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January 8, 2021

Study Guides for Missional Communities

A missional community is a way to organize the church to gather and send groups of people on the mission of God. Simply put, missional communities are a group of people who are learning to follow Jesus together in a…

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Identity

December 28, 2020

Moving Forward by Looking Back

Are you planning to skim this article as fast as you can so you can move onto the next thing? If so, then you are fairly normal. We live in a fast-paced, instant gratification, FOMO culture. Rushing from one…

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Prayer Spiritual Growth

December 22, 2020

Listening to God Backward and Forward

One of my favorite rhythms in our marriage is our annual conversation and reflection on the year that was and the year that is coming. It was in these moments we prayed about starting a new missional community, moving…

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Saturate Podcast

December 21, 2020

10 Lessons in 10 Years of Soma

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Duke Revard and Jeff Vanderstelt will be joined by Chris Gonzalez and Paul Dean. In 2020, we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Soma Family of Churches and we want to pause…

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Ethics Gospel

December 15, 2020

We Must Kill Racism Before It Kills Us

The legendary American poet and activist, Maya Angelou, once wrote, “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” As we consider how our presuppositions affect our view of the world, it…

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

December 10, 2020

Leading Churches Through This COVID Season

This is Part 2. See more responses in the previous post here. We reached out to a few churches from different cities and contexts and asked them to share how they are navigating COVID. We hope their responses encourage…

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Church Current Events Leadership Uncategorized

December 7, 2020

Leading Churches Through This COVID Season

We reached out to a few churches from different cities and contexts and asked them to share how they are navigating COVID. We hope their responses encourage you with the unique challenges and opportunities we are all encountering…

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Saturate Podcast

December 1, 2020

Discipleship as Being with Jesus

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Duke Revard will be joined by author and Spiritual Director, Adele Calhoun. Our hope is that as you listen, you gain a clearer understanding of how essential it is for disciples of Jesus…

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Saturate Podcast

November 16, 2020

Decentralized Discipleship with The Underground

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Duke Revard and Jeff Vanderstelt talk with Jeremy Stephens and Tomy Wilkerson from The Underground. We’ll talk about micro churches, the similarities and differences between them and missional communities. We learn from what…

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Saturate Podcast

November 5, 2020

Family Discipleship in the Everyday

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Jeff Vanderstelt and Duke Revard talk about family discipleship in the everyday stuff of life. In COVID we’ve seen some of our discipleship structure break down which has revealed both the ways parents…

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Discipleship Family Gospel Resources

November 4, 2020

Advent Resources for 2020

Waiting. Waiting etches itself into the experience of every son and daughter of God through the pains of bondage, plague, drought, and storm. Sarah and Abraham waited for Isaac. Joseph waited for his brothers and God’s grace to make…

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Resources

October 22, 2020

The Gospel In Me

This is a sneak peek at a lesson from our Online Course: What is Gospel Fluency? All online courses are included in your Saturate Membership. It is out of the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks. We talk…

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Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Family Foundations Gospel Shepherding Mission Missionary

October 8, 2020

Don’t Be A Lone Ranger

(Enjoy this final post in Alan Hirsch's eleven-part series.) When the church gets its act together, it is the most potent force for the transformation of the world. One of the most profound ways to embody countercultural dissents against the…

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Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

October 6, 2020

Our Job Is Not to Be Jesus

Pastoral ministry can be a hazardous occupation. Many get into this work with a noble and godly calling: to bring glory to Jesus by shepherding and equipping his flock to make disciples who make disciples. However, too many of…

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October 5, 2020

Undercover Subversives

(Post ten in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part eleven here.) The kingdom works covertly to undermine the way things are now and to initiate God’s rule in its place. Contrary to a narrow fundamentalist understanding of…

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October 1, 2020

Discipleship as an Invitation to Relationship

(Post nine in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post ten here.) Stop being overly “spiritual,” using insider, religious language, to talk about God—it mostly alienates people. The reality is, to become a missional Christian, we begin by simply…

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September 28, 2020

The Sacred vs the Secular

(Post eight in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part seven here.) We live as if there is an insurmountable distance between the “sacred” and the “secular.” One of the important dimensions of incarnational mission is to break…

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Current Events Mission Missionary

September 23, 2020

How the Pandemic Will Change Evangelism for Good

Will leaders, called of God to minister, rise to the challenge of equipping the body to do the work of evangelizing others to Christ during this unique and pivotal time in the life of the church? At times, outreach…

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Bible & Theology Foundations Mission Missionary

September 22, 2020

Joining God in His Mission

(Post seven in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post six here.) It is false to say that only Christians can experience God. One of the most basic assumptions of the incarnational missionary is to assume God is already…

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September 18, 2020

Listen to the Culture’s Stories

(Post six in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post five here.) Don’t presume you really know what’s going on. A few years ago I ran and organized a conference called St. Paul Goes to the Movies. The idea…

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Bible & Theology Community Domains of Society Foundations Mission Missionary Women

September 15, 2020

Our Neighborhoods Have Changed

(Post five in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part four here) Whether we like it or not, we live in a world that is culturally fragmented and fragmenting. We are called to be a missional (move-out) people, and…

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Saturate Podcast

September 9, 2020

Churches Owning the Lostness of a City Together

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Duke Revard and Jeff Vanderstelt talk with Will Plitt, Executive Director of Christ Together about unifying churches in a city for Gospel Saturation. Will and Jeff make the biblical case for unity on…

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Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Foundations Mission Missionary Servant

September 8, 2020

Learning the Art Of Small

(Post four in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post three here) Every Christian is a missionary, and we are called to live out our commitment to Jesus’ lordship in every sphere and domain of life. The first…

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Bible & Theology Church Church Planting Domains of Society Foundations Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

September 2, 2020

Living the Message

(Post three in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post two here.) You are the church before you do church. If we take Jesus at his word when he says, “As the Father has sent me, I am…

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Bible & Theology Church Church Planting Domains of Society Foundations Leadership Mission Multiplication

August 31, 2020

Two Elements of a Missional Movement

(Post two in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part one here.) It’s going to take both missional church plus missional disciples to make a missional movement. Let’s start this journey to what we call “missionality” with a big…

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Saturate Podcast

August 27, 2020

COVID: A Bright Light Shone on America’s Ecclesiology

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Duke Revard and Jeff Vanderstelt step in as new hosts to launch a new season. Duke and Jeff discuss how the COVID reality has shone a bright light on how we view the…

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Bible & Theology Church Foundations Mission

August 26, 2020

Powerful Potential

Welcome to the first in an eleven-part from Alan Hirsch! The current Christian church needs to reconnect, not with a trendy new movement, but with the power of the original one. One of my deepest-held beliefs is that all…

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August 19, 2020

Fear Is Easy

We have lost the art of thoughtful dialogue. Left to ourselves, we seem to avoid controversy or handle it poorly. It's impolite to discuss religion or politics. These are issues held with the head and the heart. Beliefs become convictions,…

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Community Current Events

August 5, 2020

What is Racism?

Cultural terms have a range. Racism is no exception. Effective transcultural missionaries have the humility to recognize the influence of their own cultural presuppositions. They know they must devote themselves to active listening in order to love and lead well.…

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Saturate Podcast

August 5, 2020

Episode 104: Where We’re Headed

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson looks back at the first 103 episodes and makes a few observations on the choices we all face in this "missional moment". Brad also announces an exciting change to the podcast…

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Study Guides for Missional Communities

Moving Forward by Looking Back

Listening to God Backward and Forward

10 Lessons in 10 Years of Soma

Leading Churches Through This COVID Season

Leading Churches Through This COVID Season

Discipleship as Being with Jesus

Decentralized Discipleship with The Underground

Family Discipleship in the Everyday

Advent Resources for 2020

The Gospel In Me

Don’t Be A Lone Ranger

Our Job Is Not to Be Jesus

Undercover Subversives

Discipleship as an Invitation to Relationship

The Sacred vs the Secular

How the Pandemic Will Change Evangelism for Good

Joining God in His Mission

Listen to the Culture’s Stories

Our Neighborhoods Have Changed

Churches Owning the Lostness of a City Together

Learning the Art Of Small

Living the Message

Two Elements of a Missional Movement

COVID: A Bright Light Shone on America’s Ecclesiology

Powerful Potential

Fear Is Easy

Episode 104: Where We’re Headed

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