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Upstream Blog
The Upstream Blog has a range of short articles on various topics around sending. Look through the tags to discover articles that meet your need.​
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Welcoming Broken Missionaries Back
By An Anonymous Worker originally published on A Life Overseas John Chau’s death in November raised a complicated and important...


A Broken Body: The Missionary’s Need For the Church
By Content & Operations Manager, Dan Bush I just had surgery on my nose. When my pain medication wears off, I remember how agonizing the...


Gains & Losses in Missionary Care
Season 2 || Episode 3 Gains & Losses in Missionary Care Upstream exists to help churches send locally & globally. We’re constantly asking...


Grace in the Transition: Wisdom for Returning Home Part 2
WRITTEN BY SUSAN MCCRARY Drawing from her years of experience, Susan McCrary speaks to the hearts of returning sent ones- identifying...


Grace in the Transition: Wisdom for Returning Home
Written by Susan McCrary Drawing from her years of experience, Susan McCrary speaks to the hearts of returning sent ones- identifying...


Growing in Missionary Care: Shepherding the Sent One’s Soul
While living overseas I had the opportunity to develop a couple of young men to become pastors. One day I decided to take a break from...


How to Pastor a Missionary
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ZACH BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY While living overseas I had the opportunity to disciple a couple of young...


Expectations vs. Expectancy: The Fine Line of Missionary Attrition
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ZACH BRADLEY, DIRECTOR OF CONTENT STRATEGY At least a thousand times, my two-year-old has woken up before dawn to...


Returning Sent Ones: The Poison of a Self-Critical Heart
THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. Hi. My name is Andy. I recently returned from Asia,...
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