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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
Jun 5, 20175 min read
Embracing Spiritual Conviction Through Prayer: The Church’s Steering Wheel
This article is by Zach Bradley, Director of Content Strategy. We often overestimate our ability to change what our hearts direct their...
Andy Jansen
May 30, 20175 min read
Cultivating Missions Awareness Through Preaching
We wanted to hear Lane Harrison’s thoughts about Cultivating Missions Awareness through preaching because this is often the primary...
debbie4034
May 22, 20175 min read
Loving Your Children Means Leading Them to Risk Everything
This article is by Zach Bradley, Director of Content Strategy. Seems like just yesterday I was hiking through places where no American...
debbie4034
May 15, 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...
Bradley Bell
May 1, 20175 min read
Embracing Spiritual Conviction, Part One
Sending Church Element 02: Embracing Spiritual Conviction The church is convinced of their need to personally engage this lostness...
debbie4034
Apr 17, 20174 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 10, 20174 min read
Recommended Reading: “The Mission of God” by Christopher J.H. Wright
Sending churches and sent ones must be learners. They not only study the Bible and theology, but also the language and culture of their...
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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 27, 20175 min read
Sending Church Stories: How a Culture of Missions Produces Fruit
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. The following story is based on an interview with...
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...
debbie4034
Feb 13, 20172 min read
5 Reasons to Be Excited About Our New Ebook
Big news! We are releasing a new ebook, Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry: The Challenges of Returning “Home” and How Churches Can Help....
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...
debbie4034
Jan 30, 20173 min read
Sending Church Stories: How to Integrate Sending Throughout Your Church’s Ministries
The following interview was conducted with Kyle Goen, Pastor of Ministries at Lifepoint Church in Smyrna, Tennessee. Based on Lifepoint’s...
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...
debbie4034
Jan 19, 20174 min read
It’s Not All About War: Balancing Our Kingdom Rhetoric
The following is a guest article by Jonathan Trotter. How we motivate people to care about cross-cultural missions matters. Should we try...
debbie4034
Jan 16, 20174 min read
New Team Members and a New Year: A Preview for 2017
At Upstream we have been gearing up for a productive new year and have been steadily building our team to get the job done. We are...
debbie4034
Jan 9, 20172 min read
Flash Sale: First 30 Daze
We are excited to announce that our latest book First 30 Daze: Practical Encouragement for Living Abroad Intentionally by Larry and Susan...
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...
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