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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…

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November 6, 2018

From One Generation to the Next

  A Shaky Foundation Several years into my career as a youth pastor I had a crisis of purpose. I loved what I was doing and believed developing people and programs to support teenagers in their faith journey was one…

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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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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…

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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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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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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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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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DiscipleshipGospelLeadershipYouth & 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…

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by Nathan Cedarland 0

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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…

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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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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…

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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…

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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.  

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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…

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by Derek Hiebert 0

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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.…

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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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September 23, 2016

Kids? Here’s what we do . . .

  Have questions about student ministry, serving the marginalized and protecting our kids, and logistics ... get your answers here. Last week's blog post about how to care for, disciple, and include kids during small group or missional community meetings…

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