Lay Missions Leader Cohort: Navigate the Challenges of Volunteer Leading | Fall 2026
A virtual cohort designed for volunteers who lead in missions at their church. Lay missions leaders will grow together and learn how to build a high-impact missions strategy that fits your schedule and budget as a volunteer leader.
Time & Location
Oct 05, 2026, 7:30 PM – Nov 23, 2026, 8:30 PM
Online | Google Meet
About the Event
Implement the Sending Church Elements Framework, Tailored for Volunteer Lay Leaders
If you are a volunteer or lay leader running your church’s missions ministry, you face a unique set of challenges. You are managing global impact in your "spare time," often without a full-time paid missions staff or a massive department budget. The Lay Missions Leader Cohort is designed specifically for you! Using Upstream’s proven Sending Church Elements framework, this cohort focuses on the most critical, high-leverage steps a church can take to send well. We have adapted the format to fit the realities of volunteer ministry—offering shorter, highly focused weekly sessions during evening hours and an accessible price point that fits a smaller church budget.
Included Resources: Participants will receive free Upstream Collective downloadable tools, resources, and frameworks to use directly in their churches.
Why This Cohort Is Different
Built for Your Schedule: No daytime meetings. All sessions are exactly one hour only on Monday…
Registration
Lay Leader/Volunteer Price
This is 50% off the regular price for any lay missions leader or volunteers only.
$297.50
Full Registration Price
This is the full price of the cohort. Become an Upstream member to receive 10% off your cohort.
$595.00
Upstream Paid Member Price
If you have an annual or monthly membership to the Upstream Collective
$476.00
Sending Network Church
For any church that is a part of the Sending Network
$297.50
Additional Church Participant
Half off for every additional church leader/member from your church
$297.50
Total
$0.00