Team Expansion – Brigada Today 2018/01/21

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today. Registration fee is just $35 (which even includes 4 meals; how is that possible?) Find out how YOU can finish the task in this needy land.

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https://www.oasisofpeace.net

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http://www.missionmediau.org/courses/foundations-of-media-strategy/

http://www.prayershop.org

Why odd? Because the store is actually closing during their move, from Jan. 25 until late afternoon, Jan. 31st. But during this physical (location) move, their online bookstore will remain open. And the new physical address at The Meadows Shopping Center is reportedly giving them three times the space for hundreds of dollars less rent per month. (What’s more, by ordering during this time, we all can help boost them through the expenses of their move! : ) ) Either way, until January 31st, you can still use the special code that they sent us (AchingBack) to get 25% off most books and resources. So — order up! And good luck to our friends, David, Kim, JoLyn and others at Harvest Prayer Ministries and PrayerShop!

http://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/january/bolivia-makes-evangelism-crime.html

Here at Brigada, we obviously aren’t in the political activist world. God can work through politics and/or in spite of them. But still… our heart goes out to the many believers and churches in Bolivia who are enduring what is perhaps the biggest test of faith in modern history. We have personally visited their land and seen the richness of their faith. Their pastors, missionaries, and members were and still are very bold and passionate. But for a government to turn around and go back… to make it illegal even to teach one’s own children about faith in Jesus Christ, after having experienced such a profound national level of faith previously… it just seems like something that only Satan could script, honestly. But we know God is still sovereign. We know that in the end, He still reigns. However, if you’re one of those missionaries, pastors, or faithful members in Bolivia, reading Brigada tonight, please know — you are not forgotten. The entire world is praying for you. We just … don’t know how to help other than pray.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pray-for-korea/id1325453399?mt=8

and Android…

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mdyearofprayer.PrayForKorea&hl=en

Our friends at Joshua Project apparently has had a part in creating this app. Well done! (Thanks for the tip, Allan!)

https://thriveministry.org/retreats/2018/mexico

The retreat will include many opportunities for self care, fellowship with women working cross-culturally, worship and praise, encouragement through the teaching of the Word (all in English) and connecting with new friends in discussion groups.

http://reverbnetwork.org/spftpotw

for FREE PDFs in several languages (English, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian). Order printed copies in English with up to 50% off on bulk orders. Declare & pray truth over peoples living in falsehood.

http://missions.thinkific.com/courses/mission-trip-academy-participant

https://www.amazon.com/Receiving-Them-Well-humanitarian-missionary-ebook/dp/B078BH85JN

The authors hope to help “by offering personal stories, useful questions, practical advice and foundational knowledge.”

[Now — it’s the elephant in the middle of the room… this title does sound similar to another book on reentry (published in 2015 and reviewed positively here in Brigada on multiple occasions)…

https://www.amazon.com/Returning-Well-Thriving-Serving-Cross-Culturally/dp/0986342602

We aren’t in the book titling business, but we know that sometimes, authors write books with similar titles and both books do well for decades to come. We’ve at least dropped a note to the authors of the new book (Receiving them Well) to make sure they were aware of Melissa’s book, which has been acclaimed as “an essential resource for anyone returning from cross-cultural service.” Perhaps this topic (reentry) is such a critical theme that it deserves BOTH books – so perhaps every church and agency should read BOTH resources to prepare to receive them, and perhaps every traveler should look at BOTH volumes because, in that epoch, there is no more critical theme for life than returning well. Either way, just to clarify, both books seek to offer help for both the cross-cultural traveler AND the parties receiving them in their homeland.]

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http://www.missionfrontiers.org/issue/archive/are-you-in

Last week (in our item, “14) The Last Bit: What in the World is 2414?”), we expressed concern about the bold goal of finishing the task of “reaching” every unreached people and place by 2025. As we learn more, we now understand that it’s important to understand what we mean by “reach.” By “reaching” every unreached people and place by 2025, the 24:14 coalition hopes “to start kingdom movement engagements in every unreached people and place by 2025.” So, for example, a team of workers from a near-neighbor people group could start engaging an unreached people or place in 2024. It might take this new team years to launch a movement. But 24:14’s goal is that the work among each group “and in each place” would be, at least, STARTED by 2025.

Now on the one hand, it sounds easier because we aren’t specifying the kind of fruit needed by 2025. But on the other hand, please don’t miss the miracle that this goal would require. Motivating the global church to prioritize this kind of mobilization would be nothing short of a massive, sea change for fellowships near and far, all across the planet. In fact, in many ways, there have been dozens (hundreds?) of campaigns designed to bring about this end in previous years. (Can someone remind us of the book that came out in the late 90’s… “697 plans to Evangelize the World” or something similar?) We asked some of 24:14’s leaders how they thought THIS plan would be different. One (Justin Long) clarified the above goal. Once again, he reminded us of that “reach” means “start kingdom movement engagements.” (Thanks Justin.) Another (Steve Smith) stood firm in his faith that God can do this, in part by relying on the existence of so many movements in process today (hundreds). This, these leaders maintain, is one of the main differentiators from past plans. In those hundreds of previous examples (like AD2000 & Beyond Movement from the 90’s), the presumption was that the West had to be the leader. In 24:14, leadership is coming from a global coalition. Yes, the West is involved, but so are leaders from fast-growing movements from all across the globe. The idea is — if we pray hard and ask God to bind us together all around the planet, wouldn’t it be something if this could really happen by 2025. (Thanks Steve — and Curtis)

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