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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.

Strategy brings guidance to our church's culture and narrows its focus towards sending people and resources to make real field impact.

Developing a vision gives importance to defining a clear, simple and compelling statement that draws your church members into God’s mission.

The process of establishing missions convictions begins with a church leadership team coming together and searching the Scriptures.

Missions awareness starts with you. You can begin creating awareness by helping those close to you understand God’s heart for the nations.

We want to highlight some helpful resources from around the web. This is a mixed bag of resources about a variety of missions topics.

At a time when your lives may seem chaotic and in absolute upheaval, here are three truths to cling to for encouragement and comfort.

How do we walk through this pandemic together and come out on the other side in a way that honors and glorifies God?

We were not prepared for a pandemic to shake the foundations of our host country and the world. But God knew and he knew what we needed.

We as missions pastors/leaders have the opportunity to equip lay members of our congregations to meet the needs of missionary care.

The 21st century will likely need more—not less—BAM workers in order to continue to effectively engage the lost world with the gospel.

There is a lot involved with becoming a sending church. Here are some resources to help you.

Intentionally invest in ongoing, reciprocal relationships with your missionary candidates, missionaries, and returning sent ones.

Ethnographic research is a tremendous way to better understand how God is at work in the life of a person or a community.

Ethnographic research can be done by anyone and can lead to a more effective and efficient ministry.

We should embrace missions as a grace-given role of joining God as his ambassadors in the mission he both initiated and will complete.

Our obedience to the Great Commission is only possible because Jesus has supplied everything we need to obey it.

When we are a part of Christ’s legacy, our lives are intertwined with his glory because we are in him.

Here are 4 ways our little church is seeking to continue cultivating a sending culture in this difficult season.

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

Multisite churches have massive, often untapped potential for global missions. Check out these resources for multisite missions leaders.