Month: June 2018

…the $100 gift from a long-time Brigada participant to speed Brigada on its way around the world to thousands of workers among unreached peoples. Thank you!!! Would you like to join them? If so, just click...

Does it strike anybody else that John Piper can cut to the chase and cut through the fat and do whatever other metaphors you’d like to use with the word “cut” in them? When I (Doug) grow up, I want to learn to...

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Compiled/Edited by Doug Lucas and Tina McCormick, Team Expansion Brigada online has more graphics and links at https://brigada.org In this issue… 1) Theological Education by Extension Courses in 67 Languages 2) Major conference...

There is no doubt — People around the world want to study Theological (or Bible) Education by Extension. This website has information on courses in 67 Languages. However, the ministry listed (SEAN) does not sell or provide...

Here’s a major conference on DMM called “Multiply: a Disciple-Making Movements Summit.” It will happen near Chicago, IL and it will feature Jerry Trousdale, Roy Moran and David Watson (via video). Don’t...

Every year, We love it when PrayerCast updates their “You Reign” video. Well the new version is out and it does not disappoint. You could use it in conjunction with the end of Ramadan (which ends on June 14)....

This article by Scott Brawner is actually about Nicaragua. But the categories and benchmarks he describes will also help us all as we think about security in general in region of the world in 2018. Catch it at…...

In a conversation with a pair of great friends from Southeast Asia, they referred to a very recent study on attrition. We asked them for more information and they took us through the development. The first article to which they...

The 31 Unreached People Groups (UPGs) featured last week (listed in item 4 last week) are part of a new category of UPG that is being referred to as Frontier UPGs. These are UPGs that are no more than .1% (not 1%, but .1%)...

Jon Graf wrote, “The most effective way to get the most people in your church praying is by holding a prayer initiative.” That’s a campaign in which everyone prays on a similar theme for 30 or 40 days. (See the...

Want to see, at long last, a final and resounding renewal of the nation of Somalia? Pray for God’s blessing on these industrious but grief-stricken people at… http://www.Pray4Somalis.com Prayer requests will be...

Are you starting a new initiative? … building a new outreach? … framing a new church or organization? You’ll need vision. But it is so fragile — like trying to grown a flower in the desert. Frankly, as...

Moms in Prayer is launching their brand new Girls in Prayer Program with activities and teaching that will be a blast for ages 5-17. You can do the activities individually with your daughter or with a group of students! The best...

Are you finding that church camp attendance has declined in your area? In an article by Ministry to Youth they advocate for finding youth wherever they may be to minister to them. Do you have ideas on how to minister to students...