Kyle and Amy Goen of LifePoint Church in Smyrna, Tenn., have been following God’s call to move their family to Brussels, Belgium, since the summer of 2007. They and four other families from their church hope to relocate to the Western European country some time this year. The Upstream Collective got to catch up with [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Dwell Paris on May 27th
We are pleased to announce that we will also be holding a Dwell Conference in Paris. Here are the details. Would love to see you there. All of the sessions will be translated. When: Thursday, May 27 9:30am – 4:00pm Where? Eglise Baptiste de Paris Centre, 72 rue de Sèvres, Metro Duroc / Vanel What [...]
A church’s call to Belgium
It was the summer of 2007 and Belgium kept coming across his radar. In the news, on TV, on the Internet–the small country in Western Europe seemed to be everywhere. Kyle Goen, associate pastor at LifePoint Church in Smyrna, Tenn., wasn’t sure what this meant. “I really didn’t know much about Belgium … waffles, chocolate, [...]
To serve and party
Some churches focus a good deal of energy on hosting programs on their property. Others prepare and deliver meals to families who are in need. While these and a number of ideas may be effective in reaching out to a local community, those at Mosaic Nashville see how “serving and partying a bunch,” according to [...]
The Dwell Conference in London
As a part of this year’s Jet Set trip to London and Paris we are partnering with Acts 29 Western Europe for a conference called DWELL. Even you if you do come on the trip feel free to tell others about our Dwell conference on May 22nd. If you live in the U.K. or in [...]
Present and relational
“I’m OK with God, but it’s Jesus who freaks me out.” Sarah serves coffee to church planter Gary Morgan at a local shop on a regular basis. One day–after many random conversations about life, hair dye colors, etc.–she opened up to Gary about a tough situation and gave the pastor of Mosaic Nashville a chance [...]
re-Thinking Mission coming to Houston
The Upstream Collective will be participating in the Sent Conference in Houston, TX on April 16 and 17 where we will be conducting a pre-conference lab helping people in the process of reThinking Mission. Topics will include: Examining how our cultural climate impacts mission; Defining what the mission is; Identifying those responsible for the mission; and [...]
About Europe in St. Petersburg, FL
On March 18, 2010, the Upstream Collective will be doing an about Europe in St. Petersburg, FL. This facilitated conversation will include the post-Christian European worldview, creative engagement strategies, and challenges with engaging the culture. A special emphasis will be placed on work in urban centers in Russia. The event will be at the North [...]
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