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by David Achata 0

Gospel Holy Spirit Leadership Mission Missional Community Prayer

August 6, 2019

Starting a Missional Community? Listen.

Being faithful isn’t a daily grind we have to strategize. “For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing.” John 5:20 This text is one of the most compelling parts of scripture. It’s…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Bible & Theology Church Coaching Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 25, 2019

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 Todd Engstrom 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Leadership Multiplication Pastoring Transitioning

June 20, 2019

The Tension between Organic and Structured Disciple-making

This is an excerpt from a live Question + Response session in our newly launched Missional Church Transition Starter. Did your team ever experience tension between people who want to make disciples, but want it to be organic vs. structured?…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Church Discipleship Family Gospel Leadership Pastoring

April 4, 2019

Why The Family of God Needs Visible Definition

A Formal Agreement about Gospel Partnership Matters We’ve explored official church membership from a fresh angle and looked at a biblical precedent for the formal process of recognizing gospel partners. Now, let’s survey some of the key reasons this…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Church Family Leadership Pastoring

March 28, 2019

Is Formal vs. Family a False Paradigm?

In part one, we evaluated some erroneous views of membership and aimed at a clear biblical definition. In this second segment, we'll explore the scriptural basis for a formal membership process and see how this fits within a family/missional…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Church Coaching Foundations Leadership Pastoring

March 21, 2019

Looking at Commitment from a Fresh Angle

When we commit to faithfully and lovingly live life with a particular community of believers, we are submitting to Christ and refusing to be dominated by our own personal whims and desires. What does it mean to belong to…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Coaching Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Missionary Spiritual Growth

March 19, 2019

Power for Salvation

When people say they are saved, what do they mean? Think of this blog post as a vocabulary lesson. To become fluent in any language, you must develop your vocabulary. So let’s delve into the aspects of the gospel…

by Paul Whaley 0

Church Coaching Leadership Multiplication Pastoring Transitioning

March 5, 2019

Proactive Leadership Development for Multiplication

This is an excerpt from a live Question + Response session in our newly launched Missional Church Transition Starter. How do you get ahead of growth? How do you get new leaders ready in order to multiply your missional communities?…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Foundations Gospel Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

February 21, 2019

What Surprised You in Your Transition

This is an excerpt from a live Question + Response session in our newly launched Missional Church Transition Starter. Coming from Soma Tacoma to Doxa, you had a lot of experience as a leader in a missional community. What was…

by Duke Revard 0

Church Coaching Foundations Leadership Pastoring Resources

February 12, 2019

The Orientation of a Strong Team

Read part one, two and three of this series. Once you have understood yourself and your leaders, assessed your church's seasonal needs, and have hired the right complimentary team members, you are ready to establish the new team in strength. Beginnings matter.…

by Todd Engstrom 0

Church Coaching Gospel Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

February 7, 2019

Moving Toward Mission without Division

This is an excerpt from a live Question + Response session in our newly launched Missional Church Transition Starter. How do you continue to move your church into the missional mindset when thirty percent of your church doesn’t want to…

by Duke Revard 0

Coaching Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Pastoring

February 5, 2019

Finding the Right People

Read part one and two of this series. Once you have established the giftedness of the first leader or first few leaders, begin to assess what's missing. Do you have a strong teacher and shepherd, but no evangelist? Do…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Resources Transitioning

January 31, 2019

Get Started – Moving from Sunday to Everyday

Where do you begin when transitioning your church from Sunday to everyday? What small shifts are essential? Has anyone tried to move their churches from attractional or traditional models of discipleship toward missional communities? What are their stories? What did…

by Duke Revard 0

Coaching Discipleship Foundations Leadership Pastoring

January 29, 2019

Building a Strong Team

Read part one of this series here. Leaders with a shared definition of team leadership are now prepared to build a strong team. Strong teams must account for the following. . . Self-awareness The strongest teams are not pre-existent. There…

by Paul Whaley 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Holy Spirit Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

January 24, 2019

How Transitioning Impacts Sunday Morning

This is an excerpt from a Question + Response session in our newly launched Missional Church Transition Starter. Question: As you transition towards missional groups, how has that affected what you do on Sunday morning? Ah, that's a great question.…

by Duke Revard 0

Church Coaching Discipleship Foundations Leadership Pastoring

January 22, 2019

Redefining Team Leadership

Most established churches in North America speak of the value of team leadership, yet the outworking, from church to church, varies widely. In one church, “team leadership” is what Jim Collins has aptly termed “a-genius-with-a-thousand-helpers.” Here team leadership means…

by Tim Parlier 0

Community Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Missionary Youth & Teens

December 11, 2018

Sent Where the Sin Is

As we at Saturate seek to commission disciple-makers of students (or anyone for that matter), we are confronted with circumstances and beliefs that seems to be stopping many from starting a new work or shifting their current ministry functions. There…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Discipleship Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

December 4, 2018

We Need “Good Shepherd” Theology

During our family meal last week, my five-year-old son Caleb perched attentively on the arm of the padded chair in which I sat––my Bible sprawled open on the coffee table in front of us. “What does it mean for…

by Adam Breckenridge 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Gospel Shepherding Leadership Missional Community Spiritual 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…

by Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual 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,…

by Tim Parlier 0

Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Youth & 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…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Bible & Theology Church Discipleship Foundations Leadership

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…

by Rich McCaskill 0

Coaching Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary

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…

by Brad Watson 0

Leadership Saturate 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…

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 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 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

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 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…

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Leadership Archives | Saturate

Starting a Missional Community? Listen.

5 Ways To Equip Disciples as Gospel Ministers

The Tension between Organic and Structured Disciple-making

Why The Family of God Needs Visible Definition

Is Formal vs. Family a False Paradigm?

Looking at Commitment from a Fresh Angle

Power for Salvation

Proactive Leadership Development for Multiplication

What Surprised You in Your Transition

The Orientation of a Strong Team

Moving Toward Mission without Division

Finding the Right People

Get Started – Moving from Sunday to Everyday

Building a Strong Team

How Transitioning Impacts Sunday Morning

Redefining Team Leadership

Sent Where the Sin Is

We Need “Good Shepherd” Theology

What to Expect from People in DNA Groups

Words Lived Out

It Must Be Connected

Speaking with Caution

The Jonah Factor

Episode 058: Leadership That Releases Movement

Saturating our College Campuses

Everyday Endings

Leading a Missional Community

He is Well Pleased with Us

Starting a Missional Community

It Starts with the Life of the Preacher

It Must Be Image Rich

Changing Your Preparation

Uniquely Positioned

Preaching to Equip People for the Mission

God’s Calling, Man’s Driving

Preaching for Unbelief

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