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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelGospel ShepherdingLeadershipMissional CommunitySpiritual Growth

November 29, 2018

What to Expect from People in DNA Groups

  Expectations for being in a DNA Group Deep discipleship and transformation doesn’t happen in isolation. Rather, deep growth occurs in the soil of trusting relationships, where we can be known and loved, challenged and encouraged. This is the purpose…

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelIdentityKidsResources

November 27, 2018

The Whole Gospel

  This is an excerpt from the Adult Leader's Preparation for the first lesson of Gospel Basics for Kids. Each week of Gospel Basics has reflections and readings to help the teacher prepare to engage kids on the same topic.…

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by Liz.Pearse 0

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DiscipleshipEveryday RhythmsFoundationsGospelIdentityKids

November 22, 2018

Why Teach the Basics of the Gospel to Kids?

  Why should we teach the basics of the Gospel to our kids?  For no other reason than we are in a battle: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against…

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KidsMissional CommunitySaturate Podcast

November 21, 2018

New Resource Now Available!

We have a new resource for kids, families, communities, and churches. I'm very excited about it. This children's resource began as a simple guide for missional communities at Bread&Wine, a Soma Church in Portland, Oregon in 2009, during my first year…

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by Mirela Watson 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelIdentityKids

November 20, 2018

Speaking the Gospel with Children

  Sometimes I think she understands, and I always wonder how amazed she will be when she fully comprehends the depth of the justice and righteousness Jesus brings to our lives, both here and in eternity. We are on the…

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Saturate Podcast

November 20, 2018

Episode 64: Taking Small and Big Steps Toward Everyday Discipleship

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jeff Vanderstelt talk about the tension many believers face: they want to see the way they're being discipled and discipling others transformed into what they see in the Bible (or read…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelGospel ShepherdingPastoring

November 16, 2018

Give Them Jesus

  The apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Ephesus, states: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body…

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by Charlie Meo 0

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ChurchCurrent EventsDomains of SocietyGospelIdentityMissionarySocial Justice

November 13, 2018

Reconstructing Our True Identity

  This is part two of this two-part series on deconstructed Christianity. If you haven’t read the first piece on the roots and ramifications of deconstruction, go back and do that first. The True Story Could it be that the…

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by Charlie Meo 0

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ChurchCurrent EventsDomains of SocietyGospelIdentityPastoring

November 8, 2018

Hope for Deconstructed Christians

  Our hope is that through embracing the Bible as the True Story, followers of Jesus are given three new identities that reconstruct a flourishing faith. In the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed pipe bombs sent to prominent…

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by James Grout 0

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ChurchEveryday RhythmsFoundationsMissionMissional CommunityYouth & Teens

November 6, 2018

From One Generation to the Next

  A Shaky Foundation Several years into my career as a youth pastor I had a crisis of purpose. I loved what I was doing and believed developing people and programs to support teenagers in their faith journey was one…

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by Amy Lathrop 0

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CommunityDomains of SocietyEveryday RhythmsFamilyFoundationsGospelMissional Community

November 1, 2018

Flourishing at the Table

  Hospitality is a practice to be cultivated for God’s glory, our good and the flourishing of others. It’s an invitation to worship the One who invites us in, feeds us, listens to us, knows us, and provides for our…

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by Brad Watson 0

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Saturate Podcast

October 31, 2018

Episode 063: Cultivating Leadership Pipeline

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney talk about the importance of developing an intentional plan for developing people throughout every area of church life. They give examples, share important things to consider, and encourage…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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DiscipleshipEveryday RhythmsGospelMissionMissional CommunityMissionary

October 30, 2018

Be With and Become

  Eugene Peterson paraphrased John 1:14 – The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood. Jesus fully related to everything we experience by fully becoming human and dwelling in our space.  I’ve been learning how to do…

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by Brad Watson 0

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Bible & TheologyChurchDiscipleshipGospelLeadershipPastoringSpiritual Growth

October 25, 2018

Words Lived Out

  I broke down last night. Hunched over our kitchen sink and weeping, my wife told me it wasn’t silly to grieve a person I never personally met. On Monday one of my heroes had died. As a sixteen-year-old preacher,…

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Saturate Podcast

October 24, 2018

Episode 062: Loving People Through Apologetics

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with poet and apparel designer, Preston Perry, about loving people of different faiths and speaking the truth with boldness and grace. Check his work out on his YouTube channel: BoldTV.…

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by Tim Parlier 0

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DiscipleshipGospelLeadershipMissionYouth & Teens

October 23, 2018

It Must Be Connected

  If you haven’t read the prior articles in this series, it might be helpful to review to give you some context.  This is a continuation flushing out the E.P.I.C. generation acronym.  (Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich, Connected).  The goal is to…

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by Nathan Cedarland 0

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Bible & TheologyChurchDiscipleshipFoundationsLeadership

October 18, 2018

Speaking with Caution

  I love the Church of Jesus, and I have no desire to criticize her or stir up strife between my brothers and sisters. In my first few years of church planting, I certainly lacked an awareness of how critical…

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by Brad Watson 0

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Saturate Podcast

October 17, 2018

Episode 061: Thriving as an Introvert in Community

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Saturate Managing Director, Amy Lathrop about being an introvert in a missional community. They discuss the power, potential, and necessity of having all perspectives and personalities in a missional…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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CommunityEveryday RhythmsGospelMissionMissional CommunityMissionary

October 16, 2018

On Mission this Halloween

  October 31st offers a great opportunity for many to engage in new relationships with those around us or to revisit some old relationships with new missional intentionality. Regardless of what you think of the holiday and it's roots, the…

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by Rich McCaskill 0

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CoachingDiscipleshipGospelLeadershipMissionMissional CommunityMissionary

October 11, 2018

The Jonah Factor

  What is Jonah doing in the Bible? He is such a different prophet from the others! I believe God put it there because Jonah opens our eyes to a hidden truth. It is the truth that God calls us…

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by Brad Watson 0

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Saturate Podcast

October 10, 2018

Episode 060: Here in Spirit with Jonathan Dodson

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Jonathan Dodson about the person of the Holy Spirit, who He is, and what it means to live a life transformed by him. What if the Church was awakened…

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by Jonathan Dodson 0

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Bible & TheologyDiscipleshipGospelHoly SpiritSpiritual Growth

October 9, 2018

Sizing Up the Holy Spirit

  The Holy Spirit. Three words couldn’t divide the church more. I suppose “I hate you” is up there, but that’s more of a division between people rather than churches. Entire swaths of Christianity have divided over the third person…

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by Charlie Meo 0

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CommunityCurrent EventsDiscipleshipDomains of SocietyGospelGospel ShepherdingPastoring

October 4, 2018

The Disciple and Trauma

  As Americans watch the unfolding drama of the Supreme Court hearings, you can almost hear the nation collectively sigh in frustration, sadness, and disbelief. In many ways, these hearings are a culmination of many cultural currents: partisan politics, Trump…

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Uncategorized

October 3, 2018

Episode 059: The Story of Transitioning Toward Missional Communities

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Ric Olson, who leads a church in Southern California that has been transitioning toward making disciples in the everyday stuff of life. Ric shares his church's story and how…

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by Sondra Chamberlain 0

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DiscipleshipEveryday RhythmsIdentityMissionMissional CommunityMissionary

October 2, 2018

Digging In

  Starting over is hard. Humans are creatures of habit - we like comfort. A year ago our family moved from Tacoma to Seattle. It was a quick decision but not one we took lightly. We had lived in Tacoma…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelIdentityKids

September 27, 2018

Gospel Parenting

Train up a Child Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.  PROVERBS 22:6 This verse could be literally translated as “Train a child according to his…

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by Brad Watson 0

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LeadershipSaturate Podcast

September 26, 2018

Episode 058: Leadership That Releases Movement

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with David Achata about a new premium podcast we're launching for leaders of leaders. Plus give you a preview of the first episode with Todd Engstrom and Jeff Vanderstelt. Get…

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by Brad Watson 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelGospel ShepherdingHoly SpiritSpiritual Growth

September 25, 2018

All of Life is Worship

  We were made to worship. We were made to adore, to long for, to delight in, to desire. We were made to have the deepest longings of our hearts met by someone or something outside of ourselves. Always Worshiping…

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by Charlie Meo 0

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ChurchCurrent EventsDiscipleshipGospelIdentityMissional CommunitySocial Justice

September 19, 2018

Embodying a Justice-Saturated Gospel

         This is the last part of this three-part series on the intersection of social justice and the gospel. If you have missed the last two posts, please go back and read part one and part two to give context…

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by Brad Watson 0

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EthicsGospelSaturate Podcast

September 19, 2018

Episode 057: Sexuality, Identity, and the Gospel with Jackie Hill Perry

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with writer and artist, Jackie Hill Perry about her new book Gay Girl, Good God. Their conversation touches on topics related to her story, temptation, how the church can love homosexuals, and identity.…

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by Charlie Meo 0

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ChurchCurrent EventsDomains of SocietyFoundationsGospelIdentitySocial Justice

September 18, 2018

How the True Story Reforms our Conversation

        In part two of this three-part series we will explore how the Story of the Bible reforms our previously mentioned cultural lenses and the American church’s historical context. True Story         N.T. Wright says, “The Whole Point of Christianity…

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by Charlie Meo 0

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Current EventsDomains of SocietyGospelMissional CommunitySocial Justice

September 17, 2018

The Intersection of Social Justice and the Gospel

  Introduction         As Americans in the southeast grapple with Hurricane Florence, our current news cycle is grappling with a hurricane of its own. Over the past several weeks, we have been hit with a flurry of stories that polarize…

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by James Grout 0

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ChurchDiscipleshipFoundationsGospelIdentityMissionPastoringYouth & Teens

September 13, 2018

Teenagers Are Not The Future of The Church

  If the kingdom of heaven belongs to children and adolescents, then the church must believe and behave as if their presence matters. Regrettable Words When I was in full-time youth ministry I felt part of my job was to…

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by Brad Watson 0

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Saturate Podcast

September 12, 2018

Episode 056: How the Story of God Shapes Disciples

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Chris Gonzalez and Kevin Platt of Missio Dei in Phoenix, about the power of the Story of God and how the reality of the Scriptures as one redemptive story changes…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 1

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelIdentityMissionMissional Community

September 11, 2018

Exposed by the Mission

Yes, we can pretend to have it all together while sitting in a pew on Sunday or while impressing one another with our knowledge of Scripture. But mission exposes our inadequacies and need for grace. If you are in a small Bible…

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by Brad Watson 0

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Saturate Podcast

September 5, 2018

Episode 055: What the Karate Kid Teaches Us About Discipleship

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with author, pastor, and international equipper, Cole Brown about the power of being present, pointing to the goodness of the father, focusing on the basics, and being willing to be bored.…

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