about the upstream collective

Serving as full-time Christian workers in Spain and Germany has taught us a lot. One thing we at The Upstream Collective have seen first-hand is that God’s work in Europe isn’t limited to one vocation. Rather, God is calling people from all professions and all kinds of churches to get involved in what He’s up to in Europe, whether that means being globally active from a physical distance or daring to jump the pond.

Another thing we’ve been learning is that God will use that kind of involvement in Europe to better prepare North American believers to be more effective locally as they seek to live out the Great Commission. Our goal is to coach churches and individuals to take a more active role in incarnational missions in North America and Europe.

That’s why we started The Upstream Collective, a small non-profit with the goal of equipping churches through

• awareness campaigns about the spiritual need and opportunity in Europe,
• connecting Christian professionals in Europe to stateside churches who can adopt and commission them,
• training seminars for churches on how to develop strategies for missional engagement of people groups,
• leading small groups on informal vision trips to European cities, and
• openly sharing innovative new ideas and best practices across a loose network of churches and missionaries.

The Upstream Collective is a loose network of missional leaders that reaches across North America and Europe. We actively partner with several groups, churches, and organizations.