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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.

The best way to do missionary care is to put people on great teams. There are a multitude of reasons why missionaries leave the field:...

One of the most exciting moments for church missions leaders is when someone in the body expresses a call from God to serve...

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...

“Does the sending church conversation unhelpfully exclude or deemphasize the universal church or the parachurch?” The Development of...

I love the sending church. That’s why I’ve devoted my life to it. So why would I want to talk about the dangers of it? First, because it...

In considering short-term trips for 2022, there are facts about world travel and the COVID-19 vaccine that need to be considered.

Here are some questions to ask to develop programs in this transition phase from Committed Goers to Sent, as members actually hit the field.

Committed Goers are those that have been assessed by your church and the sending agency and are cleared to be sent overseas.

Here are some questions to ask as you develop programs in this transition phase from Global Christians to US Senders or Potential Goers.

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.

September's sending church online training will focus on Creating a Sending Pipeline for your church.

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

The local church, both its members and leaders, should be sending and supporting well for the promotion and advancement of the gospel.

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?

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.

Relying on the local church for travel, lodging plans, and fellowship has long been the norm for those sent out to deliver the Good News.

Maintaining healthy souls on reentry is a community effort that takes time and commitment.