Austin area mission resources and opportunities:

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AAMLN (Austin Area Mission Leaders Network)

focus:

* best practices with missions from a local church perspective
*  networking opportunities with other Austin area mission leaders

visit our Facebook page! www.facebook.com/AAMLN

next meeting:

TOPIC: "implications of the Arab spring"
SPEAKER: Georges Houssney (founder / director of Horizons International)
WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 11:45-1:15
WHERE: Covenant Presbyterian Church (3003 Northland Drive, SE corner of MoPac and 2222), room FEB 107
LUNCH: please bring your own brown bag lunch

 

Georges Houssney is also providing the following training while in Austin:
TOPIC: "Engaging Islam" weekend
WHEN: March 23-24
WHERE: Hill Country Bible Church UT
COST: $25
REGISTER:
registration link

T
OPIC: "contextualization and Bible translation in the Muslim world" (includes Elijah Abraham)
WHEN: March 24, 4pm - 6pm (NOTICE TIME HAS CHANGED)
WHERE: Hill Country Bible Church UT
COST: free
REGISTER: registration link

l
eadership team:
Annemarie Diaz, Blake McDaniel, Mark Stephan, Barbara Yandell

facilitator: Blake McDaniel (blakemcdaniel @ austin.rr.com)

 


 

ABBA (Austin Bridge Builders Alliance)


web site:
www.abbaconnect.net

executive director: Alan Nagel (alan @ abbaconnect.net)

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EWI (Encountering the World of Islam)


web site:
encounteringislam.org

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International Student Outreach


Bridges International (Campus Crusade for Christ):
Trae Vacek (trae.vacek @ uscm.org)

Evangelical Free Church of America: Cliff Holubec (cholubec @ fefc.org)

International Students Incorporated: Denny Rigstad (drigstad @ isiwebnet.net)

The Navigators: Daniel Evans (danielevans4 @ sbcglobal.net) / Dave Sneller (dsneller @ austin.rr.com)



 

Mission Possible


"to glorify God by connecting the body of Christ with Austin's urban communities to foster Christ-life transformation through life-on-life relationships"

focus:
* children and family outreach (with at risk youth in Austin's government housing projects)
* street ministry (with Austin's homeless community)
* community outreach (with East Austin's elderly)

web site: www.mpaustin.org

executive director: Tim Pinson (twpinson @ pinsonfamily.net)

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Mission Resources

Biblical Missiology: www.biblicalmissiology.org

Brigada:
www.brigada.org

Catalyst Services: www.catalystservices.org

Finishers Project: www.finishers.org

Mission Frontiers:
www.missionfrontiers.org

Missions Catalyst:
missionscatalyst.net

Pioneers / Caleb Resources: www.cartpioneers.org

U.S. Center for World Mission: www.uscwm.org

William Carey Library: missionbooks.org

 


 

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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement -- spring 2012


start date: January 16-17, 2012


Monday location: University Avenue Church of Christ (1903 University Avenue)
Tuesday location: Austin Stone Community Church (500 East St. Johns)

Austin web site: www.perspectivesaustin.org
Austin director: Richard Hampton (rhampton2 @ sbcglobal.net)

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Texas director: Chad Mason (chad.mason @ perspectives.org)


national web site: www.perspectives.org


 

plantR (Austin church planting network)

web site: www.plantr.org

facilitator
:
Jonathan Dodson (jdodson @ austincitylife.org)

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prayer for the nations


Global Prayer Digest:
www.globalprayerdigest.org

Unre
ached People of the Day:
www.unreachedoftheday.org

WayMakers:
www.waymakers.org


 

refugee outreach


Austin refugee roundtable:
www.aaimaustin.org/roundtable.html

blessing the nations among us:·mac-global.net/blessing-nations-among-us



short term missions



opportunities: www.shorttermmissions.com

 


special events

Verge missional communities conference:

PRE-CONFERENCE (for the city): February 28
CONFERENCE: February 29 - March 1
POST-CONFERENCE (for the nations): March 2

WEB SITE: verge2012.org