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Welcome to the Collective!

We’re so glad you’re here. This space is a central hub where you can access all Upstream has to offer.


Whether you're looking for practical guides for sending churches, missionary care resources, or curated content from global practitioners, it's all here (or will be very soon)!

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Focused Library Study
How to Build Your Church's Sending Pipeline
Introduction to Sending Church Discipleship
Introduction to the Sending Church Definition
How to Proactively Identify Potential Missionaries
Worksheet for Cultivating Missions Awareness
Church Examples of Missions Convictions
How to Prioritize and Distribute Your Church’s Missions Giving
Worksheet for Developing a Healthy Short-term Trips Strategy
Strategic Self-Assessment Guide for Missionaries
Questions for Evaluating On-Field Partners
Partnering with Upstream to Influence Other Churches
How to Train Others to Live Missionally
How to Develop a Local Cross-Cultural Ministry
How Missionaries Can Influence Their Sending Church
Church Examples of Commissioning Missionaries
Spiritual Warfare & Missions
Mobilizing Churches to Multiplication
Using the Marketplace as a Sending Pathway
We Feel So Cared for Here
Identifying and Assessing Missionary Candidates
Support Your Missionaries in Their First Months on the Field
Developing Missionaries
The Missionary Mama's Survival Guide
Best Practices for Short-term Teams
Developing a US Based International & Refugee Ministry
Involving The Entire Church - Enlarging Worldview
Maintaining Healthy Communication with Missions Partners
Developing a Global Missions Budget
The Global Church
Back from the Trip Now What?
Planning Your Short-term Trip
Helping Potential Missionaries Discern Calling and Gifting
Creating a Values Filter for Your Missions Engagement
Template for Evaluating Local Ministry Partnerships
How to Establish Your Church's Missions Convictions
Introduction to the Sending Church Elements
12 Essential Traits in Developing Healthy Missionaries
How to Establish Advocacy Teams for Missionary Care
Worksheet for Developing Your Church’s Missions Vision
How to Develop Your Church’s Missions Vision Statement
Spreadsheet for Prioritizing and Distributing Your Church’s Missions Giving
Worksheet for Building Your Church’s Sending Pipeline
Sending Church Self-Assessment Worksheet
Questions for Evaluating Missions Organizations
Missionary Assessment and Interview Guide
How to Help Potential Missionaries Discern Calling
How to Build Relationships with Other Missions Leaders
First 30 Days Checklist for New Missionaries
Checklist to Prepare for Returning Missionaries
Creating (or Rebuilding!) the Volunteer Missions Team
Now They're Off! Successfully Getting Your Missionaries Established
Helping Missionaries Feel Connected and Cared
Developing a Sending Pipeline
How to Cultivate Missions Awareness in Your Church
Developing Emotional Health Perseverance and Ability to Suffer
Leading Up as a Missions Leader
Cross-Cultural Missions in the USA
Developing Missions Convictions for Your Church
Best Practices for Short Term Trips
Partnering with Nationals
Providing Better Care for our Missionaries' Kids
Integrating Cross-Cultural Training in Your Discipleship & Sending Process
Biblical Stewardship: Funding Your Missionaries
Hosting a Missions Event at Your Church
Security Tips for Your Short-term Trips
Six Critical Components for Local and Global Partnerships
How to Build an Intentional Commissioning Service For Your Missionaries
How to Develop a Healthy Short-Term Trips Strategy
How to Participate in Global Missions Through Prayer
Best Practices for Establishing a Missions Budget
Practical Ideas for Cultivating Missions Awareness
Worksheet for Establishing Your Church’s Missions Convictions
Church Examples of Missions Vision Statements
Worksheet for Measuring Missionary Well-Being
Template for Writing a Personal Development Plan
Re-Entry Care for Permanently Returning Missionaries
Personal Evaluation & Reflection As Missions Leaders
How to Write a Personal Development Plan
How to Develop a Missions Leadership Team
How the Church Can Invite Missionaries’ Influence
Church Examples of Sending Covenants
Annual Review of a Missionary from a Sending Church
Missions Leader Traits Skills and Leadership Qualities
Digital Engagement in Modern Missions
Missionary Care
Advocacy Teams that Rock!
Creating Dynamic, Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
Developing Partnerships and Assessing Their Strategy
Caring for TCK's
Shaping Small Disciples for God's Big Mission
The Next Wave of Missionaries: How to Mobilize Gen Z
The Effective Missions Leader
Care for Returning Missionaries
Building a Year-Long Mission Funding Strategy for Your Church
Common Overseas Ministry Strategies
Developing Missionary Skills: An Introduction To Tradecraft Course
Developing a Missions Leadership Team
Creating a Global Missions Class
Equipping Members for Short-term Missions
Is Your Church Choosing the Right Local Ministry Partnerships
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