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by Charlie Meo 0

Church Current Events Domains of Society Foundations Gospel Identity

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…

by James Grout 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Pastoring Youth & 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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 1

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missional 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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

September 4, 2018

Listening Well

I recently observed a conversation a few Christians were having with a man who has yet to come to faith in Jesus. It was amazing to me, and saddening, to watch the Christians missing the point of this man’s…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Church Mission Missionary Multiplication Pastoring

August 30, 2018

Both/And

This is a guest post by Chad Davis. Chad serves as Pastor of The Venue Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Venue Church is a diverse body of believers seeking to cultivate followers of Christ in Gospel-Centered Communities. He is…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

August 28, 2018

Living on Mission

Most Christians have nagging thoughts that they “should tell people about Jesus” but they don’t know where to start. Honestly, the first dozen times I told people about Jesus was on a stage not a sidewalk. The stage’s safety…

by Tim Parlier 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Leadership Mission Missionary Multiplication Youth & Teens

August 23, 2018

Saturating our College Campuses

Saturate's vision is to see a gospel saturation movement happen in North America and beyond. We want to partner with God, like-minded churches, organizations, and individuals as He brings about the vision of seeing every man, woman, and child…

by Ryan LaTour 0

Church Gospel Identity Pastoring Transitioning Uncategorized

August 21, 2018

What Really Counts?

When your focus is activity, you can get people to do good things. But what happens when they are done doing those things? Our experience has been that they’ll come back for instructions on what to do next. In this…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Gospel Shepherding Missional Community Resources Spiritual Growth

August 21, 2018

Discipling Each Other

The most meaningful relationships in life are symbiotic: the people involved mutually benefit, encourage, and foster growth in each other. Growing as a disciple requires this kind of relationship by the power of the Holy Spirit and through the…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Pastoring

August 16, 2018

Everyday Endings

If we are are a sent people, (which we are!), and we have been united with Christ (which we have!), then we undoubtedly can live as His sent people to bring the good news to those around us. A…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Missional Community Resources Uncategorized

August 14, 2018

Leading a Missional Community

The Hard Part My wife and I started our first missional community nine years ago. In retrospect, starting it was the easy part. Co-leading a community toward health over the long haul was the hard part. See, there’s a…

by Ryan LaTour 0

Church Gospel Identity Leadership Pastoring Transitioning Uncategorized

August 9, 2018

He is Well Pleased with Us

Read Part One of this series here. I was sitting across the table from a sister in Christ, processing how life was going and how she was doing. During the course of our conversation, she shared a number of areas…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Leadership Mission Missional Community

August 7, 2018

Starting a Missional Community

When he first came to be part of our church, I would have never guessed he would be attending our four-week training: “How to Start and Lead Missional Communities.” He was professional, career driven, traveled a bunch, and my…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

August 2, 2018

Sabbath Action

“Man was created on the sixth day right before God rested, so man was created as it were to enjoy the weekend with God.” – Michael Wilcock Summer Camp and the Already but Not Yet Reality During most of…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Pastoring

July 26, 2018

It Starts with the Life of the Preacher

This post is part of a teaching series on Catalyzing Mission through Preaching. Read part one, part two, part three, part four and part five. You Must Be on Mission The only way to preach missionally is to have relationships with friends and neighbors who do not…

by Tim Parlier 0

Discipleship Gospel Leadership Life Issues Missional Community Youth & Teens

July 24, 2018

It Must Be Image Rich

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…

by Ryan LaTour 0

Church Foundations Gospel Identity Pastoring Transitioning Uncategorized

July 19, 2018

Transitioning Church Culture

Our journey towards transitioning our church culture from activity to identity began over six years ago. Another pastor and I, both on staff at the same church, were wrestling through some troubling trends we each saw as we sought…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Discipleship Leadership Mission Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

July 17, 2018

Changing Your Preparation

This post is part of a teaching series on Catalyzing Mission through Preaching. Read part one, part two, part three, and part four. Preaching to catalyze mission requires the preaching to be thinking about the mission of God, the particular nature of mission in their church,…

by David Achata 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Holy Spirit Identity Leadership Pastoring

July 12, 2018

Uniquely Positioned

“Calling is the truth that God calls us to himself so decisively that everything we are, everything we do, and everything we have is invested with a special devotion… to his summons and service.” —Os Guinness, The Call In…

by Brad Watson 0

Identity Saturate Podcast

July 11, 2018

Episode 047: What’s Essential to an MC? Part 2: Identity

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Ben Connelly about the importance of rooting disciples in their identity in Christ as a community seeks to become a missional community.

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Gospel Leadership Mission Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

July 10, 2018

Preaching to Equip People for the Mission

This post is part of a teaching series on Catalyzing Mission through Preaching. Read part one, part two and part three. When you preach to catalyze your congregation toward missional effectiveness, you are modeling what it looks like to speak the gospel to neighbors, coworkers, and…

by David Achata 2

Discipleship Gospel Identity Leadership Mission Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 5, 2018

God’s Calling, Man’s Driving

If you’re a leader reading this, be encouraged: your mission is to teach people to be content with waiting on the Lord. “For consider your calling, brothers; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Gospel Leadership Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

July 3, 2018

Preaching for Unbelief

This post is part of a teaching series on Catalyzing Mission through Preaching. Read part one and part two. Your church will never be more missional than its leaders. Your preaching will not be fruitful in leading people into mission if you’ve…

by Rachel Swartley 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Holy Spirit Identity

June 28, 2018

Where is Jesus in the Midst of a Selfie Generation?

He listens to those who are humble and broken, but He opposes the proud. He is waiting at the door of our hearts for us to let Him in. He longs to lead us to life. Imagine yourself in…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 1

Discipleship Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

June 26, 2018

Preaching Matters

This post is part of a teaching series on Catalyzing Mission through Preaching. Read part one here. I believe the goal of preaching must be mission; the mission of making disciples who make disciples. When you preach you have to…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Spiritual Growth

June 21, 2018

Change is God’s Work

We Can't Change on our Own Realizing that change is something that has to take place in the heart is just the first step in the battle for change. Once we understand this, it moves the battle for change…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 3

Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Multiplication Pastoring Transitioning

June 19, 2018

Sundays Matter

This post is part of a teaching series on Catalyzing Mission through Preaching. We Need Each Other Corporate worship gatherings matter for mission. We’re called to not give up meeting together, but to encourage one another and spur each other toward love…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Mission Missional Community

June 15, 2018

The Pre-Flight Warning

This is a guest post from Brian Johnson. Brian Johnson is with the staff team of Westside Family Church in Lenexa, KS. Currently, Brian oversees and leads worship for one of Westside’s campuses. He’s also a part of a…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Mission

June 14, 2018

Making Space for Strangers

Who are Strangers? Hospitality is making space for people to be with us and to become within community—to be who they are and to become more like Christ. In Scripture, strangers are people who live in a society other than…

by Brad Watson 0

Church Discipleship Leadership Multiplication Pastoring Transitioning

June 12, 2018

Our Common Struggle

I was raised in a Catholic European city. My neighborhood was littered with cathedrals. They were statues of the past more than they were pillars of the present. Except for major holidays and the incredible buildings, it was hard…

by Sunee Hillyer 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning Uncategorized

June 8, 2018

Saturate Summer Reading List

With Summer just around the corner our team wanted to share with you a few of our current favorite books when it comes to leadership, missional living, and everyday discipleship. If you're on the search for something to read…

by Todd Morr 0

Church Discipleship Family Gospel Missional Community

June 5, 2018

Being Family

This is a guest post from Dave Miles, planting pastor with Soma Blue Mountains in Sydney, Australia. Six years ago, Dave, his wife Glenda, and a wonderful team of people planted Soma Blue Mountains. Then, last year, they helped plant…

by Tim Parlier 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Leadership Mission Youth & Teens

June 1, 2018

It Must Be Participatory

If you haven’t read the first or second part of this series, it might be helpful to review to give you some context of this series. This is a continuation diving into the E.P.I.C. acronym. (Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich, Connected). …

by Amy Lathrop 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Missional Community Missionary

May 22, 2018

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 Nathan Cedarland 0

Church Gospel Leadership Pastoring

May 17, 2018

Four Roadblocks to Church Unity

Rather than quarreling over our secondary differences, let us unite our resistance against the dominion of darkness and advance the reign and rule of the rightful King. Let’s start with a parable Imagine a resistance army fighting against an…

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Foundations Archives | Page 3 of 9 | Saturate

How the True Story Reforms our Conversation

The Intersection of Social Justice and the Gospel

Teenagers Are Not The Future of The Church

Exposed by the Mission

Listening Well

Both/And

Living on Mission

Saturating our College Campuses

What Really Counts?

Discipling Each Other

Everyday Endings

Leading a Missional Community

He is Well Pleased with Us

Starting a Missional Community

Sabbath Action

It Starts with the Life of the Preacher

It Must Be Image Rich

Transitioning Church Culture

Changing Your Preparation

Uniquely Positioned

Episode 047: What’s Essential to an MC? Part 2: Identity

Preaching to Equip People for the Mission

God’s Calling, Man’s Driving

Preaching for Unbelief

Where is Jesus in the Midst of a Selfie Generation?

Preaching Matters

Change is God’s Work

Sundays Matter

The Pre-Flight Warning

Making Space for Strangers

Our Common Struggle

Saturate Summer Reading List

Being Family

It Must Be Participatory

Hospitality As Mission

Four Roadblocks to Church Unity

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