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UPSTREAM BLOG
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!
Bradley Bell
- 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.
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Larry McCrary
- 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.
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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...
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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...
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Bradley Bell
- 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...
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Bradley Bell
- 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...
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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.
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Larry McCrary
- 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.
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Mike Ironside
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Resource of the Week: Upstream Collective Cohorts
Our desire is to see your church move to the next level of being a Sending Church. We can help you do that through our cohorts.
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Mike Ironside
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Overview of Sending Church Element 3: Developing a Vision
Developing a vision gives importance to defining a clear, simple and compelling statement that draws your church members into God’s mission.
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The Upstream Collective
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
Helpful Resources for Becoming a Sending Church
There is a lot involved with becoming a sending church. Here are some resources to help you.
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Larry McCrary
- May 25, 2020
- 5 min
Sent Identity, Part 1: Why is a Sending Church So Important?
To put it simply, the reason missionaries identify as sent from their local church is because it is the local church that sends.
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Alex Hawke
- May 4, 2020
- 4 min
Questions Leaders Should Consider While Preparing for the New Normal
Here are a few questions to consider that might help us navigate, process, and prepare in crises.
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Larry McCrary
- Nov 18, 2019
- 5 min
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.
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Derick Sherfey
- Apr 8, 2019
- 3 min
Your Church Plant is For the Nations
By Derick Sherfey “Oh, so you’re the missions guy.” If I had a buck for every time I’ve heard this the past few years in the church...
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debbie4034
- May 4, 2018
- 4 min
Learning Dependence
By Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy 2018 is a year I believe God is inviting me into deeper dependence. My family- alongside...
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debbie4034
- Oct 9, 2017
- 5 min
Gospel-Centered Missions
This is a guest article by Greg Kinnard. Over the last several years the “gospel-centered” movement has taken the church by storm. Dozens...
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debbie4034
- Aug 14, 2017
- 4 min
Ask-a-Missiologist: Sean Benesh on "How Can Church Planters Think and Act Like Missionaries?"
Ask-a-Missiologist is a series in which we do just that ask a missiologist a current pressing missiological question. This week’s...
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Bradley Bell
- Dec 5, 2016
- 5 min
Mobilizing Smaller Churches: Sojourn Community Church in New Albany, Indiana
As we’ve said before, the discussion of being a sending church may cause some leaders and churches to feel left out. Many sending...
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