Why Missions Organizations Utilize Psych Evaluations
Mental health has become a major focus in our post-COVID world, as rates of depression, suicide, and anxiety are climbing at alarming...
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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!
Mike Ironside
- Nov 10, 2022
- 3 min
Training Sent Ones for Multiplicative Discipleship
We should teach our future missionaries the principles of multiplicative discipleship no matter which church model they encounter.
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Luke T.
- Nov 7, 2022
- 3 min
Training Church Members for Cross-Cultural Living in Everyday Life
Discipleship 101: Pray, read your Bible, go to church, participate in cross-cultural training . . . Wait, what? Isn’t that the kind of...
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Bradley Bell
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
So You Wanna Be a Missionary—Who Are You Discipling?
I love the enthusiasm I encounter among aspiring missionaries. It drips from them like water from your hands when there are no paper...
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Mike Ironside
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Importance of Local International Ministry in Mobilization
As missions leaders, we work hard to get our people overseas on short-term trips and as long-term missionaries. This is an awesome...
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Mike Ironside
- Apr 4, 2022
- 6 min
Evaluation Tools & Personality Tests for Potential Sent Ones
As we begin this month’s focus on Missions Mobilization, we wanted to provide some helpful tools for you to use in evaluating those who...
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The Upstream Collective
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
Resource of the Week: Security Tips for Your Short-Term Teams
While it's never fun to consider how to respond to crises, it's important to learn how to equip your short-term teams for such occasions.
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Matthew Hirt
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
The Role of Theological Education in the Missionary Task
The global church needs theological educators committed to missionary efforts and missionaries committed to theological education.
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D. Scott Hildreth
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
When Evangelism Isn't Your Spiritual Gift
The best way to learn to share Christ is by doing it. The challenge is to anchor our faith in Christ and step out by faith.
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Mike Ironside
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Overview of Sending Church Element 9: Developing Sent Ones
Working hard to develop character prior to going overseas is best for the Sent-One and for the team receiving them on the field.
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Mike Ironside
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Suggested Resources for Missionary Development
In my last two articles, I talked about helping missionaries attain emotional health and training them in multiplicative discipleship....
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Mike Ironside
- Aug 6, 2020
- 4 min
Developing Emotionally Healthy Sent Ones
In short, we believe emotionally healthy spirituality is key to missionary flourishing and longevity.
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Anonymous
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Unlocked, Part 3: Questions for Discussion and Application
If you’ve experienced lockdowns, disrupted lives, and are still experiencing uncertainty, we encourage you to consider these questions.
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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 11, 2020
- 5 min
Taking the Attitude of a Learner as You Prepare to Move Overseas
Those who plan to work overseas need to have a learner’s attitude and make changes in how they live in preparation for life abroad.
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Ben Ward
- Nov 11, 2019
- 5 min
A Holy Ambition: Finding Your Pathway to Mission- Part Two
The process of seeking a holy ambition helps leaders guide men and women to figure out what God is calling them to do.
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Ben Ward
- Sep 9, 2019
- 4 min
A Holy Ambition: Finding Your Pathway to Mission- Part One
A holy ambition provides both clarity and freedom as we submit our call to the narrative of Scripture.
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debbie4034
- May 13, 2019
- 3 min
Sanctified For Mission, Sanctified Through Mission
BY Caleb Alford I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a...
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Matthew Bennett
- Mar 4, 2019
- 4 min
Discerning a Call to Missions
Consider these questions when trying to discern if you're being called to missions.
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debbie4034
- Feb 18, 2019
- 4 min
One-Way Culture Shock: A Byproduct of Pride-Wrought Missions
I could only understand two words spoken by the Burundi man in front of me: “Burundi” and “American”. He was Burundi, had bloodshot eyes,...
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