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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.

I believe that in order to communicate the gospel well to our Muslim neighbors, we need to understand our Muslim neighbors first.

Evangelism is challenging. Often we feel too weak in our own faith to share it with others. Here are some Bible verses that help us be bold.

If we are in Christ, we have died to sin and are free to be obedient to share the gospel despite our fears.

Why does personality matter in missions? Because people matter to God.

The holiday season is filled with opportunities to share the gospel with neighbors, friends, and family.

By Rebecca Ramirez Miguel and Anna live in a small village tucked away in the mountains of southern Mexico. They are a couple in their...

BY CONTENT & OPERATIONS MANAGER, DAN BUSH Early on at Bible college, I met a passionate underclassman. At the time, I was struggling with...

By Content & Operations Manager, Dan Bush My mission team leader loved Nepalis. Even if we were in a meeting, he would drop everything...

Recently we moved to another city in another country. Again. If you follow me on Twitter (@larrymccrary) you probably have noticed the...

TODAY’S POST IS AN EXCERPT OF WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THE TRADECRAFT WORKBOOK, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PRACTICALLY GUIDE YOU & YOUR COMMUNITY...

TODAY’S POST IS AN EXCERPT OF WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THE TRADECRAFT WORKBOOK, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PRACTICALLY GUIDE YOU & YOUR COMMUNITY...

Ministry requires more than knowing the names and locations of streets and highways in your city. Observations need to be made in...

Ministry requires more than knowing the names and locations of streets and highways in your city. Observations need to be made in...

Nothing will accent the fact that you are an outsider in a certain place more than being lost there. This is particularly true if you are...

Common sense is a part of discerning your church’s missionary call. The gifts of the people that comprise your local body should impact...

By Larry McCrary, Executive Director, from his new book, The Marketspace: Essential Relationships Between the Sending Church, Marketplace...

By Derick Sherfey | Director of Content Strategy This year my family- along with a couple dozen others- made the thousand+ mile trek West...

By Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy This year my family- along with a couple dozen others- made the thousand+ mile trek West...

By Derick Sherfey | Director of Content Strategy This year my family- along with a couple dozen others- made the thousand+ mile trek West...

By Caleb Crider, Co-Founder of Upstream When a Christian missionary leaves his home and enters a foreign culture in order to share the...