Global South: Church Engagement Strategies
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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!
As the church has moved south and east, the face of Christianity has changed.[1] If Western Christians want to work towards fulfilling...
Joshua Bowman
- Nov 13, 2023
- 5 min
Defining Key Terms: Culture Shock
Upon arriving in South Asia, I began to embrace the challenging task of driving on a different side of the road with exponentially more...
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Matthew Bennett
- Feb 27, 2023
- 4 min
Three Keys To Witness as Worship: Evangelism in a Marketing-Weary World
Today, everything is marketing. Everything about you can be monetized. Your social media accounts gather data to be sold to advertising...
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Bradley Bell
- Feb 23, 2023
- 3 min
Blood on Both Ends of the Rope: Reflections on the Gains and Losses of Transition
I will go down, if you will hold the rope. This great quote of William Carey has continued echoing in my soul since I first heard it. The...
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The Upstream Collective
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
Overcoming the Distance: Crossing Barriers to the Gospel
This article is provided by guest contributor Ernest Goodman. It originally appeared under the same title on Missions Misunderstood and...
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Matthew Bennett
- Feb 16, 2023
- 4 min
Three Reasons to Make Disciples in Local Languages
Here are three reasons that we must be committed to language learning and disciple-making in the language of the heart.
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Ashlyn Portero
- Feb 13, 2023
- 5 min
Caring for Sent Ones in the First Year
When I served as an advocate for sent ones in my home church, there was a story I recalled often (and still do) that captured who I hoped...
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Matthew Bennett
- Feb 9, 2023
- 4 min
Language Learning beyond Babel: The Biblical Redemption of Local Languages
I hope that we never let go of the strategic value of learning language as missionaries seeking to demonstrate that the gospel is for all.
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Jason Apon
- Feb 6, 2023
- 5 min
Getting Sent Ones Established—As Committed Church Members
Some missionaries go up to a mountain village to evangelize secluded cattle ranchers. For a day or two, these self-invited Christian...
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