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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!

Four Types of Sending Churches: Team Sending Church

Mike Easton

Apr 26, 20215 min read

Four Types of Sending Churches: Team Sending Church

The Team Sending Church sends a group of people to one or more areas as a church-based team to accomplish a specific missionary task.

Introduction to the Four Types of Sending Churches

Mike Easton

Apr 22, 20215 min read

Introduction to the Four Types of Sending Churches

In this series of articles, I want to help your church, become the type of sending church God wants you to be.

Overview of Sending Church Element 17: Influencing Other Churches

Mike Easton

Apr 19, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 17: Influencing Other Churches

As God works through your church, how might He be wanting your church to help other churches become sending churches?

Overview of Sending Church Element 15: Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry

Mike Easton

Apr 12, 20212 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 15: Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry

Consider how you can serve and love the Sent-Ones from your church as they make this difficult re-entry for a short time or permanently.

Overview of Sending Church Element 14: Inviting Sent Ones' Influence

Mike Easton

Apr 8, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 14: Inviting Sent Ones' Influence

By Inviting Sent-Ones’ Influence the church is able to see its blind spots and adjust its practices to align more to the heart of Scripture.

Overview of Sending Church Element 13: Maintaining Strategic Focus

Mike Easton

Apr 5, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 13: Maintaining Strategic Focus

The Sending Church can provide unique insight and encouragement to help the Sent-One live out the vision and strategy that is before them.

Overview of Sending Church Element 11: Getting Sent Ones Established

Mike Easton

Mar 29, 20212 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 11: Getting Sent Ones Established

Beyond flourishing personally, it is also important to help Sent-Ones live out the right rhythms for ministry from the start.

Overview of Sending Church Element 8: Assessing Sent Ones

Mike Easton

Mar 18, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 8: Assessing Sent Ones

The stakes are too high in global missions for the church to not take seriously their role in assessing potential Sent-Ones.

Overview of Sending Church Element 6: Evaluating Sending Models & Partners

Mike Easton

Mar 11, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 6: Evaluating Sending Models & Partners

A sending model in its simplest form is the mode in which the Sent-One will enter the country.

Overview of Sending Church Element 5: Involving the Entire Church

Mike Easton

Mar 8, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 5: Involving the Entire Church

Finding ways to help your entire church be involved in global missions will will make a real impact on the field for the sake of the gospel.

Overview of Sending Church Element 4: Building a Strategy

Mike Easton

Mar 4, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 4: Building a Strategy

Strategy brings guidance to our church's culture and narrows its focus towards sending people and resources to make real field impact.

Overview of Sending Church Element 3: Developing a Vision

Mike Easton

Mar 1, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 3: Developing a Vision

Developing a vision gives importance to defining a clear, simple and compelling statement that draws your church members into God’s mission.

Overview of Sending Church Element 2: Establishing Missions Convictions

Mike Easton

Feb 25, 20213 min read

Overview of Sending Church Element 2: Establishing Missions Convictions

The process of establishing missions convictions begins with a church leadership team coming together and searching the Scriptures.

Overview of Sending Element 1: Cultivating Missions Awareness

Mike Easton

Feb 17, 20214 min read

Overview of Sending Element 1: Cultivating Missions Awareness

Missions awareness starts with you. You can begin creating awareness by helping those close to you understand God’s heart for the nations.

Empower the Saints for the Work of Missionary Care

Matt Clark

Jun 29, 20205 min read

Empower the Saints for the Work of Missionary Care

We as missions pastors/leaders have the opportunity to equip lay members of our congregations to meet the needs of missionary care.

Helpful Resources for Becoming a Sending Church

The Upstream Collective

Jun 4, 20202 min read

Helpful Resources for Becoming a Sending Church

There is a lot involved with becoming a sending church. Here are some resources to help you.

Maintaining Your Church’s Sending Culture in a Pandemic

Derick Sherfey

Apr 13, 20204 min read

Maintaining Your Church’s Sending Culture in a Pandemic

Here are 4 ways our little church is seeking to continue cultivating a sending culture in this difficult season.

When Business Supports Missions: 4 Ways BAM Contributes to Missions Endeavors

Matthew Bennett

Jan 27, 20206 min read

When Business Supports Missions: 4 Ways BAM Contributes to Missions Endeavors

Many traditional missions teams can benefit from adding a BAM component to their strategy.

How the Doctrine of the Trinity Shapes Our Understanding of God’s Mission

Christy Thornton

Jan 13, 20205 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.

Nathan Sloan

Dec 16, 20193 min read

Multisite Missions Leadership

Often multisite churches have the personnel, resources, and influence to make significant impact in gospel advancement.