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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.

A sending model in its simplest form is the mode in which the Sent-One will enter the country.

Finding ways to help your entire church be involved in global missions will will make a real impact on the field for the sake of the gospel.

In short, we believe emotionally healthy spirituality is key to missionary flourishing and longevity.

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

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

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.

I noticed some common components about strong sending churches that enabled them to have such an identity.

Those who plan to work overseas need to have a learner’s attitude and make changes in how they live in preparation for life abroad.

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

What God impressed upon me the most on the Jet Set trip was how we are to love and care for our sent ones.

What can the local church do to support their single women sent ones while they are overseas?

Isaiah 6:8 has been formative in our call to missions. But in Acts 13 we see a description of a church’s important involvement in sending.

I strongly believe that how missionary teams receive new workers is vitally important to the Great Commission task.

With many alternative pathways to missions, churches can and should assess marketplace workers. Here are a few things to look for.