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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!

The Upstream Team's Favorite Missiology Resources

The Upstream Collective

Nov 17, 2022
2 min

The Upstream Team's Favorite Missiology Resources

There’s always more we could read, isn’t there? While there are endless books you could be reading, we wanted to provide an answer to the...

Resources & Suggestions for Cultivating Missions Awareness in Your Church

Matthew Hirt

Aug 4, 2022
5 min

Resources & Suggestions for Cultivating Missions Awareness in Your Church

Mission Vision Toolbox: Tools for Casting a Great Commission Vision in your Church I think most pastors have the desire for their church...

Upcoming Upstream Book: Holding the Rope

Ryan Martin

Jun 28, 2022
6 min

Upcoming Upstream Book: Holding the Rope

This is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Holding the Rope: How the Local Church Can Care for Its Sent Ones by Ryan Martin, set to be...

Evaluation Tools & Personality Tests for Potential Sent Ones

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...

How to Get Good Video Coverage Overseas on a Budget

Mike Ironside

Jul 23, 2021
6 min

How to Get Good Video Coverage Overseas on a Budget

How can I do video and interviews on a budget, without having to pay one of my communications staff to come overseas?

Suggested Resources for Missionary Development

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....

The Upstream Collective

Aug 3, 2020
2 min

Missions Resources from Around the Web

We want to highlight some helpful resources from around the web. This is a mixed bag of resources about a variety of missions topics.

Helpful Resources for Becoming a Sending Church

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.

Resources for the Multisite Missions Leader