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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Mission Missional 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…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Mission

June 14, 2018

Making Space for Strangers

Who are Strangers? Hospitality is making space for people to be with us and to become within community—to be who they are and to become more like Christ. In Scripture, strangers are people who live in a society other than…

by Sunee Hillyer 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning Uncategorized

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…

by David Achata 0

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Church Planting Coaching Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

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…

by Todd Morr 0

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Church Discipleship Family Gospel Missional Community

June 5, 2018

Being Family

This is a guest post from Dave Miles, planting pastor with Soma Blue Mountains in Sydney, Australia. Six years ago, Dave, his wife Glenda, and a wonderful team of people planted Soma Blue Mountains. Then, last year, they helped plant…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Everyday Rhythms Gospel Leadership Mission Youth & 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). …

by Paul Whaley 0

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

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…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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Everyday Rhythms Gospel Missional Community Missionary

May 22, 2018

Hospitality As Mission

As we enter in and entwine our lives with others through the practice of hospitality we get to experience both the sweet and hard of following Jesus. We get a taste of the Kingdom and we get to show…

by Brad Watson 0

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Leadership Missional Community Saturate 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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Church Community Identity Missional Community Pastoring

May 15, 2018

The Cost of Feasting

This post is guest written by Tim Cain. Tim is an elder over preaching, leading missional communities, training up and discipling leaders, counseling, and casting and protecting the vision of Kaleo Church in El Cajon, CA. Tim has a B.A. in pastoral studies…

by Paul Dean 0

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

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…

by Brad Watson 0

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Community Discipleship Mission Missional Community Pastoring

May 8, 2018

What God Has Done With Us

This post is guest written by Tim Cain. Tim is an elder over preaching, leading missional communities, training up and discipling leaders, counseling, and casting and protecting the vision of Kaleo Church in El Cajon, CA. Tim has a B.A. in pastoral studies…

by Todd Morr 0

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Church Missional Community Pastoring

May 3, 2018

Reaching Japan

This is a guest post from Yoshito Noguchi, Pastor of SOMA Fuchu in Tokyo. Yoshi moved to Tokyo with his wife Ami and 3 children, Yuka(10), Nana(8), Atsuto(4) to plant a missional community. Now he has a team including people…

by Brad Watson 0

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Community Discipleship Gospel Mission Missional Community

May 1, 2018

Sharing Your Table

This post is guest written by Tim Cain. Tim is an elder over preaching, leading missional communities, training up and discipling leaders, counseling, and casting and protecting the vision of Kaleo Church in El Cajon, CA. Tim has a B.A. in pastoral studies…

by Brad Watson 0

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Community Discipleship Gospel Mission

April 24, 2018

Serving the Poor Isn’t Enough

This post is guest written by Tim Cain. Tim is an elder over preaching, leading missional communities, training up and discipling leaders, counseling, and casting and protecting the vision of Kaleo Church in El Cajon, CA. Tim has a B.A. in pastoral studies…

by Rachel Swartley 0

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Discipleship Gospel Identity Missional Community

April 10, 2018

How Missional Community Life Exposes Unbelief

When we feed our hearts with the gospel and allow God to influence our lives rather than the world’s theology, we will be strengthened to fulfill our calling to make disciples. Sooner or later every MC faces a standstill;…

by Todd Morr 0

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

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…

by Tim Parlier 0

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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 Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Missional Community

March 22, 2018

Eating Together

“Jesus didn’t run projects, establish ministries, create programs, or put on events. He ate meals.” Tim Chester, A Meal With Jesus “A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all…

by Randy Sheets 0

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Discipleship Gospel Mission Missional Community

March 15, 2018

Easter with Your Missional Community

Every season God provides an easy way for us to know, love, and serve our community through cultural celebrations. In just a few weeks Easter will provide an incredible opportunity to hang out with those you either live next…

by Rich McCaskill 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel

March 1, 2018

Everyday Prayer

How to Practice Everyday Prayer “Pray without ceasing!” This was God’s command to the Thessalonians and to us. We need the rhythm of regular, everyday prayer Everyday prayer is about keeping the conversation going with God throughout our day. One…

by Donald Zimmerman 0

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Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Pastoring

February 27, 2018

Everyday Redemption

God is in the business of renewal. We all have experienced His care as he brings out beauty from ashes in our own lives. Christ has redeemed his people, and is redeeming new areas of our life all the…

by Todd Engstrom 1

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

February 15, 2018

We Didn’t Love Consumers

So to this point, we’d committed two cardinal sins – we assumed the gospel, we cast vision without practices. But what about the final group of people we had, that 30% who stuck their heads in the sand when we cast…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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Church Leadership Mission Pastoring Transitioning

February 8, 2018

Casting Vision Without Practice

The first way we killed missional culture was assuming the gospel. Keeping the gospel central also helped the 60% who were frustrated, but we learned another lesson with that group of people.

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 Todd Engstrom 0

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Church Gospel Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

January 30, 2018

We Assumed the Gospel

Read the first post in this series here. May I implore you to learn from our mistakes – don’t ever assume the gospel. In your pulpits, in your core team gatherings, in your elder meetings, or in any ministry environment…

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…

by Todd Engstrom 1

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Church Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

January 23, 2018

Killing Missional Culture

We had the best of intentions, but had some pretty poor results. In our zeal for movement, we did some serious damage to the people God had entrusted us with. I have been a part of The Austin Stone for almost…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

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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 Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

January 4, 2018

Leadership in Community

A leader welcomes people into the mess of it and works with a community to figure out how they will do it together. Leadership is such a strange thing, especially in the West. The position of leadership is idolized…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

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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 Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Foundations Leadership Missional Community

December 19, 2017

God’s Grace to Us in 2017

In the early 2000's, my family and a small team of disciples planted a church of missional communities in Tacoma, WA—a venture which seemed to many to be just another church plant. Except, word got out about this church that…

by Rachel Swartley 0

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Discipleship Family Gospel Identity Missional Community

December 14, 2017

Unshakable Joy

We were created to declare His goodness; to revel in the depths of how satisfying He is. God has given us a mission to be family, missionaries, and servants. He calls us to be full of thanksgiving and constant…

by Sondra Chamberlain 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Mission Missional Community

December 7, 2017

A Beautiful Mess

At times it feels like a hot mess but it truly is a beautiful mess of people loving Jesus and one loving another. When we started leading a missional community in 2004, we had absolutely no idea what we…

by Ben Connelly 0

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Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Leadership Mission

December 5, 2017

Go… But First, Wait

And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with…

by Brad Watson 0

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Community Gospel Identity Missional Community Resources

December 4, 2017

Holiday Guide in Action

Guest post by Rusty Langford, pastor at Matthew's Table I believe even the process itself of thinking together of how to grow in our love for God, one another, and our neighbors is formative as people seeking to be…

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Missional Community Archives | Page 3 of 7 | Saturate

The Pre-Flight Warning

Making Space for Strangers

Saturate Summer Reading List

The Right Questions

Being Family

It Must Be Participatory

Transitioning in the Bible Belt

Hospitality As Mission

Episode 044: Leading Big Missional Communities

The Cost of Feasting

There is No Going Back

What God Has Done With Us

Reaching Japan

Sharing Your Table

Serving the Poor Isn’t Enough

How Missional Community Life Exposes Unbelief

Moving From Sunday to Everyday

It Must Be Experiential

Eating Together

Easter with Your Missional Community

Everyday Prayer

Everyday Redemption

We Didn’t Love Consumers

Casting Vision Without Practice

Making Space

We Assumed the Gospel

On Mission with Us

Killing Missional Culture

Proactive Mission to Vulnerable Kids and Families

Leadership in Community

Foster Care and the Church

God’s Grace to Us in 2017

Unshakable Joy

A Beautiful Mess

Go… But First, Wait

Holiday Guide in Action

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