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by Nate Parry 0

Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Resources Spiritual Growth

March 7, 2019

Observing Lent

I am often reminded by one of my friends that the ultimate prize for Christians is simply that we get Jesus. This is the ultimate aim and reward of Lent. The season of Lent is upon us. My first…

by Brad Watson 0

Community Everyday Rhythms Gospel Missional Community

February 28, 2019

Why Practice Lent as a Gospel Community?

What is Lent? Lent is a 40 day walk through daily and sometimes hourly reminders (because our tummies are hungry or our hearts are longing for something that we seemingly can’t live without) of the gospel. Lent, together with the celebration…

by Jordan Elder 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Identity Mission Missional Community

February 26, 2019

Seasons of Mission

As Missional Communities are planted, it is important to understand mission as an ancient work empowered by the Holy Spirit. God has been doing this “work” throughout redemptive history and calls each new generation to join Him. Mission can be…

by Madalaine Horky 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missional Community

February 19, 2019

Elevating the Poor

Becoming a friend to the poor requires a recognition of the ways that Jesus invited us to sit with Him and be elevated with Him, even though we could never deserve it. Throughout the story of the Bible, it…

by Brad Watson 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Mission Missional Community Resources

February 14, 2019

Where Do I Go from Here?

Your missional community walked through the Field Guide laying the foundation for being the church and you then made a covenant filled with practical next steps to grow up into faithfulness and obedience . . . but what’s next? …

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 Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

January 14, 2019

Why Missional Community Pilot Groups?

This is an excerpt from our newly released, Pilot Group Guide. This resource is available through the Missional Church Transition Starter. If you are a church of missional communities that is growing numerically through Sunday attendance or…

by Rachel Swartley 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Life Issues Spiritual Growth

January 8, 2019

Enduring Trials Well

Measuring Suffering The aching desire for a spouse, the pain of losing a friend, the uncertainty of finding a job...these things all produce pain. Why is it, though, that we tend to compare our suffering to the next person,…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Identity

January 3, 2019

Moving Forward by Looking Back

Are you planning to skim this article as fast as you can so you can move onto the next thing? If so, then you are fairly normal. We live in a fast-paced, instant gratification, FOMO culture. Rushing from one…

by Cassie Langford 0

Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Identity Missional Community Spiritual Growth

December 18, 2018

From Jaded to Jeweled

A guy who has hung around on the outskirts of our missional community sent a message asking for gas money this week. He said he missed us, but he has been going to another local church. My gut reaction…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 16, 2018

The Meaning of Joy

This Advent season has been a delight for me as we’ve walked through hope and peace. Now we turn our gaze toward joy. Our modern dictionaries define joy as a feeling of great happiness. It’s essentially pleasure plus,…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Identity Missional Community

December 13, 2018

Better than Christmas

At heart, I’m a nostalgic sentimentalist. Growing up, It’s a Wonderful Life was not only my favorite Christmas movie but my favorite movie in general. Seriously. Almost any holiday song by Nat King Cole or Bing Crosby still fills…

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 Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 11, 2018

How the Long Expected Jesus Came

How does the king come? We know He comes to change the world. We know He was born into our world. But how does Jesus come? What is the manner, the posture, the practice of Jesus’ incarnation? Returning to…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 10, 2018

A Child and Big Government

Wherever he reigns, His thriving and flourishing will be there, too! His law is peace. On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry of England married Meghan Markle in Windsor, England. The event was marked by the usual fanfare of such…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 9, 2018

Peace on Earth

At the center of the angel’s announcement on the first Christmas night is this phrase found in Luke 2:14; it’s what Linus quotes at the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas: “Glory to God in the Highest, and peace…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 8, 2018

Mourning with Hope in a Tragic World

Christmas can be a time of lights, trees, parties, and decadent food, but it is definitely a season of grief and sadness. For some, it’s the grief of a lost childhood; the holidays remind us of all the…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 7, 2018

A Humble Baby?

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Therefore Israel…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 5, 2018

Life from a Stump

As I mentioned previously, our family always cuts down a Christmas tree. Each year, we leave a stump in the ground—something that was once growing is now dead. Stumps in Oregon are a part of life. In fact…

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 Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 4, 2018

Jesus Came into the World

“Jesus came into Galilee” is offered as hope, the first hope. After centuries of silence, of struggle, and continued sin, the resignation of the people was, “No one is coming.” And yet, Jesus came into Galilee. “No-one-is-coming” is…

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 Liz.Pearse 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Identity Kids

November 22, 2018

Why Teach the Basics of the Gospel to Kids?

Why should we teach the basics of the Gospel to our kids? For no other reason than we are in a battle: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against…

by Brad Watson 0

Kids Missional Community Saturate Podcast

November 21, 2018

New Resource Now Available!

We have a new resource for kids, families, communities, and churches. I'm very excited about it. This children's resource began as a simple guide for missional communities at Bread&Wine, a Soma Church in Portland, Oregon in 2009, during my first year…

by James Grout 0

Church Everyday Rhythms Foundations Mission Missional Community Youth & Teens

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…

by Amy Lathrop 0

Community Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Family Foundations Gospel Missional Community

November 1, 2018

Flourishing at the Table

Hospitality is a practice to be cultivated for God’s glory, our good and the flourishing of others. It’s an invitation to worship the One who invites us in, feeds us, listens to us, knows us, and provides for our…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 30, 2018

Be With and Become

Eugene Peterson paraphrased John 1:14 – The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood. Jesus fully related to everything we experience by fully becoming human and dwelling in our space. I’ve been learning how to do…

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 Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Community Everyday Rhythms Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 16, 2018

On Mission this Halloween

October 31st offers a great opportunity for many to engage in new relationships with those around us or to revisit some old relationships with new missional intentionality. Regardless of what you think of the holiday and it's roots, the…

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 Sondra Chamberlain 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Identity Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 2, 2018

Digging In

Starting over is hard. Humans are creatures of habit - we like comfort. A year ago our family moved from Tacoma to Seattle. It was a quick decision but not one we took lightly. We had lived in Tacoma…

by Charlie Meo 0

Church Current Events Discipleship Gospel Identity Missional Community

September 19, 2018

Embodying a Justice-Saturated Gospel

This is the last part of this three-part series on the intersection of social justice and the gospel. If you have missed the last two posts, please go back and read part one and part two to give context…

by James Grout 0

Church Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Pastoring Youth & Teens

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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 1

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missional Community

September 11, 2018

Exposed by the Mission

Yes, we can pretend to have it all together while sitting in a pew on Sunday or while impressing one another with our knowledge of Scripture. But mission exposes our inadequacies and need for grace. If you are in a small Bible…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

September 4, 2018

Listening Well

I recently observed a conversation a few Christians were having with a man who has yet to come to faith in Jesus. It was amazing to me, and saddening, to watch the Christians missing the point of this man’s…

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Missional Community Archives | Page 2 of 7 | Saturate

Observing Lent

Why Practice Lent as a Gospel Community?

Seasons of Mission

Elevating the Poor

Where Do I Go from Here?

Moving Toward Mission without Division

Why Missional Community Pilot Groups?

Enduring Trials Well

Moving Forward by Looking Back

From Jaded to Jeweled

The Meaning of Joy

Better than Christmas

Sent Where the Sin Is

How the Long Expected Jesus Came

A Child and Big Government

Peace on Earth

Mourning with Hope in a Tragic World

A Humble Baby?

Life from a Stump

We Need “Good Shepherd” Theology

Jesus Came into the World

What to Expect from People in DNA Groups

Why Teach the Basics of the Gospel to Kids?

New Resource Now Available!

From One Generation to the Next

Flourishing at the Table

Be With and Become

It Must Be Connected

On Mission this Halloween

The Jonah Factor

Digging In

Embodying a Justice-Saturated Gospel

The Intersection of Social Justice and the Gospel

Teenagers Are Not The Future of The Church

Exposed by the Mission

Listening Well

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