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May 6, 2021

A Call to Taste the Bread of Life

“Who will help me plant my seeds?” asked the Little Red Hen. “Not I,” said the dog. “Not I,” said the cat. “Not I,” said the duck. “Then, I will plant them myself,” said the Little Red Hen, and…

by Kendrick Banks 0

Discipleship Servant

April 29, 2021

What Are We Doing?

The world is a mess, you may have noticed. It’s been broken and aching for restoration since Genesis chapter 3. We see the brokenness everywhere, but the means for restoration often seems nowhere to be found—usually a result of…

by Bill Clem 0

Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership

April 19, 2021

Reframing Where We Are

This blog is an excerpt from our recently released Leader Cohort Series. We designed this series of videos and guides to help groups of pastors and leaders to meet together in cohorts for the purpose of growing in health, learning…

by Adam Hillyer 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Resources

April 13, 2021

What Does Membership Have To Do With Gospel Saturation?

This year has left us all longing for more… more than pandemic fears and isolation, political unrest, racial injustices, economic challenges, and the weariness in our own souls. We long for hope, peace, and joy. We long for…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel

March 25, 2021

Gospel Fluency for Our Neighbors

This year has presented many opportunities to speak of Jesus with our friends and neighbors. After all we’ve gone through, our neighbors' needs and emotions create space to enter into their real experiences and point them to the truth…

by Leah Kate King 0

Discipleship Gospel Spiritual Growth Uncategorized

March 23, 2021

Hope in the Grave

There is always hope in darkness, because there was Hope lying in a grave for three days—He who now is seated at the right hand of the Father in Heaven. Can you imagine what it must have been like…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel

March 17, 2021

Gospel Fluency for Our Fear

Pastors and leaders, have you felt out of control over this past year? If we’re honest, many of us have been filled with fear about our churches, our leadership, and the future of pastoral ministry as a whole. In the…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel

March 11, 2021

Gospel Fluency for Our Sadness

The past year has been filled with loss, chaos, and sadness for many. How does the gospel speak to our sadness in this moment? In the video below, Jeff Vanderstelt shared how God has given us the gift of…

by Cassie Langford 0

Discipleship Spiritual Growth Women

March 9, 2021

The Way through the Wilderness

Last year when the Angel Soft and Lysol—along with staple foods like Ramen and Chef Boyardee—disappeared from our grocery shelves, I was strangely filled with a bit of anticipation. I thought it could be the wilderness that would teach…

by Leah Kate King 0

Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

March 2, 2021

Communities of Commitment

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the…

by Kevin Platt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

February 24, 2021

What Story Am I a Part Of?

Written by Kevin Platt and Chris Gonzalez If you have ever led a missional community or a congregation of missional communities, you have fielded some form of at least a few, if not all, of these questions: Who is God?…

by Kendrick Banks 0

Discipleship Family Gospel Missionary Servant Spiritual Growth

February 18, 2021

Keeping Lent Meaningful

In three of the gospel accounts, Jesus, prior to beginning His ministry, was driven by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan. For 40 days He went without food and the comforts of life, yet He…

by Nate Parry 0

Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Resources Spiritual Growth

February 16, 2021

The Ultimate Aim and Reward of Lent

I am often reminded by one of my friends that the ultimate prize for Christians is simply that we get Jesus. This is the ultimate aim and reward of Lent. The season of Lent is upon us. My first encounter…

Discipleship Family Gospel Leadership Missional Community Missionary Spiritual Growth

February 11, 2021

Why Practice Lent as a Community on Mission?

What is Lent? Lent is a forty-day-long journey through daily and sometimes hourly reminders of the gospel because our stomachs are hungry or our hearts are longing for something we seemingly can’t live without. Lent and the celebration of Easter…

by Cassie Langford 0

Discipleship Missionary Spiritual Growth Uncategorized Women

February 9, 2021

His Endless Love

A few years ago a lady who had lost her first husband to brain cancer came to me before she married her second husband concerned for her daughters. She was worried that they would doubt her love for them…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

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…

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…

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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 2

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…

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Discipleship Domains of Society Family Foundations Holy Spirit Mission Missional Community Missionary Spiritual Growth

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…

Apologetics Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Mission Missionary

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…

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Church Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

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…

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…

by Brent Thomas 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Holy Spirit Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

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,…

by Michael Sullivan 1

Bible & Theology Discipleship Faith and Work Foundations Gospel

July 10, 2020

Listening to and Pursuing Unity with Jesus’ Church

"This Jesus-way of bringing his kingdom on earth as it is in heaven has a lot of political implications." - Craig Greenfield We're going to bring this introductory series to "Politics with Jesus in Mind" to a close with…

by Michael Sullivan 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Faith and Work Foundations Gospel

July 8, 2020

The Story of God and Our Practices of Justice Today

"Faithful political action is about pursuing public justice." - Rev. Dr. Michael Goheen in Seeking the Justice of the Kingdom This post is the 2nd in a 3-part introductory series entitled, "Politics with Jesus in Mind." The first post was:…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

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…

Current Events Discipleship Foundations Gospel

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…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

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…

by Abe Meysenburg 0

Current Events Discipleship Foundations Gospel

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…

Current Events Discipleship Gospel

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…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

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…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

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.…

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

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…

by Duke Revard 0