Two’s company and three is … Not a crowd. I have been thinking about a partnership idea I believe will work. What if you were able to link together a: National church planter Sending or sponsoring church and its pastor Cross-cultural missionary Think about it for a moment. The national church planter could use the [...]
Last week I wrote about how a church can learn a language for the purpose of collectively sharing the Gospel with people of another tongue. Why should a congregation do such a thing? Because of a little (OK, huge) thing called the Great Commission. Matthew 28:19. Bible scholars, pastors, grandmas and little kids in Sunday [...]
Language-learning stories are arguably the most hilarious tales told by expatriates who have attempted to practice their conversation lessons in new settings. Never before have body language and pantomiming become so crucial to daily living. You may have heard of someone trying to request a “chicken breast” in the native tongue while at the grocery [...]
“Fear? What a sissy topic.” I quickly brushed by the display advertising Fearless, Max Lucado’s new book. Sure, I’m learning to trust God in ever-changing ways as He leads me through this adventure of life that is so different than what I’d had in mind. But I couldn’t think of what I was afraid of [...]
Last year, the Upstream Collective did a breakout session at the churchplanters.com conference. Each year, church planters from across the country gather in Atlanta for a few days at Mountain Lake church. The churchplanters.com conference is the forum for new church planters to share best practices, personal stories, and vital resources. This years theme, Velocity, [...]
Sign up now! Space is limited! A couple times each year, the Upstream Collective leads a vision trip. We’ve been to Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Marseille, even Taipei. These trips are designed to help missional leaders experience international ministry in multiple contexts- church planting among nationals, humanitarian work among immigrants, and creative ministries across population segments. [...]
Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.
