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UPSTREAM BLOG

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!

A Practical Tool for Mapping

Edited by Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy If we’re going to be faithful sent ones, we must do the work to know the actual...

Derick Sherfey

May 11, 20187 min read

Revised Creation to Christ

THIS ARTICLE IS BY BRADLEY Bell, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Development I want to tell you a story. Perhaps the most thrilling part of being on...

Bradley Bell

Mar 17, 20186 min read

Five Essentials for Effective Mission

Written by Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy The most common issue we hear, as we work with churches of all shapes and sizes...

Derick Sherfey

Mar 9, 20184 min read

The Missionary’s Greatest Duty is No Duty At All

THIS ARTICLE IS BY ZACH BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY Jesus knew his greatest duty and was set to complete it. Yet along the way...

Bradley Bell

Jan 29, 20184 min read

Cross-Cultural Church Planting: A Plea from a Missionary

This is a guest article by Alex Hawke. It has been really exciting to see a surge in church planting happening around the world. I...

debbie4034

Aug 10, 20175 min read

How to Flourish through “The First 30 Daze” in a New Culture [Book Review]

This article is by Ricky Don Wilhelm. Many Christians have embarked on the adventure of life overseas but haven’t lasted long enough to...

debbie4034

Mar 30, 20174 min read

Imitate Me: Missionary Methods of Sinners and Saints, Part Three

THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. In Part One of this series, the issue of counterfeit...

Andy Jansen

Mar 13, 20174 min read

Rethinking Our Perspective: When the Marginalized Move to the Center

The following is a guest article by Josh Baylor. I’ve always considered reaching the rest of the world through the highly-resourced...

debbie4034

Mar 2, 20174 min read

Imitate Me: Missionary Methods of Sinners and Saints, Part Two

THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. I realized something strange was happening as I sat...

Andy Jansen

Feb 20, 20175 min read

Imitate Me: Missionary Methods of Sinners and Saints, Part One

THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. I had the privilege of watching a couple missionaries...

Andy Jansen

Feb 6, 20174 min read

Approaching Cultural Exegesis: Bringing Along All The Right Baggage

THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. We are carrying around cultural baggage. If you open...

Andy Jansen

Jan 2, 20175 min read

First 30 Daze: An Interview with Authors Larry and Susan McCrary

First 30 Daze: Practical Encouragement For Living Abroad Intentionally Buy on Amazon WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BOOK? Really it was...

debbie4034

Oct 31, 20162 min read

Adventures with Larry & Caleb: How Are You Exegeting Culture?

Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...

debbie4034

Sep 14, 20155 min read

Adventures with Larry & Caleb: How Did You Choose a Church?

Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...

debbie4034

Mar 30, 20154 min read

Adventures with Larry & Caleb: How Did You Choose Where to Live?

Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...

debbie4034

Mar 2, 20155 min read

Adventures with Larry & Caleb: What Does it Take to Love a New Place?

Upstream co-founders Larry McCrary and Caleb Crider are living in very different places: for Larry, Madrid, Spain; for Caleb, Richmond,...

Larry McCrary

Feb 2, 20154 min read