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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.

“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how...

A church member walks up and says, "Excuse me, pastor. I think I want to be a missionary." Oh no. What do you say?! Here are a few common...

The coolest thing about 1984 wasn’t just that I was born, but that it was the year of the greatest comedy-horror film of all time:...

In part 1 of “Discerning Readiness in a Potential Sent One,” we talked about the positive traits that would lead us to give a green light...

If you gave me a million dollars and told me I could use it toward anything related to global missions, I would probably invest it into...

The story of Moses and the burning bush is the iconic example of God calling someone to accomplish His purposes in this world....

Churches that actively identify sent ones are actively developing the leadership potential of their members.