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The Upstream Collective 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!

Liturgy for the Well-Worn Missions Leader

Mar 9
2 min

Liturgy for the Well-Worn Missions Leader

We hope this liturgy written by Upstream's Bradley Bell is an encouragement to you.

How to Prepare for a Virtual Short-Term Trip

Feb 2
3 min

How to Prepare for a Virtual Short-Term Trip

If you’re considering planning a virtual short-term trip, here are some things you might consider as you plan and prepare.

The Danger of Focusing Only on Unreached People Groups, Pt. III

The Upstream Collective

Sep 26, 2022
6 min

The Danger of Focusing Only on Unreached People Groups, Pt. III

THE FOLLOWING IS A GUEST POST FROM JOSH BAYLOR (@JOSHBAYLOR). JOSH SERVES AS A CHURCH PLANTER IN DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY. (Continued from...

The Danger of Focusing Only on Unreached People Groups, Pt. II

The Upstream Collective

Sep 22, 2022
7 min

The Danger of Focusing Only on Unreached People Groups, Pt. II

THE FOLLOWING IS A GUEST POST FROM JOSH BAYLOR (@JOSHBAYLOR). JOSH SERVES AS A CHURCH PLANTER IN DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY. (Continued from...

The Dangers of Focusing Only on Unreached People Groups, Pt. I

Sep 19, 2022
7 min

The Dangers of Focusing Only on Unreached People Groups, Pt. I

No one has the right to hear the gospel twice, while there is someone who hasn’t heard it once. –Oswald J. Smith Occasionally it hits me...

The Collective Sending Potential of Smaller Churches

Sep 1, 2022
4 min

The Collective Sending Potential of Smaller Churches

The discussion of the sending church may cause some leaders and churches to feel left out. Many of the churches touted as sending...

Resource of the Week: Sending Church Online Training

The Upstream Collective

Sep 10, 2021
1 min

Resource of the Week: Sending Church Online Training

September's sending church online training will focus on Creating a Sending Pipeline for your church.

Building the Foundation for Healthy Sending

Sep 7, 2021
3 min

Building the Foundation for Healthy Sending

While it can be said there are no perfect Sending Churches, we do see some common practices of healthy Sending Churches.