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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!

Together on Mission with God: A Definition for Partnership

Joshua Bowman

Oct 6, 20224 min read

Together on Mission with God: A Definition for Partnership

Cross-cultural missional partnership is a kingdom-oriented relationship of culturally diverse groups of believers who share common values.

Together on Mission with God: A Biblical Basis for Partnership

Joshua Bowman

Oct 3, 20224 min read

Together on Mission with God: A Biblical Basis for Partnership

Partnership is necessary because the gospel is universally relevant and provides the plan of redemption for sinners separated from God.

Missionary Care Begins with the Local Church: A Look at 3 John 5-8

Ryan Martin

Aug 9, 20215 min read

Missionary Care Begins with the Local Church: A Look at 3 John 5-8

The local church, both its members and leaders, should be sending and supporting well for the promotion and advancement of the gospel.

A Holy Ambition: Finding Your Pathway to Mission- Part Two

Ben Ward

Nov 11, 20195 min read

A Holy Ambition: Finding Your Pathway to Mission- Part Two

The process of seeking a holy ambition helps leaders guide men and women to figure out what God is calling them to do.

Missionaries Are Not Superheroes: How the Hierarchy of Missions Hurts the Gospel, the Church, and th

Anna Price

Jun 3, 20194 min read

Missionaries Are Not Superheroes: How the Hierarchy of Missions Hurts the Gospel, the Church, and th

The hierarchy of Christian faith—the one that puts missionaries as the closest to God—harms churches, missionaries, and ourselves.

Matthew Bennett

Mar 4, 20194 min read

Discerning a Call to Missions

Consider these questions when trying to discern if you're being called to missions.