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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.

Our world is closer and more interconnected in ways that require us to think and act like a missionary in our communities. When we look for

For any Third Culture Kid (TCK), it can be a challenge to answer the question “Where are you from?” since it could potentially mean any...

When you communicate and celebrate missions giving you communicate vision and priorities to your people.

There are biblical and pragmatic reasons that giving to global missions is helpful for your church's budget.

Here are three reasons that we must be committed to language learning and disciple-making in the language of the heart.

As we come alongside brothers and sisters around the world to engage in the missionary task, we need new terms and categories to describe...

I have the privilege of serving as the Lead Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Ames, IA. When this church was planted in 1994, the founding...

The global church offers Western Christians hope in what feels like hopeless times; however, because many Western Christians do not see...

The following is an adapted excerpt from The Sending Church Defined. A Holistic Mission Think globally, act locally. Chances are, you’ve...

A sending church involves the entire church by clearly and consistently teaching its missions convictions, vision, and strategy. This is...

We hope this liturgy written by Upstream's Bradley Bell is an encouragement to you. This may be prayed alone, but it could be more...

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.

Here are some questions to ask to develop programs in this transition phase from Committed Goers to Sent, as members actually hit the field.

Here are some questions to ask as you develop programs in this transition phase from Global Christians to US Senders or Potential Goers.

Global Christians understand that they have to orient their life around God’s mission of bringing the Gospel to those who have not heard it.

These are three questions we need to answer when helping church members move from being new to missions to globally aware.

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.

In the global information age a website can be a key part of your plan to cultivate global awareness in the life of your church.

The Sending Church can provide unique insight and encouragement to help the Sent-One live out the vision and strategy that is before them.