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Global South: Church Engagement Strategies

Anna Daub

Nov 20, 20234 min read

Global South: Church Engagement Strategies

As the church has moved south and east, the face of Christianity has changed.[1] If Western Christians want to work towards fulfilling...

The Upstream Team's Favorite Missiology Resources

Mike Easton

Nov 17, 20222 min read

The Upstream Team's Favorite Missiology Resources

There’s always more we could read, isn’t there? While there are endless books you could be reading, we wanted to provide an answer to the...

So You Wanna Be a Missionary—Who Are You Discipling?

Bradley Bell

Nov 3, 20225 min read

So You Wanna Be a Missionary—Who Are You Discipling?

I love the enthusiasm I encounter among aspiring missionaries. It drips from them like water from your hands when there are no paper...

Bradley Bell

Sep 5, 20224 min read

Toward a Better Definition of Missions

A few months ago, I had a conversation with the editorial director of one of today’s most highly trafficked Christian websites. I thanked...

Aligning Local and Global Missions Engagement

Bradley Bell

May 16, 20225 min read

Aligning Local and Global Missions Engagement

The following is an adapted excerpt from The Sending Church Defined. A Holistic Mission Think globally, act locally. Chances are, you’ve...

Missionary, Choose the Posture of a Learner

Bradley Bell

Jan 17, 20225 min read

Missionary, Choose the Posture of a Learner

Imagine you’re sitting in a coffee shop reading your Bible. Each time you take a sip of your coffee, you notice a stranger staring at...

The Pro's and Con's of Church Planting Movements

Bradley Bell

Nov 1, 20213 min read

The Pro's and Con's of Church Planting Movements

In the early 2000s I (Bradley) played an active role in a church planting movement (CPM). Within only a few years of that movement, tens...

The Role of Theological Education in the Missionary Task

Matthew Hirt

Jun 7, 20215 min read

The Role of Theological Education in the Missionary Task

The global church needs theological educators committed to missionary efforts and missionaries committed to theological education.

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.

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.