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Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission

November 21, 2017

Are Missional Communities the Key to Church Unity?

Equipping believers to partner together as gospel communities and commissioning them to be missionaries in the everyday places where they already work, play, learn, and live will lead to a much more sustainable path to unity over time. In…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

Arts & Culture Church Gospel Leadership Pastoring

November 9, 2017

Recovering Liturgy

This is part one in a five-part series on Gospel Liturgy, check out the full series here. “Liturgy" is a loaded word. For some, liturgy drums up memories of musky pews and lifeless chapels. Many consider liturgy a formulaic…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Kids Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

October 30, 2017

The Story of God for Kids

Guest Post by Justin Kuravackal for Saturate My three year old daughter loved looking at the pictures as I read from her children’s book of Bible stories. She knew the stories so well that in one sleepy moment when I…

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 26, 2017

Institutionalizing the Change

If there is one thing I have learned in the transition to missional community, it is “practice the art of assuming nothing”. Never assume that you, your team, your leaders, or your church have it figured out! To make…

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 19, 2017

Building on the Change

Catch part eight of this series here. More important than desiring the fruit of missional ministry is a core conviction that you can’t do ministry another way. At a certain point in the transition to missional communities, you have executed…

Church Coaching Discipleship Missional Community

October 17, 2017

How to Be Coached

Coaching is essential for a sustained missional community movement. If you are committed to decentralized discipleship, you must make ongoing investments in leaders. We call this coaching—a process of pulling out what the Holy Spirit has already put inside…

Church Everyday Rhythms Leadership Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 12, 2017

Celebrating Wins

Catch part seven of this series here. If you simply report out percentages without stories attached, it is far too easy to forget that you are leading and discipling real people with real problems and the real Jesus is…

Church Leadership Resources Saturate Podcast

October 10, 2017

Key Audio Training Now Available

Many of you have been telling us for a while how much you would love to have access to the audio of our training videos. You asked, and we listened.

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 5, 2017

Empowering Others to Act

Catch part six of this series here! One of the greatest barriers to the vision becoming reality is leaders not providing a simple, understandable way to live out the vision for missional communities. If you follow these steps and…

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 28, 2017

Communicating the Vision for Missional Communities

Catch part five of this series here. Simply because everyone can articulate the same core values does not mean the vision has taken hold. After working hard to craft a vision for missional communities, you’ve got to start thinking about…

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 21, 2017

Crafting a Vision for Missional Communities

Catch part four of this series here. It isn’t just about having a catchy phrase and some branding but having a fully-formed understanding of why you are making a transition and communicating it in a variety of different ways…

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 14, 2017

Forming a Strategic Team to Lead Transition

Catch part two and part three of the series. This team you build needs to be more captivated that your church would become something, rather than simply excited about implementing a new strategy! After you have created a sense of urgency and convinced…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Leadership Uncategorized

September 12, 2017

There are No Silver Bullets

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Im regarding his newly released book, No Silver Bullets. There may not be a silver bullet when it comes to discipleship, but this book is a must-read bullet to…

Church Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

September 7, 2017

Creating a Sense of Urgency

Catch part one and part two of the series. What is most important is open, honest and convincing dialogue about what is true from the Scriptures and where your church simply doesn’t match up. For change to happen, it helps…

Church Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Holy Spirit Kids Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Prayer Resources Servant Spiritual Growth

September 4, 2017

Tools for The Upcoming Season

It's Labor Day, which means summer officially comes to a close, and we all gear up for the "normal" life that fall brings. The summer has been really busy for us, too, and we want to highlight a few of…

Church Community Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

August 31, 2017

Two Ways to Transition

Catch part one in the series HERE. Generally speaking, if you are considering a transition to missional communities in an existing church, there are two routes you can go: top down or bottom up. Each has their own pros and…

by Todd Engstrom 2

Church Discipleship Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Transitioning

August 24, 2017

Transitioning Your Church to Missional Communities

The vision of The Austin Stone has always been “to be a New Testament Church, existing for the supremacy of the name and purpose of Jesus Christ.” Early on as a church, we were committed to the authority of the Bible…

by David Achata 0

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August 22, 2017

Spirit Doctor

Leaders, please set aside your objective plans for a moment. Helping people address their inner lives is probably the most important thing you’ll ever do. Many years ago I took my first trip to West Africa. On one of…

by Brad Watson 1

Church Discipleship Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth Transitioning

August 17, 2017

What’s a Road Map for Transforming Small Groups?

I understand the vision, and I understand the principles of missional communities. I’m bought in! But what is my scope and sequence I need to work through to transition our small groups into missional communities? With so many resources, primers,…

Leadership Saturate Podcast

August 16, 2017

Episode 015: Frequently Asked Questions

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Jeff Vanderstelt is joined by a panel of pastors, planters, and missional community leaders...

Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 15, 2017

Walk in a Redeemed Life of Leadership

Not only did we repent and believe the gospel publicly, we also walked in redemption and healing. We set our sights on learning from Jesus what it meant to follow Him while serving His church. As pastors, we must…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Coaching Discipleship Leadership

August 8, 2017

Glory Passers

Guest post by Ryan Latour for Saturate A few Saturdays ago I was standing on the sidelines, coaching our U10 soccer team. Standing is probably the wrong word; I was moving up and down the sidelines encouraging and instructing our…

Leadership Saturate Podcast

August 3, 2017

Episode 014: How to Prayerfully Plan

On this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and David Achata share the purpose and power of prayerfully planning within a disciple's life. This skill can be learned as we increasingly learn to submit to the Spirit of God.…

by Jared Pickney 0

Church Discipleship Identity Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 3, 2017

Why Do Communities on Mission Fail?

If a missional community leader is not abiding in Jesus, no amount of preparation or equipping can sustain them in leadership. What is the difference between a missional community (MC) that makes it and a missional community (MC) that…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Coaching Discipleship Leadership Pastoring

July 27, 2017

Learning to Coach

Guest post by Phil Whittall for Saturate I can’t quite remember when I first came across coaching as a leadership concept, but it has been one of those ideas that has slowly invaded my thinking. Last year I read…

Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 25, 2017

Leading through Repentance and Faith

Repentance is likely something you are used to suggesting to someone in your church or something you typically do after a fight with your spouse or impatience with your children. Have you ever repented of the darkness in your…

by Dhati Lewis 1

Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

July 20, 2017

Don’t Just Start a Church; Establish a Family

Too often, we seek to establish infrastructure (our organization, church, etc.) first before actually living on mission in our context. Early in the life of Blueprint I watched a YouTube documentary about gangs. The documentary revealed why most young…

Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 18, 2017

We Need to Believe the Gospel for Ourselves

Christ died for you. You are loved, and you are His son or daughter (1 John 3:1). He has empowered you with His Spirit to be His witness (Acts 1:8). He will work in you and through you as…

by Rachelle Cox 0

Community Faith and Work Leadership Mission Missionary

July 13, 2017

Radically Disappointed

All of God’s people are sent people, and if your feet are standing on soil then God has sent you to that place to His glory and for His great purpose. Two years ago, I entered my ministry internship…

Leadership Missional Community Saturate Podcast

July 12, 2017

Episode 012: How To Form Missional Communities

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Jeff Vanderstelt talks about the necessary elements for forming and leading a missional community.

by David Achata

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

July 11, 2017

But, How Do We Do It?

We’re excited to share a resource that’s been many years in the making. But, How Do We Do It? comes as a result of many years of consulting with churches looking to be faithful to their mandate to make disciples…

by Brad Watson 2

Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 6, 2017

We Choose to Believe Lies

When Mirela and I loaded up our belongings and headed to the Pacific Northwest, we were filled with an incredible blend of expectation and zeal. We knew something major was happening, and God was going to let us be…

by Dhati Lewis 0

Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

June 29, 2017

Testing & Usurping

I am constantly asking if I am I the type of person I want to see reproduced. As missionaries entering into God’s mission we will face temptation similar to the ones Jesus faced. The first one we see is…

by Ben Connelly 3

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June 22, 2017

Engaging Brokenness

Maybe culturally accepted religious practice and the “return to Judeo-Christian values” many yearn for have done more harm than good to people's pursuit of true holiness and understanding of the life of following Jesus. Peter writes the following to…