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UPSTREAM BLOG
The Upstream Blog is published two times a week and contains content from missions leaders, pastors, missiologists, and the Upstream team on a wide variety of topics pertaining to being a sending church. Leave us some comments or questions!
Pre-Field Care: The Oft-Forgotten Element of Missionary Care
Church leaders should recruit like coaches. Successful coaches know what type of players they want, and instead of waiting for them to...
Ryan Martin
Jun 5, 20237 min read
Blood on Both Ends of the Rope: Reflections on the Gains and Losses of Transition
I will go down, if you will hold the rope. This great quote of William Carey has continued echoing in my soul since I first heard it. The...
Bradley Bell
Feb 23, 20233 min read
Getting Sent Ones Established—As Committed Church Members
Some missionaries go up to a mountain village to evangelize secluded cattle ranchers. For a day or two, these self-invited Christian...
Jason Apon
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Writing an MOU
There’s a lot of things in life that are really important but are also kind of boring: mowing the lawn, doing the laundry, filling out...
Mike Easton
Jan 10, 20224 min read
Overview of Sending Church Element 10: Commissioning Sent Ones
Commissioning encourages the Sent-One, highlights God’s heart for the nations, provides prayer, and cultivates missions awareness.
Mike Easton
Mar 25, 20212 min read
How to Be Sent Well, Part Two
BY JASON HUNSUCKER From start to finish, both the missionary and the church must take responsibility in sending process. Jason Hunsucker,...
Jason Hunsucker
Oct 15, 20193 min read
How To Be Sent Well, Part One
By Jason Hunsucker From start to finish, both the missionary and the church must take responsibility in sending process. Jason Hunsucker,...
Jason Hunsucker
Aug 6, 20194 min read
On Relationships Between Sent Ones and Senders
A guest article by Ron Bush Prompted by Caleb Alford’s article, “Sending Does Not Mean Letting Go,” published on January 28, 2019. I’ve...
debbie4034
Mar 11, 20195 min read
Commissioning the Missions Team
A GUEST ARTICLE BY NEAL PIROLO There is a growing awareness within the Christian community that the Church is to play a major role in the...
Neal Pirolo
Feb 25, 20194 min read
Leaving Well
We are excited to be releasing a new resource that we use in our pre-field training intensives for marketplace workers and vocational...
debbie4034
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Cultivating a Healthy Posture Toward the Local Church Part 2
By Bradley Bell, Director of Content Development In Part One of this series we focused not so much on the local church’s biblical posture...
debbie4034
Jul 20, 20184 min read
Cultivating a Healthy Posture Toward the Local Church Part 1
By Bradley Bell, Director of Content Development When my best friend got married he made the mistake of asking me to officiate his...
Larry McCrary
Jul 13, 20184 min read
The Sent One Defined: A Healthy Posture Toward the Local Church, Part Two
This article is by Zach Bradley, Content Strategist for The Upstream Collective. In Part One of this series we focused not so much on the...
Bradley Bell
Jan 23, 20174 min read
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