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Upstream Blog
The Upstream Blog has a range of short articles on various topics around sending. Look through the tags to discover articles that meet your need.
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.
When Business Replaces Mission: 3 Limitations of a Business as Mission Strategy
Many who have been excited about Business as Missions as the ‘strategy of a new era’ are finding it fraught with new challenges.
What Happens After “Here Am I. Send Me.”?
Isaiah 6:8 has been formative in our call to missions. But in Acts 13 we see a description of a church’s important involvement in sending.
Helipad Training: An Alternative Way To Prepare To Be Sent
The Upstream Collective is committed to equip those desiring to live, work, and study overseas. That's where our Helipad training comes in.
A Sending Church, Someday
This is a guest submission from Nathan Shaver, pastor of Christ Community Church on the Westside of Indianapolis, IN. He is married to...
Five Areas for Improving Sending Church Strategies
THIS ARTICLE IS BY LARRY MCCRARY, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UPSTREAM COLLECTIVE. Since being back in the States this past...
Slow-Brew Missions
THIS ARTICLE IS BY LARRY MCCRARY, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UPSTREAM COLLECTIVE. If you have ever met me you know that...
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