We have called ourselves ‘Upstream Communities’ because we believe the call of the gospel is to live counter-culturally in the suburbs we find ourselves in.

That means rethinking how we do relationships, use our time, our money, our possessions etc.

Our name is a constant reminder of who we are called to be. I find it confronting

Right now Danelle and I face a situation where ‘downstream’ looks pretty nice. The name is actually a powerful motivator for me to choose the upstream way when everything in me screams ‘stuff it!’