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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!
debbie4034
May 6, 20193 min read
Welcoming Broken Missionaries Back
By An Anonymous Worker originally published on A Life Overseas John Chau’s death in November raised a complicated and important...
Dan Bush
Mar 27, 20194 min read
A Broken Body: The Missionary’s Need For the Church
By Content & Operations Manager, Dan Bush I just had surgery on my nose. When my pain medication wears off, I remember how agonizing the...
debbie4034
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Gains & Losses in Missionary Care
Season 2 || Episode 3 Gains & Losses in Missionary Care Upstream exists to help churches send locally & globally. We’re constantly asking...
Susan McCrary
Jul 2, 20189 min read
Grace in the Transition: Wisdom for Returning Home Part 2
WRITTEN BY SUSAN MCCRARY Drawing from her years of experience, Susan McCrary speaks to the hearts of returning sent ones- identifying...
Susan McCrary
Jun 16, 20187 min read
Grace in the Transition: Wisdom for Returning Home
Written by Susan McCrary Drawing from her years of experience, Susan McCrary speaks to the hearts of returning sent ones- identifying...
debbie4034
Jun 8, 20184 min read
Growing in Missionary Care: Shepherding the Sent One’s Soul
While living overseas I had the opportunity to develop a couple of young men to become pastors. One day I decided to take a break from...
Bradley Bell
Feb 12, 20184 min read
How to Pastor a Missionary
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ZACH BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY While living overseas I had the opportunity to disciple a couple of young...
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...
Andy Jansen
Nov 21, 20165 min read
Returning Sent Ones: The Poison of a Self-Critical Heart
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. Hi. My name is Andy. I recently returned from Asia,...
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