The Upstream Podcast was created to share our rich conversations about sending churches with the world. For anyone passionate about the overlap between God’s church & God’s mission, this podcast will be great food for thought.In this episode, Upstream co-founder Larry McCrary and Sojourn Community Church pastor of global missions Nathan Garth chat with Upstream director of content Zach Bradley on the polarizing topic of short-term mission trips. Beginning with some of the legitimate criticisms of short-term missions, the guys talk through a better, more strategic way forward in churches and missionaries leveraging short-term teams for long-term impact. 


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The Upstream Podcast was created to share our rich conversations about sending churches with the world. For anyone passionate about the overlap between God’s church & God’s mission, this podcast will be great food for thought.For our Season 2 Finale, our executive director, Larry McCrary joins us from Spain and switches roles with Brad to take the driver’s/co-host seat, while Brad fields the questions. Brad & Larry revisit The Upstream Collective’s book, The Sending Church Defined, and talk through some of Brad’s favorite points. To hear more thoughts from Brad & Larry between seasons, follow them on twitter at @bradleyrbell & @larrymccrary. This episode was sponsored by our friends at the MOVE Conference, an event designed to MOVE leaders to equip the church, engage the lost and embrace the nations. Pastors, church staff and lay leaders who desire to enhance their missions ministries will worship, network, and learn best practices from missions leaders. Visit moveconference.org for more information.

Season 2 Ep 20: Revisiting The Sending Church Defined

The Upstream Podcast was created to share our rich conversations about sending churches with the world. For anyone passionate about the overlap between God’s church & God’s mission, this podcast will be great food for thought.Nathan Sloan joins us for this episode to discuss his new e-book, Multisite Missions Leadership. In addition to being Pastor of Sending at Sojourn Church Midtown, Nathan has years of experience in international missions and is part of the Upstream team. Multisite churches are more and more becoming the norm but many churches and church leaders struggle to navigate missions within the multisite context. Join our conversation and dig into this topic with us! For more thoughts from Nathan, find him on twitter with @NathanGSloan or read the book; Multisite Missions Leadership. This episode was sponsored by our friends at the MOVE Conference, an event designed to MOVE leaders to equip the church, engage the lost and embrace the nations. Pastors, church staff and lay leaders who desire to enhance their missions ministries will worship, network, and learn best practices from missions leaders. Visit moveconference.org for more information.To dig deeper into this topic or to check out resources mentioned in this episode, check out the links below: 
           -Steal Away Home: Charles Spurgeon and Thomas Johnson, Unlikely Friends on the          Passage to Freedom 
           - George Lyle’s Life and Legacy: An Unsung Hero
           - Upstream’s Multisite Missions Cohort 

Season 2 Ep 19: Multisite Missions Leadership

The Upstream Podcast was created to share our rich conversations about sending churches with the world. For anyone passionate about the overlap between God’s church & God’s mission, this podcast will be great food for thought.In this episode, Stefanie Nicholson, from Here 2 There ministries in Jacksonville, FL joins us for a conversation on helping churches identify & implement a missions strategy. Here 2 There has been working with churches and missionaries for years so we thought Stefanie would be perfect for this conversation.  Brad and Stefanie discuss first steps churches can take if they’re just getting started with missions strategy, highlighting the importance of beginning with prayer before anything else. Stefanie also draws attention to the need for honesty between congregations and their sent ones, offering that everyone benefits when we drop our masks. Join us for in the conversation! To learn more about Here 2 There ministries, check out their website and follow them on twitter @Here2There Min . This episode was sponsored by our friends at the MOVE Conference, an event designed to MOVE leaders to equip the church, engage the lost and embrace the nations. Pastors, church staff and lay leaders who desire to enhance their missions ministries will worship, network, and learn best practices from missions leaders. Visit moveconference.org for more information.

Season 2 Ep 18: Helping Churches Identify a Missions Strategy

The Upstream Podcast was created to share our rich conversations about sending churches with the world. For anyone passionate about the overlap between God’s church & God’s mission, this podcast will be great food for thought. Caleb Crider is back for part two of our conversation on Innovations in Missions. We discus utilizing different kinds of technology to help share the gospel, from translation apps and earbuds to emojis!  Join us and listen in! For more thoughts from Caleb, find him on twitter with @CalebCrider or read the book Tradecraft : For the Church on Mission This episode was sponsored by our friends at the MOVE Conference, an event designed to MOVE leaders to equip the church, engage the lost and embrace the nations. Pastors, church staff and lay leaders who desire to enhance their missions ministries will worship, network, and learn best practices from missions leaders. Visit moveconference.org for more information.

Season 2 Ep 17: Innovations in Missions Part II

The Upstream Podcast was created to share our rich conversations about sending churches with the world. For anyone passionate about the overlap between God’s church & God’s mission, this podcast will be great food for thought.In this episode Caleb Crider joins us for a conversation on Innovations in Missions. From early missionaries utilizing the technology they had to gamers in the midwest finding ways to share the gospel while they game, to ethics in the workplace, Upstream covers a wide history of innovative missionaries. Join us and listen in! For more thoughts from Caleb, find him on twitter with @CalebCrider or read the book Tradecraft : For the Church on Mission 


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