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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.

When considering the Great Commission, is it prudent to entrust mission efforts to lay leaders? The missionary task is best accomplished whe

Once while I was living in Uganda, I watched my Bible college students destroy an old termite mound. It looked to me just like a pile of...

We all possess a unique worldview that shapes how we perceive and understand the world around us. Scripture challenges all of our...

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.

After spending two years interning with Campus Crusade for Christ, and then joining the staff at a fast-growing, multi-site church, I...

The phrase “God can use me right where I am” is a reminder to steward our time well and make disciples of all nations wherever we are.

You don’t have to be an expert to share the hope of the gospel with someone who is much different than you.

The goal of a sending pipeline is to mobilize church members towards the missions vision and strategy that you have set before them.

I'm convinced that everyone should be friends with a missionary—or at least have some kind of contact with a sent one. Here's why.

Paul's partnership with the Philippians and specifically Epaphroditus shows how missionary care serves the work of gospel proclamation.

As missionaries utilize digital media to reach people in their heart language and heart medium, they are marching in lockstep with history.

The best way to learn to share Christ is by doing it. The challenge is to anchor our faith in Christ and step out by faith.

40 Questions About Islam will help you learn about Islamic theology, understand your Muslim neighbors, and help you share the gospel.

I believe that in order to communicate the gospel well to our Muslim neighbors, we need to understand our Muslim neighbors first.

Evangelism is challenging. Often we feel too weak in our own faith to share it with others. Here are some Bible verses that help us be bold.

If we are in Christ, we have died to sin and are free to be obedient to share the gospel despite our fears.

The proliferation of the prosperity gospel among Christians has probably come to be the most formidable crisis that missionaries face today.

Many who have been excited about Business as Missions as the ‘strategy of a new era’ are finding it fraught with new challenges.

Whether you’re looking for resources to pass on to others or wanting to learn about living as a sent one, these are 6 books worth reading.

Living in a Muslim culture transformed our family’s celebration of Christmas.