By The Upstream Collective
The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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 this episode, we are joined by Ben Ward from Louisville, Kentucky. Ben is a Missions Pastor at Highview Baptist Church and works in Ministry Connections at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. We were happy to have Ben on for this conversation as he’s uniquely gifted to talk about the subject. Before his current roles, he was an Admissions Counselor. From that time to now, Ben has had approximately 13,000 conversations on calling…he did the math not us. Whether you feel that you’re facing an existential crisis, or you feel solid about your calling, this episode is sure to be good food for thought. So join us!
This episode was sponsored by our friends at Equipped to Go. Equipped to Go provides a number of services to individuals or groups desiring to be culturally adept while traveling, living and working in foreign countries.
If you enjoyed this episode and would like more resources form Upstream, we suggest checking out our book, Tradecraft .
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.
Today’s title may be a mouthful, but we promise it’s easy listening. We asked old school Upstream team member Julie Masson to share some of her marketing expertise during a conversation about missionary and supporter communication. Julie is now the Marketing Director for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of The Southern Baptist Convention . Whether you’re currently a sender or a sent one, today’s conversation is guaranteed to be good food for thought.
This episode was sponsored by our friends at Equipped to Go. Equipped to Go provides a number of services to individuals or groups desiring to be culturally adept while traveling, living and working in foreign countries.
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.
Today’s title may be a mouthful, but we promise it’s easy listening. We asked old school Upstream team member Julie Masson to share some of her marketing expertise during a conversation about missionary and supporter communication. Julie is now the Marketing Director for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of The Southern Baptist Convention . Whether you’re currently a sender or a sent one, today’s conversation is guaranteed to be good food for thought.
This episode was sponsored by our friends at Equipped to Go. Equipped to Go provides a number of services to individuals or groups desiring to be culturally adept while traveling, living and working in foreign countries.
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.
Neal Pirolo of Emmaus Road International joined us for a conversation about an often overlooked topic, serving as senders. The majority of Christians will serve in full-time missions roles overseas, yet we don’t often talk about those who stay even though they are integral to the health of the missionary. Neal has decades of experience serving as a missionary and a minister to missionaries. He is someone we at the Upstream Collective look up to and often reference his work.
This episode was sponsored by our friends at Equipped to Go. Equipped to Go provides a number of services to individuals or groups desiring to be culturally adept while traveling, living and working in foreign countries.
To dig deeper into this topic or to check out follow the links below:
-Emmaus Road International Website
-Neal’s book, Serving as Senders Today
-Our Free, Advocacy Teams resource
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 we are headed to the future! Eric King joins us from Richmond, VA for a conversation on the future of the missions organization. Eric has years of experience in missions and is now the director of church relations and mobilization for Send International. Eric & Brad both have varied experiences serving through missions and the local church, making for rich conversation on this subject.
The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.