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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.

Developing a vision gives importance to defining a clear, simple and compelling statement that draws your church members into God’s mission.

The process of establishing missions convictions begins with a church leadership team coming together and searching the Scriptures.

There is a lot involved with becoming a sending church. Here are some resources to help you.

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...

By Bradley Bell, Director of Content Development In Part One of this series we focused not so much on the local church’s biblical posture...

By Bradley Bell, Director of Content Development When my best friend got married he made the mistake of asking me to officiate his...

Written By JB. JB (name change) is a sent one serving in Asia among a Himalayan people group. He has a passion for seeing the local...

Written by Derick Sherfey, Director of Content Strategy “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter...

Sending Church Element 04: Involving the Entire Church The church embodies sentness by cultivating the involvement of every member in the...

THIS ARTICLE IS BY LARRY MCCRARY, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UPSTREAM COLLECTIVE. Since being back in the States this past...

SENDING CHURCH ELEMENT 02: EMBRACING SPIRITUAL CONVICTION The church is convinced of their need to personally engage this lostness...

THIS ARTICLE IS BY LARRY MCCRARY, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UPSTREAM COLLECTIVE. If you have ever met me you know that...

SENDING CHURCH ELEMENT 02: EMBRACING SPIRITUAL CONVICTION The church is convinced of their need to personally engage this lostness...

Sending Church Element 02: Embracing Spiritual Conviction The church is convinced of their need to personally engage this lostness...

This article is by Zach Bradley, Director of Content Strategy. We often overestimate our ability to change what our hearts direct their...

Sending Church Element 02: Embracing Spiritual Conviction The church is convinced of their need to personally engage this lostness...

THIS ARTICLE IS BY ANDY JANSEN, AN UPSTREAM INTERN FOCUSING ON CONTENT MANAGEMENT. The following story is based on an interview with...

As we’ve said before, the discussion of being a sending church may cause some leaders and churches to feel left out. Many sending...

THE FOLLOWING IS A GUEST POST FROM NATHAN GARTH. NATHAN SERVES AS THE PASTOR OF INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS AT SOJOURN COMMUNITY CHURCH. I...

THIS WEEK’S ARTICLE IS PROVIDED BY GUEST CONTRIBUTOR ERNEST GOODMAN. IT ORIGINALLY APPEARED UNDER THE SAME TITLE ON MISSIONS...