Shirley RalstonAug 28, 20235 min readMobilizing Marketplace Workers in Your Local ChurchAs a returned global worker, I occasionally get this request from our church’s mission’s office: “We had a visit from someone about to...
Jason AponFeb 6, 20235 min readGetting Sent Ones Established—As Committed Church MembersSome missionaries go up to a mountain village to evangelize secluded cattle ranchers. For a day or two, these self-invited Christian...
Shirley RalstonJul 18, 20226 min readMarketplace Ministry from Experience, Pt. IIMake the Most of Your Foreign Assignment Click here for part one of this article series. Engage in Marketplace Ministry If God has led...
Ryan MartinJun 28, 20226 min readUpcoming Upstream Book: Holding the RopeThis is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Holding the Rope: How the Local Church Can Care for Its Sent Ones by Ryan Martin, set to be...
Bradley BellJun 13, 20225 min readA Church Plant Can Be a Sending ChurchRecently, I was on a personal retreat at a nearby monastery. With my Bible and journal in hand, I tiptoed away to the surrounding knobby...
Larry McCraryNov 1, 20213 min readDoes Sending Church Exclude the Universal Church and Parachurch?“Does the sending church conversation unhelpfully exclude or deemphasize the universal church or the parachurch?” The Development of...
Ryan MartinAug 9, 20215 min readMissionary Care Begins with the Local Church: A Look at 3 John 5-8The local church, both its members and leaders, should be sending and supporting well for the promotion and advancement of the gospel.
The Upstream CollectiveAug 3, 20202 min readMissions Resources from Around the WebWe want to highlight some helpful resources from around the web. This is a mixed bag of resources about a variety of missions topics.
Larry McCraryMay 25, 20205 min readSent Identity, Part 1: Why is a Sending Church So Important?To put it simply, the reason missionaries identify as sent from their local church is because it is the local church that sends.
