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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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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 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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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 Tim Parlier 0

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Everyday RhythmsGospelLeadershipMissionMissionaryMultiplicationYouth & 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…

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by Donald Zimmerman 0

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ChurchDiscipleshipFoundationsGospelLeadershipPastoring

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…

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelLeadershipMissional CommunityResourcesUncategorized

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…

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by Ryan LaTour 0

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ChurchGospelIdentityLeadershipPastoringTransitioningUncategorized

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…

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by Brad Watson 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsLeadershipMissionMissional 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…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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ChurchDiscipleshipGospelLeadershipMissionPastoring

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…

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by Tim Parlier 0

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DiscipleshipGospelLeadershipLife IssuesMissional CommunityYouth & 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…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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ChurchDiscipleshipLeadershipMissionMissionaryPastoringTransitioning

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,…

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by David Achata 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelHoly SpiritIdentityLeadershipPastoring

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…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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ChurchGospelLeadershipMissionMissionaryPastoringTransitioning

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…

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by David Achata 2

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DiscipleshipGospelIdentityLeadershipMissionPastoringSpiritual 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…

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by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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ChurchGospelLeadershipMissionMissional CommunityPastoringTransitioning

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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by Jeff Vanderstelt 3

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ChurchDiscipleshipGospelLeadershipMissionMultiplicationPastoringTransitioning

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…

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by Amy Lathrop 0

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelLeadershipMissionMissional 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…

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by Brad Watson 0

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ChurchDiscipleshipLeadershipMultiplicationPastoringTransitioning

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…

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by Sunee Hillyer 0

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DiscipleshipEveryday RhythmsLeadershipMissional CommunityPastoringTransitioningUncategorized

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…

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by David Achata 0

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Church PlantingCoachingLeadershipMissional CommunityPastoring

June 7, 2018

The Right Questions

  This is a guest post by Brian Ottinger. Brian is a pastor and planter of a new missional community church in Charlotte, NC called Convergence Church. The Lord saved Brian in a radical way over seven years ago. God…

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by Tim Parlier 0

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Everyday RhythmsGospelLeadershipMissionYouth & 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). …

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by Paul Whaley 0

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ChurchLeadershipMissional CommunityPastoringTransitioning

May 31, 2018

Transitioning in the Bible Belt

  This is a guest post by Paul Whaley. Paul is the Lead Teaching Pastor of Summit Crossing Community Church. He has helped to lead out in transitioning Sc3 community groups from primarily being inward focused to becoming missional communities over…

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by David Achata 0

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CoachingLeadershipPastoringTransitioning

May 24, 2018

From Vision to Reality

  My name is Marshall Benbow, and I am the discipleship pastor at Grace Community Church in Greensboro, NC. We are a church of about 500 in a Bible Belt city of about 250,000 people. Over the years through the…

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by Nathan Cedarland 0

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ChurchGospelLeadershipPastoring

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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by Brad Watson 0

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LeadershipMissional CommunitySaturate Podcast

May 16, 2018

Episode 044: Leading Big Missional Communities

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Justin Bindel of Ekklesia Salt Lake City about the challenges and opportunities of leading big missional communities and communities in different contexts.

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by Paul Dean 0

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ChurchLeadershipMissional CommunityPastoringTransitioning

May 10, 2018

There is No Going Back

  After experiencing the joy of life together on mission, there is no going back to an isolated life or a faith that only has an expression for a few hours on a Sunday. Eight years ago our church, Soma…

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by David Achata 0

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CoachingDiscipleshipHoly SpiritLeadershipPastoringTransitioning

April 12, 2018

Why Coaching is Essential to Movements

Getting the church to be what it was meant to be—a family on mission—doesn’t happen only through teaching and talking. People already have enough information; they need application. One of the first ministry opportunities I ever had was to lead…

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by Todd Morr 0

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ChurchLeadershipMissional CommunityPastoringTransitioning

April 5, 2018

Moving From Sunday to Everyday

  Transition - noun: a movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage, or style to another. That’s our hope for the upcoming Transitions Conference in August! That every leader and church attending would gain clarity on how to effectively equip…

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by Tim Parlier 0

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DiscipleshipLeadershipMissionYouth & Teens

March 29, 2018

It Must Be Experiential

  If you haven’t read the first part of this series, it might be helpful to check it out first to give you some context of where I’m going with the rest of this series. The next 4 articles will unpack…

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by David Achata 0

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ChurchCoachingLeadershipPastoringTransitioning

March 27, 2018

When You’re On a Larger Team

  This is a guest post by Aaron Kampman. Aaron has been part of a Saturate coaching cohort for a little over a year.  As a former NFL athlete,  Aaron has a lot of experience with coaching and its benefits.  From high school through…

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by David Achata 0

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Church PlantingCoachingDiscipleshipFoundationsLeadershipPastoringTransitioning

March 20, 2018

Coaching Like a Ninja

  This is a guest post by Brian Mease. Brian is a husband and father of 3, has been in Pastoral Ministry for over 15 years.  As a graduate of Liberty University and a seminary dropout, his truest ministry passion is…

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by Brad Watson 0

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CoachingSaturate Podcast

March 14, 2018

Episode 037: The Power of Missional Community Leader Coaching

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and David Achata talk about the the powerful tool of coaching for leaders and churches. Then, they dive into a real scenario as David coaches Brad as he would any leader.…

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by David Achata 0

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CoachingDiscipleshipFoundationsLeadershipPastoringTransitioningUncategorized

March 13, 2018

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

  This is a guest post by Johnathan Schroeder.  Johnathan is husband to Jill and the father of Judah (7) and Jessah (2). In 1995 God began a work in Johnathan, God showed Johnathan his useless pursuit of acceptance and…

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by David Achata 0

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ChurchCoachingLeadershipPastoringTransitioning

March 6, 2018

Revealing a Better Teacher

This is a guest post by Nick Crawford. Nick serves as the Family & Groups Pastor at Fondren Church in Jackson, Mississippi, where he works to see disciples made, matured, and multiplied across all generations. Nick came to Jackson from…

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