Moving Upstream: September & October 2024 Newsletter
What a Ride! It's been a wild ride since August. Between work and pleasure we've been to Florida, Tennesee, Georgia, North Carolina,...
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Oct 281 min read
An Excerpt and a Prayer from The Sending Church Applied
I'm so excited to share about the release of Upstream 's latest book, The Sending Church Applied , which I co-authored with Nathan Sloan,...
Oct 214 min read
Preparing Emotionally and Spiritually for Overseas Service
Have you ever woken up in a panic on the floor with people gathered around you? I have. It happened while I was a 25-year-old missionary...
Sep 164 min read
Be Ready with the Gospel. Memorize the Bible.
When I was in third grade, my mother enrolled me in Children’s Bible Drill. It was certainly a well-titled activity. After hours of...
Sep 33 min read
Moving Upstream: August 2024 Newsletter
Look—a New Book! For more than two years Mike Easton, Nathan Sloan, Larry McCrary, and myself have been working on a strategic book...
Aug 132 min read
How One Sending Church is Changing the World
“Have you ever considered doing a Spanish translation of The Sending Church Defined ?” That’s how Michael Boze, pastor of missions at...
Aug 73 min read
Moving Upstream: July 2024 Newsletter
Not into reading? Check out some of my Instagram reels from this month instead. From Africa to Louisville (and Back!) As you may know,...
Jul 12 min read
Moving Upstream: June 2024 Newsletter
Not into reading? Check out some of my Instagram reels from this month instead. A Dream Come True The highlight of June was our family's...
Jun 52 min read
Moving Upstream: May 2024 Newsletter
Not into reading? Watch this funny 30-second video summary instead. Work hard, play hard. That's what Upstream's executive team (Larry...
May 135 min read
Returning Missionaries: The Challenges of Coming “Home”
I breathe deeply and say over to myself: “You are at home; you are at home.” But a sense of strangeness will not leave me, I can find...
May 61 min read
Tell Your Pastor Thank You
What do you say to a pastor after his sermon? Here’s a suggestion. Simply, “Thank you.” Even if it wasn’t a particularly good sermon, or...
May 23 min read
Moving Upstream: April 2024 Newsletter
Not into reading? Watch this short video summary instead. "I'm so excited to have this book. I want to read it right now." That's what...
Apr 222 min read
How to Lead Missionary Advocates
I once had a turtle named Fred. Fred liked to eat watermelon. But I went on vacation and forgot to leave Fred any watermelon. When I came...
Apr 84 min read
Patrick of Ireland: The Unlikely Hero of Church History
“I’m not a smart man, but I know what love is.” I can still hear those words in the voice of Tom Hanks, playing the beloved character...
Apr 13 min read
Moving Upstream: March 2024 Newsletter
Not into reading? Watch this short video summary instead. I've got big news—and it's no April Fools' joke. In January we took the leap of...
Mar 188 min read
Missions in the New Testament
In the previous article we walked through an overview of missions in the Old Testament. If you didn’t get a chance to reach it, I want to...
Mar 118 min read
Missions in the Old Testament
My life changed a few years ago when I saw my first “spark bird”. Do you know what a spark bird is? It’s the first bird that awakens you...
Mar 14 min read
Moving Upstream: February 2024 Newsletter
Not into reading? Watch this video instead. So Grateful I just keep pinching myself. It’s hard to believe I get to work full-time with...
Feb 1910 min read
Why Spiritual Formation is CENTRAL in God's Mission
This article was originally delivered as part of pre-field training for missionary candidates. For this reason it is a longer read, so...
Feb 124 min read
An Invitation to Whole Brain Missiology
We do missions with mostly one side of our brains. And we don't even know it. Let me explain. There are two hemispheres or sides to the...
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