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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.​
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Global South: Church Engagement Strategies
As the church has moved south and east, the face of Christianity has changed.[1] If Western Christians want to work towards fulfilling...


The Upstream Team's Favorite Missiology Resources
There’s always more we could read, isn’t there? While there are endless books you could be reading, we wanted to provide an answer to the...


So You Wanna Be a Missionary—Who Are You Discipling?
I love the enthusiasm I encounter among aspiring missionaries. It drips from them like water from your hands when there are no paper...


Toward a Better Definition of Missions
A few months ago, I had a conversation with the editorial director of one of today’s most highly trafficked Christian websites. I thanked...


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


Missionary, Choose the Posture of a Learner
Imagine you’re sitting in a coffee shop reading your Bible. Each time you take a sip of your coffee, you notice a stranger staring at...


The Pro's and Con's of Church Planting Movements
In the early 2000s I (Bradley) played an active role in a church planting movement (CPM). Within only a few years of that movement, tens...


The Role of Theological Education in the Missionary Task
The global church needs theological educators committed to missionary efforts and missionaries committed to theological education.


Overview of Sending Church Element 2: Establishing Missions Convictions
The process of establishing missions convictions begins with a church leadership team coming together and searching the Scriptures.


How the Doctrine of the Trinity Shapes Our Understanding of God’s Mission
Our understanding of the Trinity—God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—gives proper shape to our view of his mission.
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