Announcing The Upstream Collective’s next JetSet tour location and dates…
One city was spared from the physical destruction of World War II, while the other has been rebuilt to its current state of architectural beauty. Both national capitals, in turn, foster postmodern perspectives and diversity in culture and religion, and are much further down the road in the post-Christian context than many U.S. locales.
If you’re interested in Eastern European cultures and post-Soviet reactions to the Gospel, be sure to mark your calendars–April 12-20, 2011, The Upstream Collective is traveling to Prague, Czech Republic, and Budapest, Hungary.
This trip will feature Michael Frost, author of Jesus the Fool and Exiles, and coauthor with Alan Hirsch of The Shaping of Things to Come and reJesus, among many other titles.
Benefits to participants range from basic exposure to the spiritual needs of the foreign cultures to opportunities to begin partnerships with believers living among the nations.
“One of the outcomes that I love to see is when these churches become strategically involved in the cities where we visit,” said The Upstream Collective co-founder Larry McCrary. “This happens on every trip.”
JetSet participants can expect to meet with a number of national and international church planters, and engage the surrounding European cultures. Brad Hamilton and almost an M will facilitate.
“We’ve met so many missionaries, pastors and people on the ground doing the hard labor of sharing the Gospel,” said past JetSet participant and pastor Nick Nye. “I think it’s a brilliant thing for pastors to partner with The Upstream Collective because not only has this trip been invaluable, but the amazing connections that we’ve had throughout this trip has really brought to light the great need that is going on in Western Europe. Partnering with The Upstream Collective is extremely beneficial.”
The purpose of this event is to help its participants lead their churches to think and act like missionaries at home and abroad. This is accomplished through the teaching of key missions concepts and exploring strategies for engagement on the field.
“A JetSet vision trip is more than just a tour,” said Caleb Crider, a member of The Upstream Collective. “The idea is, we get in community together and we have a conversation that is at a level that says, look, we don’t have to be convinced about the importance of mission, we just need to go.”
“I want to encourage you as you think through your strategy for church planting that you do not neglect church planting to the nations,” said Acts 29 member Bryan Howard while in Paris on a recent JetSet tour. “We’re here with The Upstream Collective exploring what partnerships look like between local churches and European church-planting opportunities. I want to encourage you to really consider this as part of your overall church-planting strategy.”
Space is limited–really–so reserve your spot by visiting the JetSet sign up page today!
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