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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.

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.

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

While it can be said there are no perfect Sending Churches, we do see some common practices of healthy Sending Churches.

Suffering comes in all shapes and sizes on the mission field, so we must consider it and call sent ones to it when equipping 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.

Raising families overseas is not easy, but you're not alone. Here are some helpful resources for raising families overseas.

A global missions display validates your efforts in global missions and shows your members what you are doing around the world.

Culture and worldview are complicated. Here are some questions that should guide your understanding.

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.

While it's never fun to consider how to respond to crises, it's important to learn how to equip your short-term teams for such occasions.

What is a closed country and what does it mean for missions and sending?

There are several areas for which a sending church can provide financial resources for their marketplace worker.

How can I do video and interviews on a budget, without having to pay one of my communications staff to come overseas?

How can a church support sent ones in fund raising in ways that are compatible with its giving structure?

How much should your church give to each of its mission partners? Consider these principles.

Consider your missions department’s vision, values, strategy, and calling when developing a tiered approach for giving to missions.

We are bringing back one of our most popular Sending Church Online trainings- Developing a Missions Budget.