For several years now, Upstreamers have been talking about narratives as well as narrators that help to take copious amounts of information and to synthesize and interpret it for their tribe. This has significant implications for mission in specific and life in general as people seek to know what their narrator says about a topic [...]
How do you know where to focus your missional efforts? A couple weeks ago Upstream’s Caleb Crider argued a believer’s direction should be led by the Holy Spirit. Others think statistics can be as clear of a guide when it comes to deciding where to focus on Gospel-sharing. Check out these world population graphs, which [...]
The nations have come to us. In response, Chris Clayman and Meredith Lee wrote ethNYcity: The Nations, Tongues and Faiths of Metropolitan New York. This book provides readers with a thorough description of 82 pieces of New York City’s beautiful cultural mosaic. Each two-page spread outlines quick facts about a people group, and info on [...]
Join us on Wednesday, October 19th, for an About East Asia miniconference. The free event will be held in the LifeWay Tower from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, and will feature Ed Stetzer and workers from East Asia. These get-togethers are like short, informal missions conferences with lots of practical ideas for how to select a [...]
Each month, Upstream submits a report of our activity to those individuals, agencies, and churches to whom we are accountable. This long-form, text-based, private report includes schedules, statistics, financial activity, communications strategies, and information regarding personnel. In order to promote transparency and give our audience a better picture of what we do, we will release [...]
Rocketry has a point of no return–the spot where you have to continue the launch through the atmosphere rather than turning around and coming back to the starting point. I think we saw something like that happen last week. At the beginning of last week The Upstream Collective, in partnership with LifePoint Church in Smyrna, [...]
8:30AM Good morning! Excited about the discussion today… 8:45AM Jason Dukes talking starting the day by talking about being both Spirit-led AND strategic. Pray. Value and validate the people you equip. Celebrate when people get on mission. Get specific about how you’re equipping your people to plant the gospel. Investigate and relate. Rather than declare [...]
Follow along as we live blog the event, starting Monday evening at 6:00 CST. (refresh and scroll down for updates) 22 churches have been invited to participate in a roundtable discussion about the role of the local church in global mission. These practitioners have come together as peers to share ideas, best practices, and lessons [...]
If the Great Commission belongs to the church, then what? Today and tomorrow The Upstream Collective has the honor of discussing this question and more with the leaders of about 20 churches at the Sending Church Roundtable. Generally, we’re discussing nine topics, including what it means for a church to send out its own, how [...]
Check out this video about Greater Europe Mission in France from Sojourn Community Church and its custom Jet Set trip. Sojourn is working through the question, “To whom are we sent?” so it can be in partnership to take the Gospel to the nations.
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