Gospel Archives - Saturate

Gospel Archives - Saturate

by Cassie Langford 0

Discipleship Ethics Gospel Missional Community

September 14, 2021

The Whole Story?

We have considered adding “Storyteller” as one of the team leadership roles for our missional communities. And I would love to fulfill this role. I love stories—especially stories of God’s faithfulness. But I’ve faced some ethical dilemmas in the past…

by Adam Hillyer 0

Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Missional Community Missionary Servant

August 31, 2021

What Does Community Look Like for You This Fall?

Early in the pandemic, it was said, “We are all in the same storm, but different boats.” This has proven to be true over the past year and a half, especially when it comes to missional communities or community groups.…

by Duke Revard 0

Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring

August 23, 2021

15 Commitments of a Strong Church

“WE ARE ALL START-UPS NOW” This was Andy Crouch’s insightful prediction early on about the coming fallout for organizations in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic. While many did not want to believe this was their situation, coming into Fall…

by Cassie Langford 0

Faith and Work Identity Life Issues Missionary

August 17, 2021

Our Greatness, God’s Glory, and Work

When my boys were small, I stenciled a black tractor and Colossians 3:23 on a burlap sign and propped it on their bookcase: “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” I wanted them to…

by Leah Kate King 0

Discipleship Family Mission Missional Community Missionary Servant

August 12, 2021

Safety Amongst the Thorns

“My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your…

by Kendrick Banks 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Gospel

August 10, 2021

Humility is Better Than Rightness

Often we clarify our convictions hoping to strengthen unity—“Here is what I believe… Who’s with me?” But what if a doctrine becomes destructive or divisive not because of what it is, but because of how we hold it? Isn’t it…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Family Gospel Resources

August 5, 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, a missional community is a group of people who are learning to follow Jesus together in…

by Ben Connelly 0

Discipleship Family Missional Community

July 27, 2021

Jesus is Both the Motive and the Goal

This is an excerpt of Chapter One from Ben Connelly's newest book A Field Guide for Genuine Community, © Moody Publishers, 2021. Get your copy here or wherever you buy books. “We've Filed for Divorce.” That bombshell froze…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Gospel Identity Mission

July 20, 2021

A Life of Discipleship

Part of our own discipleship is “paying it forward”: seeing God not only work in us, for our own discipleship, but also seeing him work through us, for others’ discipleship The person and work of Jesus cannot remain as…

by Ben Connelly 0

Discipleship Family Missional Community

July 15, 2021

We Are a Spiritual Family

This is an excerpt of Chapter One from Ben Connelly's newest book A Field Guide for Genuine Community, © Moody Publishers, 2021. Get your copy here or wherever you buy books. Throughout over twenty years of helping lead…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Missional Community Missionary

July 13, 2021

Hospitality As Mission

As we enter in and entwine our lives with others through the practice of hospitality we get to experience both the "sweet" and "hard" of following Jesus. We get a taste of the Kingdom and we get to show…

by Cassie Langford 0

Everyday Rhythms Family Mission Missionary Servant

July 8, 2021

The Trials of Incarnational Living

How many times have I thought, “Lord, why did you call me to this?” A little over a year ago my family moved into the overlooked neighborhood our missional community had been serving for four years—the same neighborhood where…

by Ben Connelly 0

Church Discipleship Family Gospel Missional Community

July 6, 2021

There Must Be Something More

This is an excerpt of Chapter One from Ben Connelly's newest book A Field Guide for Genuine Community, © Moody Publishers, 2021. Get your copy here or wherever you buy books. Most of the Bible’s commands that translate into…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Bible & Theology Church Coaching Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

June 29, 2021

5 Ways To Equip Disciples as Gospel Ministers

Church leader? Your job is not to do the ministry for the church, but to equip the church to be gospel ministers. Habakkuk 2:14 speaks of a day when “The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the…

by Atanasio Segovia 0

Church Family Missionary

June 24, 2021

From Spiritual Orphans to Spiritual Sons

JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGOVlTYWZXZ3lOLVElMjIlMjB0aXRsZSUzRCUyMllvdVR1YmUlMjB2aWRlbyUyMHBsYXllciUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93JTNEJTIyYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlciUzQiUyMGF1dG9wbGF5JTNCJTIwY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlJTNCJTIwZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhJTNCJTIwZ3lyb3Njb3BlJTNCJTIwcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF Spiritual Orphans "How many of you have been mentored?". "Not really" answered the majority of the mexican pastors on the call. The question and answers illustrate a common problem in the Latino Church. When it comes to leaders,…

by Tommy Rutledge 0

Church Gospel Pastoring Spiritual Growth

June 22, 2021

Recovering My Humanity

This fall, Jeff Schulte, founder of Tin Man ministries and Jeff Vanderstelt will be hosting Gospel Fluency for the Heart events. These events are designed to help us learn how to re-engage our emotions, experience Jesus as the healer…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Holy Spirit Missional Community Spiritual Growth

June 14, 2021

How Do Spiritual Gifts Help Us Make Disciples?

Today we are releasing a sneak peek at one of four new videos in the Q+A series with Jeff Vanderstelt. We love getting to interact with your questions at live events, and want to bring that experience online through…

by Leah Kate King 0

Discipleship Mission Missional Community Missionary

June 10, 2021

Jesus’ Call to Come as We Are

Prior to meeting Jesus, we were lost and broken in desperate need for a Savior. However, such a necessity was not bound to our pre-salvific state. As believers who securely hold salvation by the name of Christ and are…

by Atanasio Segovia 0

Church Planting Everyday Rhythms Family Mission Missionary

June 8, 2021

Following God on Mission in Queretaro, Mexico

The Story of Soma Queretaro "How are we going to do this?" my friend asked after agreeing to join me in planting a church in Queretaro City, Mexico. It was clear that this was not a simple move from one…

by Cassie Langford 0

Mission Missional Community Missionary

June 3, 2021

The Call to Mission

Regardless of which ditch we have a tendency to fall in, regardless if we are more like Child 1 or Child 2, God in His love pursues us and sanctifies us with His grace and His truth as He…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community

May 25, 2021

How Do You Hear From God?

Today we are offering a second sneak peek video into a new series with Jeff Vanderstelt that dives into your most asked questions. We love getting to interact with your questions at live events and have been encouraged by your response…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community

May 19, 2021

Are Missional Communities Just a Passing Fad?

We love getting to interact with your questions at live events and this year we are bringing that experience online in our new Q+A Series. How do you disciple in a busy, individualistic culture? How do you learn to…

by Leah Kate King 0

Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

May 13, 2021

Toss Your Net

After working tirelessly only to see so many potential hopes, dreams, and plans for ministry fall apart, this past year has left many burnt-out and tempted to question their direction from the Lord. Additionally difficult, our culture has fostered…

by Daniel McDonald 0

Faith and Work Missionary

May 11, 2021

Gospel Saturation through Education

Do you want to see your community saturated with the gospel? A great place to start is considering how your vocation can promote the flourishing of your community and making disciples. In this guest blog post, Daniel McDonald shares…

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 Kendrick Banks 0

Gospel Spiritual Growth

April 1, 2021

A Sorrowful Good Friday

Jesus walked the earth as a man with flesh and bones. Take a moment to try to sense how real He is. Try to feel it. Picture His dark curly hair, His deep olive complexion, His eyes full of…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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…

by Adam Hillyer 0

Gospel Leadership Missional Community Spiritual Growth

March 15, 2021

Communion in Community

Holy Week is almost here and we have the opportunity to remember in our missional communities that what Jesus accomplished for us two thousand years ago matters in our lives today. The gospel isn’t just the good news that…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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 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…

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