- FUTURE MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIPS -- Only one out of 100 potential future
missionaries eventually join mission agencies and serve on the mission
field. What if those who want to be missionaries met together in
fellowship groups until each member joins a mission agency? In January
and February of 2008 discussion groups will be meeting at 16 locations
across the USA both to learn about and critique this ministry concept
before introducing broadly in the USA (the concept has been tested and
developed in Korea since 2001). To learn more about this ministry
concept see the website:
http://www.seeoursite.org/pcf/
The list of cities hosting these discussion groups is posted on the
website. If you would like to participate in one of the discussion
groups please write to:
pcfquestions(at)gmail
(dot)com [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the
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then reassemble the address onto one line.]
- WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE: "EUROPE IS LOSING HOPE" -- Remember that
reference we made to the Dec. 7 issue of the Wall Street Journal Europe
Edition? You'll recall that, in it, the Journal reported on a loss of
hope in Europe... and a gain in fear. Some asked for details on the
source. Find it at:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119698157441516372.html
- FORUM TO FOCUS ON UNREACHED AZERBAIJANI -- The North American
Azerbaijani Network will host a forum to focus on mission to the gateway
Azerbaijani people of Azerbaijan and Iran on April 24-28 in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. This unreached people group of 40 million has only
10,000 believers (0.02%), but are a strategic people group for impacting
the Persian, Turkic, Arabic, and Russian worlds. There will be
opportunity to meet workers, leaders, agencies, resource people, and
partnership facilitators, both national and ex-pat, who are involved in
mission to these people, and to gain a better understanding of this
people group and how your organization might get involved. For more
information please email
azpartnership(at)galacticomm
(dot)org [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.]
- I KEEP HEARING MORE ABOUT BIBLES BEING PRINTED IN CHINA -- Are you
seeing all the press about groups such as Amity Printing, printing
Bibles in China? Even if the Bibles are meant for use out of China, it's
still a positive sign, some say, that China is allowing (and even
endorsing) so much printing of the sacred book. One can only hope that
some of the books land in the hands of Chinese! (Thanks Bob!)
- SUPPORT RAISING TRAINING -- The BodyBuilders "Personal Support
Raising Boot Camp" is a two-day intense training for first-time support
raisers and under-funded veterans. Their goal: Getting you to 100% in
100 days! Check out their website for more details at
http://www.thebodybuilders.net
or email them at info(at)thebodybuilders
(dot)net [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the
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then reassemble the address onto one line.] You'll find there the
complete schedule for upcoming events.
- EXPLORE THE LAND -- Are you pioneering a new ministry or seeking
deeper insights into the culture where you live or the group your church
has adopted? Move the ministry forward, mobilize informed prayer, and
give short-termers a great taste of frontier ministry by hosting and
coordinating a short-term research project. Caleb Project did research
teams like this for about 20 years. Some of the former staff now consult
on such projects and provide training. An Ethnography Training Course is
planned for February 4-9, 2008 in Littleton, Colorado. For more
information click on the 'learn' tab at
http://www.takeitglobal.org
or write to research(at)takeitglobal
(dot)org" [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the
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and reassemble the address onto one line.]
- MISSIONS STRATEGY RESOURCE ON CD -- Every church needs a missions
strategy. If you want to revise or develop a strategy or if you help
churches in missions, get the Strategy CD entitled Developing a Missions
Strategy that Fits Your Church. The CD contains a leader's guide, a
participant workbook, PowerPoint slides, and multiple supplemental
documents. For more information or to order go to
http://www.davidmays.org
and or email davidlmays(at)sbcglobal
(dot)net [As a means of preventing spam for our contributors, in the
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- GET INSIGHT, GET CREDIT (ATTN: HIGHSCHOOLERS) -- High school grads
can earn a year of college credit for taking INSIGHT, a global
studies/comparative worldview program of the U.S. Center for World
Mission. Students take classes at the Pasadena, CA, campus or at
regional locations across the U.S., earning 32 units of college general
education credit, then transfer to the college and major of their
choice. INSIGHT offers small class sizes, integrated coursework, tuition
competitive with public colleges, and a supportive missionary community
for the homeschooled student or re-entering TCK. Contact
insight(at)uscwm
(dot)org for more information or an application. [As a means of
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address(es), please replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . then reassemble
the address onto one line.]
- ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE: PARTNER WITH BRIGADA -- We're in the final
week... in fact, the final few days. Would you ask your church, group,
family, or your own bank account to chip in for Brigada, if not because
of your own use, then how 'bout on behalf of someone overseas who can't?
If so, thanks!!! Just click on the "Sponsor/Donate" page:
http://www.brigada.org/donate.html
Really, we only need 92 more people, groups, or churches. Would you be
one of those 92??? We have 4 more days left, counting today. If you
*can't* give, would you be willing to ask someone who might? We really
only need *one* person to give $1000. Would you be willing to be that
one person? As we say above, we've made progress, but still need the
following gifts to meet our ministry needs...
1 of 1 more gift of $1000
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- THE BACKPAGE: WHAT'S THE BIGGEST IMPACTOR ON MISSIONS IN 2007? --
Well, the end is near -- the end of the year, that is. And Merry
Christmas, by the way. Hope your holiday season is going smoothly. As we
turn the corner toward New Year's, there's a tendency in all of us to
look back... and look forward. Let's start with the "back" part. AS you
ponder 2007, what do you think has to be the biggest news story or event
when it comes to world missions? What current event, person, place or
thing had the biggest impact on missions this past year? Nominate your
favorite... just browse to
http://brigada.org/brigade/?p=56
Click on "Comment" and add your two cents in the box below. Thanks!
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