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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!
Derick Sherfey
May 11, 20187 min read
A Practical Tool for Mapping
Edited by Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy If we’re going to be faithful sent ones, we must do the work to know the actual...
Bradley Bell
Mar 17, 20186 min read
Revised Creation to Christ
THIS ARTICLE IS BY BRADLEY Bell, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Development I want to tell you a story. Perhaps the most thrilling part of being on...
Derick Sherfey
Mar 9, 20184 min read
Five Essentials for Effective Mission
Written by Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy The most common issue we hear, as we work with churches of all shapes and sizes...
Bradley Bell
Jan 29, 20184 min read
The Missionary’s Greatest Duty is No Duty At All
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ZACH BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY Jesus knew his greatest duty and was set to complete it. Yet along the way...
debbie4034
Aug 10, 20175 min read
Cross-Cultural Church Planting: A Plea from a Missionary
This is a guest article by Alex Hawke. It has been really exciting to see a surge in church planting happening around the world. I...
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debbie4034
Mar 30, 20174 min read
How to Flourish through “The First 30 Daze” in a New Culture [Book Review]
This article is by Ricky Don Wilhelm. Many Christians have embarked on the adventure of life overseas but haven’t lasted long enough to...
Andy Jansen
Mar 13, 20174 min read
Imitate Me: Missionary Methods of Sinners and Saints, Part Three
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. In Part One of this series, the issue of counterfeit...
debbie4034
Mar 2, 20174 min read
Rethinking Our Perspective: When the Marginalized Move to the Center
The following is a guest article by Josh Baylor. I’ve always considered reaching the rest of the world through the highly-resourced...
Andy Jansen
Feb 20, 20175 min read
Imitate Me: Missionary Methods of Sinners and Saints, Part Two
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. I realized something strange was happening as I sat...
Andy Jansen
Feb 6, 20174 min read
Imitate Me: Missionary Methods of Sinners and Saints, Part One
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. I had the privilege of watching a couple missionaries...
Andy Jansen
Jan 2, 20175 min read
Approaching Cultural Exegesis: Bringing Along All The Right Baggage
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. We are carrying around cultural baggage. If you open...
debbie4034
Oct 31, 20162 min read
First 30 Daze: An Interview with Authors Larry and Susan McCrary
First 30 Daze: Practical Encouragement For Living Abroad Intentionally Buy on Amazon WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BOOK? Really it was...
debbie4034
Sep 14, 20155 min read
Adventures with Larry & Caleb: How Are You Exegeting Culture?
Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...
debbie4034
Mar 30, 20154 min read
Adventures with Larry & Caleb: How Did You Choose a Church?
Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...
debbie4034
Mar 2, 20155 min read
Adventures with Larry & Caleb: How Did You Choose Where to Live?
Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...
Larry McCrary
Feb 2, 20154 min read
Adventures with Larry & Caleb: What Does it Take to Love a New Place?
Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...
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