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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.

The local church, both its members and leaders, should be sending and supporting well for the promotion and advancement of the gospel.

Working hard to develop character prior to going overseas is best for the Sent-One and for the team receiving them on the field.

In my last two articles, I talked about helping missionaries attain emotional health and training them in multiplicative discipleship....

Intentionally invest in ongoing, reciprocal relationships with your missionary candidates, missionaries, and returning sent ones.

To put it simply, the reason missionaries identify as sent from their local church is because it is the local church that sends.

Our obedience to the Great Commission is only possible because Jesus has supplied everything we need to obey it.

Here are 4 ways our little church is seeking to continue cultivating a sending culture in this difficult season.

Many traditional missions teams can benefit from adding a BAM component to their strategy.

There seems to be a correlation between children who receive missions education and those who later commit themselves to missionary service.

The process of seeking a holy ambition helps leaders guide men and women to figure out what God is calling them to do.