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Sending Elements

The Sending Elements provide a framework to help your church grow as a Sending Church. There are four phases divided into seventeen elements that make up a healthy Sending Church. These were developed by the Upstream Collective and recorded with their permission.

Establishing Phase

Elements of a Healthy Sending Church

Elements of a Healthy Sending Church

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Element 01 – Cultivating Missions Awareness

Element 01 – Cultivating Missions Awareness

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Element 02 – Embracing Missions Convictions

Element 02 – Embracing Missions Convictions

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Element 03 – Developing a Vision

Element 03 – Developing a Vision

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Element 04 – Involving The Whole Church

Element 04 – Involving The Whole Church

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Element 05 – Building a Strategy

Element 05 – Building a Strategy

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Development Phase

Element 06 – Evaluating Sending Models and Partners

Element 06 – Evaluating Sending Models and Partners

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Element 07 – Identifying Potential Missionaries

Element 07 – Identifying Potential Missionaries

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Element 08 – Missionary Assessment

Element 08 – Missionary Assessment

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Element 09 – Developing Potential Missionaries

Element 09 – Developing Potential Missionaries

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Engaging Phase

Element 10 – Commissioning Sent Ones

Element 10 – Commissioning Sent Ones

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Element 11 – Getting Sent Ones Established

Element 11 – Getting Sent Ones Established

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Element 12 – A Healthy Sending Church

Element 12 – A Healthy Sending Church

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Element 13 – Maintaining Strategic Focus

Element 13 – Maintaining Strategic Focus

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Multiplying Phase

Element 14 – Inviting Sent Ones’ Influence

Element 14 – Inviting Sent Ones’ Influence

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Element 15 – Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry

Element 15 – Receiving Sent Ones During Reentry

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Element 16 – Innovating the Strategy

Element 16 – Innovating the Strategy

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Element 17 – Influencing Other Churches

Element 17 – Influencing Other Churches

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