compiled its best-selling books for the past 12 months and the #1 seller might surprise you. Author Cindy Judge wrote, “Before You Pack Your Bag, Prepare Your Heart” after helping prepare thousands of short-term workers at Willow Creek and, her experience shows. This 47-page paperback is a thoughtful, relevant 12-lesson Bible study that challenges short-termers to prepare their hearts before packing their bags: as servants, with cultural sensitivity, and as team players. Its spiral binding allows for easy note-taking and journaling wherever you are (at home and overseas). You’ll want to order one copy each for every member on your mission team, so that you all process the same studies together as a team. Learn more or purchase at…
http://www.worldchristian.com/productdetails.php?product_id=33209
8) Get Refused, Refueled & Refreshed at this Prayer Weekend April 1st
Here’s your chance to rediscover prayer and rekindle the fire. Dr. Jody Owens, professor at Johnson University, will lead participants through the Psalms of “orientation, disorientation and reorientation,” with the core goal of helping listeners learn to pray and seek healing that only God can give. And get this: the price is just $30 and that includes the beautiful venue (Emerald Hills on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky), speaker, worship times, materials and two meals. Learn more at…
(Disclaimer: Brigada is helping organize this event. But we hope you can tell by the price that we’re not trying to make any money off of it.)
9) Sign up Today for the 30-Day Challenge for More Disciples
Want your life to count for more? Wish you knew how to fulfill Jesus’ mandate to make more disciples? Yearning to help your church multiply members (or congregations)? Try the 30-Day Challenge at…
It’s free — and there’s no marketing or soliciting. It’s purely focused on helping you multiply your heart in others. You’ll receive an email each day for 30 days, plus loads of resources — which are growing literally daily. (They’re multiplying just like the disciples they want to create!) Check out the stack — and make more disciples today!
10) New John Eldredge Book on Prayer “Actually Works” !!! : )
That’s what the title says about prayer. “It actually works.” (Was there ever a doubt?) But this book does take a different approach with answers to prayer. “If you are interested in prayer at all, you want prayer that works. That is the kind of prayer at the center of this book. When we discover that prayer is not just asking God to do something – prayer is partnership with God – new possibilities open before us.” Sounds good. Learn more at…
11) ELIM does Retreats for Global Workers. Good ones. : )
ELIM does six day gatherings of Christian global workers for the purposes of debriefing, personal spiritual assessment/renewal, and pastoral care. They also do special gatherings for families who homeschool their kids. Learn more — and choose from multiply events to register — at…
http://www.elimretreats.org/index.php
(Thanks for reminding us of this, Jenny!)
12) Tracking Refugees from All Corners
Heidi wrote this past week wanting to draw attention to the fact that many of the refugees hitting the shores of Europe are from North Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan — NOT Syria. She had seen this in Debka File, an Israeli news group…
http://app.debka.com/p/article/25278/Turkey-and-Saudi-Arabia-hit-back-for-the-Obama-Putin-Syrian-pact-
If we or anyone else had ever implied that all or even most were from Syria, we apologize. This is a GLOBAL wave of migrants, spurred in part by multiple economic and political realities. And frankly, some are just trying to find a better life.
13) We’re Grateful…
Thanks to the Mission Network, who sent $100 this past week because they believe in Brigada enough to make a monthly pledge of $100, partly because they want to dare other agencies, churches, and individuals to do the same. God bless you!!! Learn more about Mission Network at…
We’re also thankful for the friend in Greensboro, NC, who sent $30 this past week. Thank you and God bless!
Want to help send Brigada on its way? You can. To give online, just click “Donate” in the upper right corner of any Brigada webpage. If you’d prefer to give through postal mail, just send a check payable to Team Expansion (Brigada), 13711 Willow Reed Drive, Louisville, KY 40299. Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so, for USA citizens, your gift to Christ through Team Expansion is tax-deductible.
14) The BackPage: Best Sources for Travel / Air tickets
In January, we asked which agencies were working best for Brigada travelers. We heard a good response and figured it was worth reprising the item one quarter later — to save you LOTS of quarters in change! According to our Brigada-Poll, the best agents & contacts were:
Favorite Individuals
Angela Campos-Johnson (Raptim, Irving, TX) (972) 819-5322|
800-750-1224 ext 5264
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Boris or Danka http://www.croatiatravel.com
boris@croatiatravel.com
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Elizabeth Gann (Agape World Travel) 909-337-7788
http://www.agapeworldtravel.agentstudio.com
lizzie@agapeworldtravel.com
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Howard Hicks (Missiontravel.org) 888-849-8850
quote@missiontravel.org
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Jeremy or Sharon (Golden Rule Travel, Ohio) Jeremy@goldrule.net or Sharon@goldrule.net (800) 950-3599; (330) 852-8805; http://www.goldenruletravel.com/
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Julie Bono (AFC Travel, Burnsville, MN) julie@afctravel.com
800-599-2925 ext 7605 http://www.afctravel.com
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Laura Maron (Ft Lauderdale, FL) LauradotMaron@MissionNation.com —
+1 954-947-2502 or fax +1 954-697-0203 http://www.MissionNation.com
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Laura Smith (All the World Travel, Chehalis WA) 360.266.8747
Laura@AllTheWorldTravel.com
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Maria (City Express Travel Services) 800-678-5340
MARIA@CITYEXPRESSTRAVEL.NET
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Peggy Bignell (MTS Travel, Colorado Springs, CO)
peggyb@mtstravel.com http://www.mtstravel.com
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Rosann, Andrew, or Rebecca (World Missions Travel, Dallas, TX) 866-850-1605 http://www.worldmissionstravel.com
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Suzanne (ExitUs travel) SuzanneO@ExitUStravel.com (866)-669-3948
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Ted Groat (Riverside Travel, MN) 800-337-6658
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Favorite Agencies
AirFareWatchdog http://www.AirfareWatchdog.com
Works best for very flexible travelers. Plus, includes fares from Southwest, Allegiant and other small airlines that may not appear on bigger search sites such as Kayak.
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Cheaptickets.com http://cheaptickets.com
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City Express Travel http://www.cityexpresstravel.net
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Expedia http://www.Expedia.com
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Fare Compare http://wwwfarecompare.com
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Fly For Good http://www.flyforgood.com
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Fly Asia http://www.FlyAsia.com
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International Volunteer Card http://www.volunteercard.com
If you work with any non-profit, could be for a day, or your life. This membership card is awesome!!!!
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Kayak http://www.Kayak.com
Scours hundreds of online sources for the cheapest fare available. The more flexible you are on time and destination, the better your chances of finding a great deal.
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Menno Travel (a Raptim company) http://www.mennotvl.com/
this summer and the service was great and we saved almost $2000.00 off the regular travel agent pricing. We received a 3 bag, 70 lbs each, allowance, when you’re a family of 6 that’s substantial!
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Missionary Airfare Search http://www.missionaryairfaresearch.com/
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Mobissimo http://www.mobissimo.com to get an idea of what fares are out there.
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Orbitz.com http://www.Orbitz.com
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Reservations Africa http://www.reservationsafrica.com and the fare was reasonable and good service. They have contracted fares with South African Airways.
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Siama Travel http://siama.nl/
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Springfield Travel http://www.springfieldtravel.com
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Tendaitravel http://www.tendaitravel.com/
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Travelocity http://www.travelocity.com
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Which Budget http://www.WhichBudget.com
Build an inexpensive, overseas flight plan by using local, budget airlines
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Yapta Travel (Seattle, WA) (206) 625-2301 http://www.Yapta.com
info@yapta.com
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YaYama http://www.yayama.com
uncovers many int’l airlines that dont typically appear on other web engines.
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