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Brigada Today
11 Apr 2008

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In this issue...

  1. OPEN LETTER TO BIBLE COLLEGES RE: ONLINE EVANGELISM
  2. NEW DVD FOR OUTREACH TO ATHLETES
  3. GET STRATEGY COORDINATOR TRAINING
  4. THE UNENGAGED PEOPLES OF NAMIBIA
  5. CHINA: UNREST RAISES FEARS OF EXECUTION OF CHRISTIAN
  6. FIND WHAT YOU NEED AND SHARE WHAT YOU'VE FOUND
  7. THE STATE OF THE GOSPEL DVD
  8. RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIANS LIVING INTERCULTURALLY
  9. THANKS FOR THOSE WHO HOLD BRIGADA'S ROPES
  10. BECOME A STRATEGIC PARTNER WITH BRIGADA
  11. THE BACKPAGE: WHO SAID VOLUNTEERISM IS DEAD?
  12. CLOSING STUFF
  1. OPEN LETTER TO BIBLE COLLEGES RE: ONLINE EVANGELISM -- Internet Evangelism Day would love to see more bible colleges teaching online evangelism as a module or full course. Their Open Letter encourages colleges to consider this:

    http://ied.gospelcom.net/bible-college.php  (Thanks Tony!)

  2. NEW DVD FOR OUTREACH TO ATHLETES -- Athletes in Action, the sports ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, has just released their newest evangelistic DVD, "Struggle and Triumph," which has been designed for use by individuals, churches, para-church ministries, and missionaries around the world for outreach. This 26 minute film features the stories and testimonies of 6 int'l Olympic athletes and comes in 36 languages on a single DVD. To view a trailer of the film as well as to read the stories of these athletes, browse to:

    http://www.struggleandtriumph.com/ 

    or call 1-888-244-9159 / 1-937-352-1000. As AIA's heart is to help resource the body with this film leading up to the Summer Olympics in Beijing (8/8/08), they would like to extend to a special ministry price of $2 per DVD for orders of 100 or more to those who are interested in using for outreach and distribution by contacting Shawn directly.
  3. GET STRATEGY COORDINATOR TRAINING -- It's not too late to register for a 4-week Strategy Coordinator Training in Singapore from 1-25 July, brought to you by Asia Pacific Mission (APM) together with Singapore Centre for Evangelism and Missions (SCEM). The cost is US$600 per single person or married couple. Accommodations can be arranged on request. This year, all SC trainees will be registered for the Go4th National Missions Conference. The course deals with People Group Research, Network, Outreach, Platform, and Church-Planting Movement (CPM) Development and writing a Master Plan to reach an Unreached People Group/Region/City. Included in this training is a workshop/seminar on Partnership Development. Furthermore, those who successfully complete this training are awarded 10 credits from Bethany International University (Singapore). For more info: Contact Frank strategycoordinator

    (at)gmail(dot)com with Subject: SCT '08. [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.] Better act fast though. The registration deadline is 31 May.
  4. THE UNENGAGED PEOPLES OF NAMIBIA -- There is a local association of Baptist churches in the United States that is sending a representative to pray and investigate the possibility of sending people and resources on a regular basis to spread the Gospel among one or two of the unengaged peoples of Namibia. Pray that the Lord will direct the specific peoples and places for this association to work among. Pray for the Nama/Damara, the Herero, the Coloured of Namibia and the Mbalantu. To adopt one of these people groups for prayer or for more information, visit

    http://www.forgottenpeoples.info  or email

    forgottenpeoples

    (at)telkomsa(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.]
  5. CHINA: UNREST RAISES FEARS OF EXECUTION OF CHRISTIAN -- The Compass Direct News is reporting that as China deals with the fallout of protests in Tibet and alleged protests in neighboring Xinjiang province, the family of a Uyghur Christian fears he may be sentenced to death this month after officials accused him of endangering national security. Friends said a verdict is expected any time. Track this issue with Compass Direct and don't forget to pray:

    http://www.compassdirect.org 

  6. FIND WHAT YOU NEED AND SHARE WHAT YOU'VE FOUND -- Need some ideas for your next sermon, Sunday School lesson or communion meditation? Download whatever you need at

    http://www.thechristianwarehouse.com 

    Have you already written some Christian material and wish that others could have access to it? Upload your sermons, lessons, and more. Membership is free to this brand new site. With your help they will soon have thousands of helpful articles, devotions, sermons, lessons and much more.
  7. THE STATE OF THE GOSPEL DVD -- Now you can get the DVD of Operation World author Jason Mandryk's striking presentation, "The State of the Gospel", given at the 2006 Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering in Malaysia. The DVD includes the 35-minute video of Jason's live presentation, the audio version, his PowerPoint presentation, and the related Momentum magazine article. Get the DVD for $2.95 plus shipping from Global Mapping International:

    http://www.gmi.org/gospel

    Contact GMI at

    info

    (at)gmi(dot)org for more information. [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.]

  8. RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIANS LIVING INTERCULTURALLY -- The Link Between: Connecting Christians Living Between Cultures is a networking blog which provides resources for Christians living interculturally through marriage, adoption, career, or missions. Find hundreds of cross- cultural resources and connections to other Christians living 'between cultures'. Jody, the author, is also looking to build connections with others in similar situations. Contact her to share your resources through her blog at

    http://thelinkbetween.wordpress.com 

  9. THANKS FOR THOSE WHO HOLD BRIGADA'S ROPES -- You're willingness to lower us into the goldmine of missions information is much appreciated! Thanks to the friend who gave $10 from North Carolina, and another who gave $25 from Texas. Thanks to others that have taken time to pass a Brigada on to a friend, teammate, or missionary. You have the potential to become our best marketing partners, simply by serving as "one beggar telling another where to find bread." Thank you!!!
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  11. THE BACKPAGE: WHO SAID VOLUNTEERISM IS DEAD? -- Not I, that's for sure. I read with interest the item on the US Peace Corps at Northwestern University's website:

    http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/washington/news.aspx?id=65843 

    Check it out... Stats say the first decade of the 21st century is on track for having the highest number of Peace Corps volunteers since the decade following JFK's original speech to the University of Michigan, launching the whole idea. Applications struggled in the '70s and '80s, but are now roaring in like a new tide of interest in all things cross- cultural.

    What have we, churches and mission agencies of our modern day, to say about the fact that Peace Corps applications can, in many cases, leave our own programs in the dust? No longer can we hide behind accusations that "today's generation cares little for others," or "the current crop of young people are concerned only with video games." If our numbers aren't rising in step with the Peace Corps, perhaps it's time we take an honest look at what we're saying... How we're recruiting. I remember hearing that, at one point, the Peace Corps was struggling for new prospects. They tried exotic recruiting techniques, ... "Come see the world," etc. No dice. In desperation, they began just telling it like it is. "This will be the hardest thing you've ever done." Call it "reality- shock recruiting." Phone networks jammed. Some 30,000 recruits per *month* began filling out applications.

    Maybe today's new generation isn't as "me-oriented" as some would have us believe. Maybe they've paid attention to images of "9/11", Hurricane Katrina, and the war in Iraq. Maybe they're ready to answer the call after all. Added to this, maybe their future employers are giving preference to potential hires that have cross-cultural experience.

    Could this next decade become the biggest decade for mission recruits since the 1960s? How will *your* church or mission help make that happen?

    Comments about this "BackPage" editorial? Just go to:

    http://brigada.org/brigade/?p=71 

    then click on "Comment" under the item. Mark it up. Talk it through. Give your two cents. Either way, let's make it happen.

    Doug
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