The church sends.
We help.
We are a missions organization with one vision—
to help churches send well.
EQUIPPING the church
with practical tools and relational support—resources, books, cohorts, coaching, and training that develop a culture of sending.
SENDING the church
as a missions agency that prioritizes relationships, keeping the local church central in every step of sending and missions engagement.
Start Here
Leading a church into God’s global mission isn’t easy—and you shouldn’t have to navigate it alone.
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12 Essential Traits in Developing Healthy Missionaries—a guide to cultivating long-term health in cross-cultural workers from your church.
Dive Deeper
Without support, many missions leaders feel ill-equipped to help their churches engage today's global missions landscape.
That’s why Upstream walks with you every step of the way, offering practical resources, relational cohorts, and a church-centered sending network to help you lead with clarity and confidence.
Cohorts
Join a guided, relational learning experience that brings clarity to your role, confidence to your leadership, and connection with others on the same journey. With expert coaching, peer community, and step-by-step training, our cohorts are where missions leaders go deeper—and where real transformation begins.
Upstream Sending
Partner with a growing network of churches committed to sending well and keeping the local church at the center of global missions. Through our church-driven agency, we walk closely with you and your missionaries—from discernment to deployment to long-term field engagement—so that no one sends alone.
“My relationship and learning through Upstream has been one of the most blessed and cherished experiences any missions pastor can have.”
—Chofong Alfred Mbuongho, Missions Pastor, Bamenda, Cameroon
“Due to Upstream's efforts, our church has sent more people to the field than ever before. And as a result, more of the unreached are hearing and responding to the gospel.”
—Brian Fox, Pastor of Global Sending, Atlanta, GA
“Any church serious about becoming a sending church should start here.”
—Ed Stetzer, Dean, Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, CA
“Upstream is strategic, practical and awesome…there’s something for every type, size, and style of church.”
—Erica Beiler, Missions Director, Dallas, TX
Missionary Care Cohort: Supporting Your Church's Global Workers | Winter 2026
The work of the sending church does not end at the Commissioning ceremony of a missionary. It's really just the beginning. This specialized cohort will focus doing both proactive and reactive missionary care so that those who are global workers stay connected to their church and are shepherded well.
