Christian Doctor’s Digest – February 2018

Larry McCrary, DMin began planting churches in the United States in 1991 and was subsequently part of eight church plants. After serving with the North America Mission Board, SBC for a time in the area of church planter assessment, he and his family moved to Western Europe in late 2001 and served in both Spain and Germany with IMB. He has worked in the areas of church planting and mission strategy among Europeans, as well in leading efforts among engaging immigrants and refugees who now live in Europe. Larry is a missional entrepreneur. In 2008 he co-founded The Upstream Collective, a non-profit devoted to helping churches learn how to engage people with the gospel at home and in other cultures. He also founded The Skybridge Community, a global network helping marketplace professionals live strategically as salt and light wherever they are. He has two master’s degrees: one in theology and the other in Christian education. He also holds a Doctorate of Ministry in missiology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. As Director of Upstream, he loves helping churches find creative ways to engage in missional work in their neighborhoods and nations. Larry also serves as the Pastor of Sending for Sojourn East Church in Louisville, Kentucky overseeing local, national and international mission movements. Larry and his wife Susan have been married for 30 years. Susan is a teacher and has worked in a variety of teaching roles, both helping international people learn English and teaching at an international boarding school. Larry and Susan often speak together to churches and Christian organizations about raising a family in another culture. They have two third-culture kids of their own, Megan and Parker.