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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!
Resource of the Week: 40 Questions About Islam by Matthew Bennett
40 Questions About Islam will help you learn about Islamic theology, understand your Muslim neighbors, and help you share the gospel.
Matthew Bennett
Apr 2, 20201 min read
How the Doctrine of the Trinity Shapes Our Understanding of God’s Mission
Our understanding of the Trinity—God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—gives proper shape to our view of his mission.
Christy Thornton
Jan 13, 20205 min read
Finish the Task: When Mottos Hijack the Mission
This is a Reposting of an article by Matthew Bennett originally published on the imb.org Words matter. They don’t merely describe our...
Matthew Bennett
Mar 18, 20194 min read
Gospel-Centered Missions
This is a guest article by Greg Kinnard. Over the last several years the “gospel-centered” movement has taken the church by storm. Dozens...
debbie4034
Oct 9, 20175 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: Ken Winter on "Does a Pastor Have a Biblical Responsibility in Global Mission?"
Ask-a-Missiologist is a series in which we do just that ask a missiologist a current pressing missiological question. This week’s...
debbie4034
Aug 21, 20174 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: Sean Benesh on "How Can Church Planters Think and Act Like Missionaries?"
Ask-a-Missiologist is a series in which we do just that ask a missiologist a current pressing missiological question. This week’s...
debbie4034
Aug 14, 20174 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: J. D. Payne on “Is the Sending Church Conversation Only a Global Conversation?”
Ask-a-Missiologist is a series in which we do just that: ask a missiologist a current pressing missiological question. This week’s...
debbie4034
Jul 24, 20174 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: Gregg Allison on “Does the Holy Spirit or the Church Send Missionaries?"
This is the second part of our interview with Gregg Allison. Gregg Allison is a professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist...
debbie4034
Jul 10, 20175 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: Gregg Allison on “Does the Holy Spirit or the Church Send Missionaries?"
We recently sat down for an interview with Gregg Allison. Gregg Allison is a professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist...
debbie4034
Jul 3, 20175 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: Rodney Calfee on “Why Do We Need More and Better Missions Writers?”
This article is by Rodney Calfee, the Content leader for the IMB and writer, trainer, and consultant for The Upstream Collective. It’s...
debbie4034
May 15, 20175 min read
Ask-a-Missiologist: Caleb Crider on "What Is a Missiologist and Why Do They Matter?"
This article is by Caleb Crider, co-founder of The Upstream Collective and instructional design leader for the IMB. What, exactly, is a...
debbie4034
Apr 17, 20174 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...
Andy Jansen
Jan 2, 20175 min read
Free Resource: The Sending Church Defined Bibliography
We recently got wind of an exciting utilization of our book, The Sending Church Defined. A state denominational organization recently...
debbie4034
Nov 8, 20161 min read
Adventures with Larry & Caleb: Is ‘Person of Peace’ Really a Thing?
Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...
debbie4034
Aug 17, 20154 min read
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