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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!

Abigail Newport

Dec 11, 20236 min read

Helping TCKs Acclimate during Furloughs

Furloughs are a unique time that many people never get to experience, but to a third culture kid (or TCK—a child who has grown up in at...

Mobilizing Marketplace Workers in Your Local Church

Shirley Ralston

Aug 28, 20235 min read

Mobilizing Marketplace Workers in Your Local Church

As a returned global worker, I occasionally get this request from our church’s mission’s office: “We had a visit from someone about to...

Keeping Track of Those Interested in Going Overseas

Mike Easton

Mar 10, 20224 min read

Keeping Track of Those Interested in Going Overseas

Going overseas involves many steps, and it is easy for a potential Sent One to get lost in the process. It is also easy for a missions...