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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!

Involving the Entire Church in Global Missions

Mike Easton

May 2, 20223 min read

Involving the Entire Church in Global Missions

A sending church involves the entire church by clearly and consistently teaching its missions convictions, vision, and strategy. This is...

Mike Easton

Mar 28, 20225 min read

When Missions Dreams Get Crushed

If you’re a missions leader, then you’ve been stirred by the vision of Revelation 7:9: to see every tribe, tongue, and nation worshiping...

Reminders of Great Leadership Principles

Kyle Brosseau

Mar 21, 20224 min read

Reminders of Great Leadership Principles

Gleaning insights from popular leadership books and then applying them in the worlds of church and missions is no novel idea. Books on...

Organizing Your Missions Leadership Team

Larry McCrary

Mar 1, 20224 min read

Organizing Your Missions Leadership Team

Many churches have a mission team or committee that is too narrowly focused in its responsibilities and primarily tasked with overseeing...

Afghan Refugees: The Sojourners Among Us

Shirley Ralston

Nov 29, 20216 min read

Afghan Refugees: The Sojourners Among Us

HOU Arrival They stood together, surrounded by ten canvas bags, each marked with a name, probably Dari or Pashto. The bags contained...

"God Can Use Me Right Where I Am." Encouragement or Excuse?

Meredith Cook

Nov 4, 20214 min read

"God Can Use Me Right Where I Am." Encouragement or Excuse?

The phrase “God can use me right where I am” is a reminder to steward our time well and make disciples of all nations wherever we are.

Mike Easton

Oct 28, 20219 min read

Short-term Trips and the COVID Vaccine

In considering short-term trips for 2022, there are facts about world travel and the COVID-19 vaccine that need to be considered.

Continuing Care Trips in a Pandemic World

Shirley Ralston

Oct 28, 20215 min read

Continuing Care Trips in a Pandemic World

“In the midst of constant change, our commitment to care must remain unchanged.” Constant Change, The New Normal As a member of my local...

Building Family Missions Trips: from the Field Side

Larry McCrary

Oct 25, 20217 min read

Building Family Missions Trips: from the Field Side

As a church planter in the States during the 90s, and globally since 2001, we have used short-term teams as an important part of our...

Building Family Short-Term Trips from the Church's Viewpoint

Josh Navey

Oct 21, 20216 min read

Building Family Short-Term Trips from the Church's Viewpoint

If your church takes family ministry seriously (and I’m sure you do if you’re reading this article!), then you’ve likely had...

Larry McCrary

Oct 18, 20213 min read

New Book From Upstream: Listen

Check out the new book from Upstream entitled, "Listen: How to Make the Most of Your Short-term Mission Trip" by the Upstream Collective.

Mike Easton

Oct 11, 20216 min read

Redeeming Short-Term Trips (Part 2)

The short-term trip is still a opportunity to create global awareness among your people and make an impact on the field.

Mike Easton

Oct 7, 20215 min read

Redeeming Short-Term Trips (Part 1)

Short-term trips have gotten a bit of a bad rap in recent years. Can we redeem a method of ministry to make it do more good than harm?

The Sending Pipeline Part 6: From Committed Goers to Sent

Mike Easton

Sep 30, 20213 min read

The Sending Pipeline Part 6: From Committed Goers to Sent

Here are some questions to ask to develop programs in this transition phase from Committed Goers to Sent, as members actually hit the field.

The Sending Pipeline Part 5: From US Senders or Potential Goers to Committed Goers

Mike Easton

Sep 27, 20217 min read

The Sending Pipeline Part 5: From US Senders or Potential Goers to Committed Goers

Committed Goers are those that have been assessed by your church and the sending agency and are cleared to be sent overseas.

The Sending Pipeline Part 4: From Global Christians to Potential Goers

Mike Easton

Sep 23, 20214 min read

The Sending Pipeline Part 4: From Global Christians to Potential Goers

Here are some questions to ask as you develop programs in this transition phase from Global Christians to US Senders or Potential Goers.

The Sending Pipeline Part 3: From Globally Aware to Global Christians

Mike Easton

Sep 20, 20214 min read

The Sending Pipeline Part 3: From Globally Aware to Global Christians

Global Christians understand that they have to orient their life around God’s mission of bringing the Gospel to those who have not heard it.

The Sending Pipeline Part 2: Moving Church Members from "New to Missions" to "Globally Aware"

Mike Easton

Sep 16, 20214 min read

The Sending Pipeline Part 2: Moving Church Members from "New to Missions" to "Globally Aware"

These are three questions we need to answer when helping church members move from being new to missions to globally aware.

The Sending Pipeline Part 1: Overview of the Sending Pipeline

Mike Easton

Sep 13, 20215 min read

The Sending Pipeline Part 1: Overview of the Sending Pipeline

The goal of a sending pipeline is to mobilize church members towards the missions vision and strategy that you have set before them.

Ways to Help Sent-Ones Raise Support within Your Church's Giving Structure

Mike Easton

Jul 16, 20214 min read

Ways to Help Sent-Ones Raise Support within Your Church's Giving Structure

How can a church support sent ones in fund raising in ways that are compatible with its giving structure?