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!
My Sabbatical Experience
The Mission Pastor and the Need for the Gospel
Three Keys To Witness as Worship: Evangelism in a Marketing-Weary World
Blood on Both Ends of the Rope: Reflections on the Gains and Losses of Transition
Overcoming the Distance: Crossing Barriers to the Gospel
Three Reasons to Make Disciples in Local Languages
Caring for Sent Ones in the First Year
Response to an International Crisis as a Church
Language Learning beyond Babel: The Biblical Redemption of Local Languages
Getting Sent Ones Established—As Committed Church Members
How to Prepare for a Virtual Short-Term Trip
Incomplete Responses to Short-Term Missions in Developing Nations
Setting Expectations for Short-Term Mission Trips
The Benefits of Going to the Same Place Year after Year
Expect the Unexpected
Five Reasons to Revisit Your Partners
Short-Term Fueling Long-Term Missions
Evaluating Hosts of Short-Term Trips
Why I Wouldn’t Go on a Short-Term Mission Trip
Entry Level Short-Term Trip Opportunities & Resources