205: The Value of Weakness in Missions
May 16, 2023
In this episode, Nathan shares about the value of weakness in missions. He explains why missionaries should have the posture of a learner, what the renewal missions concept means, and how God uses suffering. Nathan also addresses the Senders, sharing what they should know about weakness in missions.
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Our guest today is Nathan Sloan, who serves as the executive director of Upstream Sending, a missions sending organization focused on putting the local church in the driver’s seat of sending. He previously led global missions at his church and served as one of their teaching pastors. Nathan and his wife, Sarah, also served as cross-cultural missionaries in Nepal. Nathan and Sarah have two wonderful children, and now make their home in Louisville, KT.
Show Notes:
- Featured Tool: Guide to Planning a Commissioning Service
- Upstream Sending
- You are Sent: Finding Your Place in God’s Global Mission
- Renewal Missions Diagram
- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
- The Missionary Mama’s Survival Guide by Tori R. Haverkamp
- Episode 197: Building Resilience for the Missionary Task
- Episode 135: Disability in Mission: Mobilizing People With Impairments to Make a Global Impact – David Deuel
- Episode 191: Lessons from Chinese House Church
- Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller
- The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken
- Episode 173: Key Lessons the Church Can Learn from Persecuted Believers – Nik Ripken
- Contact Nathan by visiting upstreamsending.com
- Visit theupstreamcollective.org
- Contact Nathan by emailing nathan@upstreamsending.com
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