June 25, 2020
Statement on Racial Injustice
https://vimeo.com/432026632 Soma and Saturate affirm the image of God and inherent dignity of all people regardless of ethnicity. We long for a fuller expression of the true reality of the church created in Christ. Jesus taught us to pray…
June 22, 2020
The Importance of Relational Health for Leaders
This post is the fifth post in a series based on a conversation with Rich Plass on the Saturate Podcast. You can listen to the episode here. Jared Pickney: Rich, we know you've done a lot of work on…
June 19, 2020
Sermones Para La Fluidez del Evangelio
Cultivar una cultura fluida en el evangelio es la base de toda comunidad misional. Entonces, ¿cómo se predica y enseña la fluidez del evangelio? Estos ocho marcos de referencia son un esqueleto para ayudar a los predicadores a dar…
June 16, 2020
Episode 103: How We Can Train Everyone Theologically
In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Chris Gonzalez about city-based theological education that reimagines seminary to be something that is for everyone and for the long-term transformation of not only our churches but our…
June 11, 2020
My Confession of the Sin of Racism
The Holy Spirit will not allow me to issue statements signaling my stand against racism without confessing my sin and the cacophony of clanging idols that have become my first loves and have blossomed into the first fruits of…
June 8, 2020
Relational Challenges in the Family of God
This post is the fourth post in a series based on a conversation with Rich Plass on the Saturate Podcast. You can listen to the episode here. Brad Watson: I think what you’ve described is some of the beauty…
June 3, 2020
Resources to Listen and Learn
I've been asked by a handful of people what resources have been helpful for me in my own process of listening and learning about racial reconciliation and justice. I have so much to learn, but I'm happy to point…
June 1, 2020
Reclaiming Thoughts and Prayers
Note: The last seven days have brought renewed and visceral images of systemic racism in our culture and society. We are members of that culture and we’re appalled by it. George Floyd was a brother in Christ, killed on…
May 31, 2020
La Verdadera Historia
¿De qué se trata la Biblia? Esta guía de 6 semanas fue escrita para ayudar a grupos pequeños a comprender el plan eterno de redención y restauración de Dios. Principalmente ayudará a los participantes a experimentar la profundidad del…
May 27, 2020
The Effects of Relational Wounds
This post is the third post in a series based on a conversation with Rich Plass on the Saturate Podcast. You can listen to the episode here. Jared Pickney: That's helpful. Would you say that one of the…
May 18, 2020
Permeable Souls
This post is the second post in a series based on a conversation with Rich Plass on the Saturate Podcast. You can listen to the episode here. Adam Breckenridge: Rich, I've heard you say that we are permeable souls.…
May 12, 2020
We Are Relational Beings with a Relational God
This post is the first in a series based on a conversation with Rich Plass on the Saturate Podcast. You can listen to the episode here. Brad Watson: Jared Pickney, Adam Breckenridge, and myself were able to talk with…
May 5, 2020
Sharing Hope with Not-Yet-Believing Neighbors
This post is part of a series on Caring and Sharing Hope during COVID-19. If you haven’t yet, read the first post in the series here. Not-yet-believers have been and will be deeply affected by COVID-19. If they’re not connected…
April 29, 2020
Gospel Fluency in Covid-19
Gospel Fluency in COVID-19 from Saturate on Vimeo. When we're faced with a crisis our tendency often goes to management. How can I manage my behavior, emotions, and beliefs? How can I manage other people's behavior, emotions, and…
April 29, 2020
Episode 102: Decentralized Discipleship
In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt, Bob Roberts, and Ben Connelly talk about lessons they've learned from the global church on decentralized movements. This conversation is inspiring, encouraging, and challenging as we faithfully seek to be who God made…
April 28, 2020
Living on Mission in Lockdown
One of my favorite things in my book A Field Guide for Everyday Mission is the “101 ways” we suggested, to help followers of Jesus engage not-yet-believing neighbors, co-workers and friends in winsome, tangible, and meaningful ways. In a…
April 27, 2020
Care in the Family of God
This post is part of a series on Caring and Sharing Hope during COVID-19. If you haven't yet, read the first post in the series here. What Might a “Care Call” Look Like? Prepare Well and Ask Good Questions…
April 24, 2020
Practicando El Descanso y Tiempo a Solas
¿Cuántas veces has estado a solas y en silencio con el propósito de escuchar a Dios? Quizá puedas pensar que la vida de un discípulo es una vida saturada de actividades, pero una de las invitaciones más importantes que Jesús…
April 23, 2020
How to Care & Share Hope
What if the thing most remembered about 2020 was the way that the church responded? What if our churches became more famous for love, both internally and externally? After all, love — for God, for one another, for neighbors,…
April 21, 2020
Rejoice Always
In a recent conversation with a sister in Christ, she told me, “Pastor, I find it incredibly hard to be happy in days like this. When I can’t know what God is doing and why he is doing it, I…
April 17, 2020
Paternidad y Familia
¿cómo podemos hacer espacio para cuidar y criar a nuestros hijos con gran intencionalidad? Esta guía fue creada para ayudar a los padres a pensar en las implicaciones del evangelio en la crianza de sus hijos y la familia. La…
April 14, 2020
Called into Other’s Stories
Once when my husband was on his way to a meeting, he saw a woman loudly screaming at the air as she stood in the middle of the street. Everyone nearby heard about the abuse she and her children…
April 10, 2020
A Worshipful Life in a World of Death
We have two apple trees in our backyard. All spring our family watches as first leaves, then buds, then flowers grow on the branches. Then, we finally see apples appear— first small and green, but eventually plump and red.…
April 8, 2020
Episode 101: Prayer and Revival in a Time of Crisis
In this episode, Brad Watson talks with Chuck Gschwend about prayer and revival, particularly in how to pray for revival in our missional communities and churches and how we overcome cynicism through prayer.
April 7, 2020
Leading Well
It was not a question I ever expected; it was not a question I ever thought I’d have to answer. A half-week into the COVID-19 lockdown, I ended an email to a pastor with the phrase, “Let me know…
April 3, 2020
Discipling Our Kids at Home
When I moved to Los Angeles, I never thought I would have over two months of parenting that looked so much like Swiss Family Robinson and Little House on the Prairie. But, here we are. We’re working at home, eating…
April 1, 2020
Episode 100: Equipping Disciples During Quarantine
In this episode, Brad Watson and Ben Connelly talk about the importance of equipping disciples during this season. They discuss why a quarantine doesn't keep us from doing this, but creates new challenges and opportunities. In fact, it may be…
March 31, 2020
What’s the Point of the Resurrection?
We're about to embark on perhaps the strangest and best Easter of our lives. It will be an Easter without large brunches, egg hunts, and large worship services. In fact, it will be an Easter of sheltering in place, rising…
March 30, 2020
Con Quién Estás En Misión
¿Con Quién Estás En Misión? Este es un ejercicio útil de dos semanas que podemos usar en nuestras comunidades para ver cómo Dios nos está colocando en nuestras ciudades, estados y regiones, y conectándonos con personas para demostrar el Evangelio.…