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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!
The Upstream Collective
Jun 4, 20202 min read
Helpful Resources for Becoming a Sending Church
There is a lot involved with becoming a sending church. Here are some resources to help you.
Larry McCrary
May 11, 20205 min read
Taking the Attitude of a Learner as You Prepare to Move Overseas
Those who plan to work overseas need to have a learner’s attitude and make changes in how they live in preparation for life abroad.
Ben Ward
Nov 11, 20195 min read
A Holy Ambition: Finding Your Pathway to Mission- Part Two
The process of seeking a holy ambition helps leaders guide men and women to figure out what God is calling them to do.
Ben Ward
Sep 9, 20194 min read
A Holy Ambition: Finding Your Pathway to Mission- Part One
A holy ambition provides both clarity and freedom as we submit our call to the narrative of Scripture.
debbie4034
May 13, 20193 min read
Sanctified For Mission, Sanctified Through Mission
BY Caleb Alford I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a...
Matthew Bennett
Mar 4, 20194 min read
Discerning a Call to Missions
Consider these questions when trying to discern if you're being called to missions.
debbie4034
Feb 18, 20194 min read
One-Way Culture Shock: A Byproduct of Pride-Wrought Missions
I could only understand two words spoken by the Burundi man in front of me: “Burundi” and “American”. He was Burundi, had bloodshot eyes,...
Dan Bush
Jan 21, 20194 min read
Perfect Fear Casts Out Love: A Better Motivation for Mission
Snap … snap … snap … A missions leader stands before me, snapping his finger loudly, rhythmically – awkwardly, even – all the while...
The Upstream Collective
Jan 14, 20192 min read
Helipad Training: An Alternative Way To Prepare To Be Sent
The Upstream Collective is committed to equip those desiring to live, work, and study overseas. That's where our Helipad training comes in.
Andy Jansen
Jun 25, 20185 min read
Developing Sent Ones: Their Stories Part Four
By Andy Jansen with Chris Nelson This is the last of our four-part series of interviews zooming in on the development stage of the...
Andy Jansen
Jun 18, 20184 min read
Developing Sent Ones: Their Stories, Part Three
Interview by Andy Jansen This series of interviews zooms in on the development stage of the Sending Church Pipeline. Developing Sent Ones...
Andy Jansen
Jun 11, 20188 min read
Developing Sent Ones: Their Stories Part Two
By Andy Jansen with Derick Sherfey This series of interviews zooms in on the development stage of the Sending Church Pipeline. Developing...
Andy Jansen
Jun 4, 20185 min read
Developing Sent Ones: Their Stories Part One
Written by Andy Jansen with Terry Irwin This is the beginning of a series of four interviews zooming in on the development stage of the...
Bradley Bell
May 28, 20185 min read
Cultivating Self-Awareness in Potential Sent Ones
Written by Bradley Bell, Director of Content Development Imagine if all the Avengers had no self-awareness. Yeah, go ahead and watch...
Larry McCrary
Apr 16, 20184 min read
How Churches and Organizations Develop Missionaries Together
Both the church and the missions organization have roles in developing missionaries, and they do well to work together.
Derick Sherfey
Mar 26, 20183 min read
A Paradigm for Developing Leaders
Written by Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter...
Bradley Bell
Feb 5, 20184 min read
Expectations vs. Expectancy: The Fine Line of Missionary Attrition
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ZACH BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY At least a thousand times, my two-year-old has woken up before dawn to...
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...
Bradley Bell
Jan 23, 20174 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...
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