Joshua BowmanOct 19, 20234 minCross-Cultural Missional Partnership: Some Perils of NeglectThe one-sided reality of failed cross-cultural partnerships may lead to the following errors.
Matthew HirtOct 2, 20235 minBuilding Healthy Multinational TeamsA young man from a West African country asked me, “How can I be a missionary? Missionaries do not come from my place.” The only...
Mike EastonNov 17, 20222 minThe Upstream Team's Favorite Missiology ResourcesThere’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...
Joshua BowmanOct 6, 20224 minTogether on Mission with God: A Definition for PartnershipCross-cultural missional partnership is a kingdom-oriented relationship of culturally diverse groups of believers who share common values.
Mike EastonSep 13, 20215 minThe Sending Pipeline Part 1: Overview of the Sending PipelineThe goal of a sending pipeline is to mobilize church members towards the missions vision and strategy that you have set before them.
Ryan MartinAug 9, 20215 minMissionary Care Begins with the Local Church: A Look at 3 John 5-8The local church, both its members and leaders, should be sending and supporting well for the promotion and advancement of the gospel.
Matthew HirtJun 7, 20215 minThe Role of Theological Education in the Missionary TaskThe global church needs theological educators committed to missionary efforts and missionaries committed to theological education.
Mike EastonFeb 25, 20213 minOverview 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.
Christy ThorntonJan 13, 20205 minHow the Doctrine of the Trinity Shapes Our Understanding of God’s MissionOur understanding of the Trinity—God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—gives proper shape to our view of his mission.
