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Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Life Issues Pastoring Spiritual Growth

April 17, 2018

This is War!

Under Attack You’re dealing with health issues again. Someone you thought was committed to doing life with you has disappeared. Someone else is saying things about you that aren’t true. A magnetic individual in your community seems to be…

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Discipleship Leadership Mission Youth & 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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Kids

March 8, 2018

Training Our Children to Pray

Recently, as I was leading our family devotional time at the dinner table, I decided to use the four questions I often train on: Who is God? What has He Done? Who are we? What do we do? As…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Discipleship Gospel Leadership Youth & Teens

February 13, 2018

The Ministry of Showing Up

It’s not just a student thing though, it’s an everyone in the church thing. We all need mentors, we need to be discipled, we need role models, we need counselors, advisors, guides. Last night I sat in the living…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Life Issues Missional Community

February 1, 2018

Making Space

Do you know what’s most important in life? Do you feel too busy to make time for those things? This study gleans wisdom from the Book of Proverbs and from the example of Jesus to show you how to…

by Hannah Morr 0

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Family Gospel Kids Mission Missionary Uncategorized Women

January 25, 2018

On Mission with Us

While I do want to fully treasure these years I have with my children, more than anything I want them to know without a doubt who I treasure and to come to treasure Him themselves. Last night, my eight-year-old…

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Church Community Mission Missionary Servant Youth & Teens

January 18, 2018

Proactive Mission to Vulnerable Kids and Families

Our longing should be for vulnerable kids to encounter the love of the Father through our community, for parents and kids who have been separated to get a picture of the reconciliation that comes through Jesus, and for those…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Pastoring Youth & Teens

January 16, 2018

Generations of Slaves

The lie is that porn (or anything for that matter) can satisfy this true and deep need to be fully known, vulnerable, wanted, intimate, and connected. Last month I wrote an article discussing the E.P.I.C. generation acronym to describe…

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Church Community Domains of Society Mission Servant Youth & Teens

December 21, 2017

Foster Care and the Church

A City-Wide Missional Focus As I’ve shared briefly in some previous articles, a small but growing number of pastors in our community have joined forces to tackle the issue of foster care and to unite around the mission of…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Discipleship Gospel Pastoring Youth & Teens

December 12, 2017

Reaching the Students of Today

Jesus invited his disciples into experiences, He let them make decisions and take ownership in ministry, He constantly used imagery to convey Kingdom realities, and He allowed even frustrating connection and dialogue between the disciples. Dr. Leonard Sweet coined the…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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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…

by David Achata 0

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Discipleship Gospel Shepherding Missional Community Spiritual Growth

October 3, 2017

The Call & The Wilderness

Scripture shows consistently that when God calls someone, he sends them to the wilderness. If it’s an important enough category for God, then we need one too. Moses, Israel, David, Elijah, the Apostle Paul, even Jesus all were sent…

by Brad Watson 0

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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…

by David Achata 0

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Community Discipleship Family Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Identity Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Servant Spiritual Growth

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 0

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Discipleship Life Issues Missional Community Saturate Podcast

June 21, 2017

Episode 010: Making Disciples in a Hurried Life

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad and Jared discuss the nearly overwhelming challenge of balancing life in a community and the busyness of life and family. How do you give each thing the proper time, energy, and…

by Rachelle Cox 0

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Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Kids Life Issues Missional Community Missionary Servant Spiritual Growth

May 11, 2017

Making Disciples as a Special Needs Parent

How was a family like ours supposed to live out the practice of discipleship? The instruction in Matthew 28:19 seemed impossible for us. Roughly six years ago, a miserable “stomach flu” turned into cause for celebration; I was pregnant…

by Brad Watson 0

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Bible & Theology Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Kids Missional Community Pastoring Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth Women Youth & Teens

May 10, 2017

Episode 004: What does it mean to be “gospel fluent”?

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Jeff Vanderstelt and Justin Anderson discuss the meaning of gospel fluency and how to speak the truths of Jesus into the everyday stuff of life.

by Hannah Morr 3

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Bible & Theology Gospel Life Issues Prayer Spiritual Growth

April 13, 2017

Mystified by Easter

If I'm perfectly honest, I've always been somewhat mystified by Easter. While I understand the Scriptural truths behind it, I haven't been able to put a finger easily on why it is such a big deal for my own life…

by Brad Watson 0

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Apologetics Church Domains of Society Family Gospel Kids Mission Spiritual Growth

April 11, 2017

What’s the Point of the Resurrection?

Jesus breaks the human cycle of self-destruction. One question you might have is “Why?” What’s the point of the resurrection? Is it just a way of getting attention? Was it meant to prove something? To get at the “why”…

by Brad Watson 0

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Bible & Theology Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Leadership Life Issues Mission Missional Community Saturate Podcast

April 5, 2017

Episode 001: Do Missional Communities Really Work?

In this first episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney discuss common objections and difficulties people have with missional communities.

by Bucky Buchstaber 0

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Foundations Life Issues Mission Spiritual Growth

March 16, 2017

Who’s Your Giant?

When we live in reliance on God’s unending power, the opportunities to accomplish great things for Him become endless, despite our human limitations. Miracles become a reality, and what used to be perceived as an ordinary humdrum life immediately opens…

by David Achata 0

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Bible & Theology Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Identity Leadership Life Issues Mission Missional Community Missionary Prayer

March 9, 2017

There Is Rest Waiting For You

A non-rested person has little capacity to live in Christ’s way. Like the first disciples, what many of us need is for Jesus to stand and still the storm (Mark 4:35–41). And like those first disciples, standing in awe of who…

by Steve Hart 0

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Church Community Discipleship Gospel Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

February 20, 2017

How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

Part 5 in the 6 Questions We Answer Again and Again series. How does a culture like this care for members' hearts? A church organized around missional communities—a vision of church that focuses on getting people wrapped into the…

by Wendy Alsup 10

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Bible & Theology Community Domains of Society Family Gospel Holy Spirit Leadership Life Issues Mission Missional Community Missionary Servant

February 8, 2017

The Gospel and Risk

What if? What if the worst-case scenario happens? The single mom steals some silverware, the foster child hits you with a toy, the homeless person steals your wallet? What then? We live in a risky world. The American church seems…

by Brad Watson 0

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Bible & Theology Community Discipleship Domains of Society Ethics Faith and Work Gospel Identity Life Issues Mission Missional Community Servant Spiritual Growth

January 30, 2017

Sharing Life with Refugees

As your Facebook feed fills your heart with a zeal that borders anger, you will likely wonder: What can I do? The refugee crisis cannot be ignored. It’s found in every newspaper in every corner of the world. Politicians win…

by Derek Hiebert 0

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January 18, 2017

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Warning—if you haven't seen or if you plan on seeing Moana, there are spoiler alerts aplenty in this post! In part one of this series, I explained the why and how-to process of using the stories in movies to teach kids…

by Bucky Buchstaber 0

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Community Discipleship Domains of Society Family Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Missional Community Spiritual Growth

January 16, 2017

Pride and Prejudice

Change happens through relationship; the come-as-you-are, warts-and-all, Christ-like-love kind of relationship. One of humanity’s greatest needs is to know and be known, to be in deep relationships. God is a very relational God, and as image-bearers of Him we…

by Brad Watson 0

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Church Coaching Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Identity Leadership Life Issues Mission Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Resources Servant

January 11, 2017

What’s Next?

Filled with the excitement of making a covenant, they meet with their pastor who is also “coaching” them through this process. Their first question is, “What do we do now?” Imagine a newly launched missional community lead by a…

by Amy Lathrop 13

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Discipleship Foundations Life Issues Missional Community

January 5, 2017

Did You Miss Something? (Plus a Giveaway)

We’re here. The new year—2017. What is one thing you hope to look back at this time next year and say, “Look at what God did!”? Answer this question in the comment section for the chance to win one of…

by Brad Watson 0

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Arts & Culture Community Discipleship Domains of Society Foundations Kids Life Issues

December 23, 2016

Feasting at the Arrival of God to Us

(Enjoy the fourth and final part in our series called Celebrating Advent.) We anxiously wait for the powerful moment of hope’s arrival. Our most revered and treasured tradition is our Christmas Eve feast. This family tradition pre-dates our marriage,…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Bible & Theology Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Gospel Shepherding Leadership Mission Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

December 19, 2016

Just Give Them Jesus

But we fail if we don’t give them Jesus. The apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Ephesus, states: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for…

by Brad Watson 0

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Arts & Culture Community Discipleship Domains of Society Foundations Kids Life Issues

December 16, 2016

The Arrival of Our Enough

(Enjoy part three in a new series called Celebrating Advent. You can read part four here.) We are servants to the Son who was born King. I ran my first 5K on Thanksgiving with my whole family: three kids and…

by Brad Watson 1

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Arts & Culture Community Discipleship Domains of Society Foundations Kids Life Issues

December 9, 2016

Why Did God Have to Come?

(Enjoy part two in a new series called Celebrating Advent. You can read part three here.) “Why did God have to come, anyway?” Christmas is a magical time for kids as they see the glow of lights, trees in the…

by Derek Hiebert 0

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Apologetics Arts & Culture Discipleship Kids Youth & Teens

December 7, 2016

Pop Culture Catechism, (Part 1)

Your kids need to see how the story of Jesus's redemption is distinct, unique, better, and greater. Taking stories from popular culture—especially movies—and relating them to the story of the gospel is one of the best forms of catechism.…

by Brad Watson 0

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Arts & Culture Community Discipleship Domains of Society Foundations Kids Life Issues

December 2, 2016

Preparing Room For God’s Arrival to Us

(Enjoy this first blog in a new series called celebrating Advent. Read post two here.) How will you prepare room in your heart for God this Christmas season? Christmas Tree Hunting In the early days of Advent we drive out…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Community Domains of Society Holy Spirit Identity Kids Mission Missionary Servant Youth & Teens

October 31, 2016

The Biggest No Brainer

Start with this; What do you love, like, enjoy? Go do it, and redeem the time by inviting others into what you love to do. Just as Paul made his walk through the Shrines and Altars of Athens, we…

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Life Issues Archives | Saturate

This is War!

It Must Be Experiential

Training Our Children to Pray

The Ministry of Showing Up

Making Space

On Mission with Us

Proactive Mission to Vulnerable Kids and Families

Generations of Slaves

Foster Care and the Church

Reaching the Students of Today

The Story of God for Kids

The Call & The Wilderness

Tools for The Upcoming Season

Spirit Doctor

Episode 010: Making Disciples in a Hurried Life

Making Disciples as a Special Needs Parent

Episode 004: What does it mean to be “gospel fluent”?

Mystified by Easter

What’s the Point of the Resurrection?

Episode 001: Do Missional Communities Really Work?

Who’s Your Giant?

There Is Rest Waiting For You

How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

The Gospel and Risk

Sharing Life with Refugees

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Pride and Prejudice

What’s Next?

Did You Miss Something? (Plus a Giveaway)

Feasting at the Arrival of God to Us

Just Give Them Jesus

The Arrival of Our Enough

Why Did God Have to Come?

Pop Culture Catechism, (Part 1)

Preparing Room For God’s Arrival to Us

The Biggest No Brainer

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