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by Todd Engstrom 0

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…

by David Achata 0

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 Todd Engstrom 0

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…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Church Missional Community

September 19, 2017

Making Unity a Priority

The temptation is to give up and think that this kind of unity would never work, but we believe that this vision is near to the heart of God and that we can move forward with confidence in his…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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 Todd Engstrom 0

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…

by Tim Parlier 0

Community Discipleship Gospel Mission

September 5, 2017

Friendship Counts

If we miss true friendship, we may be devolving into using people as projects for our own self interests. In the midst of our discussions or training about building, planting, and growing churches, we must guard against slipping into…

by Brad Watson 0

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…

by Todd Morr 0

Discipleship Holy Spirit Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 29, 2017

Creating an Environment for Discipleship

In the Story, we watch as Jesus makes disciples, turning fishermen into fishers of men. Then before He ascends into heaven, He gives them the mission to also make disciples who obey His commands. Then over and over in Acts…

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

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 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,…

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 Brad Watson 0

Everyday Rhythms Gospel Saturate Podcast

July 26, 2017

Episode 013: Gospel Conversations

How can we encourage and equip our people to have more frequent and deeper gospel conversations in the everyday rhythms of life? In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Todd Morr joins Brad to share a few of the…

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…

by Brad Watson 0

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 Ben Connelly 3

Apologetics Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Faith and Work Gospel Leadership Mission Missional Community

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…

by Brad Watson 0

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 Todd Morr 0

Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Holy Spirit Identity Missionary Servant Spiritual Growth

June 8, 2017

Five Biblical Priorities for Every Disciple

We live in a fast-paced and distracted world. Often we're distracted from the ways God has designed us to live and distracted from the daily priorities He wants us to pursue. As a follower of Jesus for almost forty years and…

by Brad Watson 0

Holy Spirit Missional Community Saturate Podcast

June 7, 2017

Episode 008: Seeking Missional People

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad talks with Todd Morr (Director of International Partnerships with Saturate) about the smallest and often forgotten aspect of missional community life: the individual person. Also, check out our new resource by…

by David Achata 2

Bible & Theology Community Discipleship Leadership Missional Community Spiritual Growth

June 1, 2017

Do You Want To Leave?

The bi-line of this blog states that this post was written by me, David Achata. Really it's a collective piece my wife, Amy, and I wrote together. I'm amending the bio for this post to read officially, "Written by David and Amy Achata."…

by Jared Pickney 1

Community Discipleship Family Leadership Missional Community Spiritual Growth

May 25, 2017

Community: Real Messy

Community is essential to our spiritual formation. “At the core of our being is this truth, we are designed for and defined by our relationships. We were born with a relentless longing to participate in the lives of others.…

by Brad Watson 0

Coaching Discipleship Holy Spirit Leadership Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

May 24, 2017

Episode 006: Why is Coaching important for Missional Communities

On this week's episode of The Saturate Podcast, David Achata joins Brad to discuss the role of coaching: what it is, what it is not, and its role in creating healthy and effective missional communities.

by Rachelle Cox 0

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

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 Amy Lathrop 0

Church Community Discipleship Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary Pastoring

May 9, 2017

Unlearning

Here at Saturate we don't just create new resources, but we collect the best resources from across the Church. We hope all the resources we cultivate and curate serve to equip everyday people, leaders, and pastors to be disciples of…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary Saturate Podcast Servant

May 3, 2017

Episode 003: Avoiding Missional Burnout

In this next episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney discuss causes of missional burnout and ways that we can rest.

by Brad Watson 0

Missional Community Multiplication Pastoring Saturate Podcast Transitioning

April 28, 2017

Episode 002: Multiplying Missional Communities

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney discuss HOW and WHEN do you multiply missional communities? Brad and Jared discuss the things you need in place, as well as practical tips for multiplying well.

by Jeff Vanderstelt 1

Church Church Planting Coaching Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Prayer Resources Transitioning

April 27, 2017

How Do We Transition from “Sunday” to “Everyday”

Part 6 in the 6 Questions We Answer Again and Again series. If you fail to pray, you will have missed the most important element of transitioning from Sunday to everyday. When we first began training leaders to start and…

by Jared Pickney 0

Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

April 20, 2017

Success in Ministry—NOT!

To this day I struggle with the feeling of under-performing. When I was in fifth grade I got cut from my middle school basketball team. I was devastated by the news that left me at home many nights and weekends…

by David Achata 0

Community Discipleship Holy Spirit Identity Leadership Missional Community Prayer Spiritual Growth

April 6, 2017

Making Space for Heart Renewal

(Part two in the Everyday Sabbath Rest series from David Achata.) The Holy Spirit grows people so they can work from a rested place. We’re prone to unbelief. Doubting God is in charge and that He’ll care for the needs of…

by Brad Watson 0

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 Tim Parlier 4

Church Church Planting Faith and Work Gospel Leadership Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

March 28, 2017

What NOT to Do When Raising Support

(Part seven in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier.) Don't stop chasing the dream God put in your heart. In this seventh and final edition of this series, I’m going to leave you with a list some of the biggest “Don’t…

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Missional Community Archives | Page 5 of 8 | Saturate

Empowering Others to Act

The Call & The Wilderness

Communicating the Vision for Missional Communities

Crafting a Vision for Missional Communities

Making Unity a Priority

Forming a Strategic Team to Lead Transition

Creating a Sense of Urgency

Friendship Counts

Tools for The Upcoming Season

Creating an Environment for Discipleship

Transitioning Your Church to Missional Communities

Spirit Doctor

What’s a Road Map for Transforming Small Groups?

Why Do Communities on Mission Fail?

Working Alongside the Para-Church

Episode 013: Gospel Conversations

Radically Disappointed

Episode 012: How To Form Missional Communities

But, How Do We Do It?

Engaging Brokenness

Episode 010: Making Disciples in a Hurried Life

Five Biblical Priorities for Every Disciple

Episode 008: Seeking Missional People

Do You Want To Leave?

Community: Real Messy

Episode 006: Why is Coaching important for Missional Communities

Making Disciples as a Special Needs Parent

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

Unlearning

Episode 003: Avoiding Missional Burnout

Episode 002: Multiplying Missional Communities

How Do We Transition from “Sunday” to “Everyday”

Success in Ministry—NOT!

Making Space for Heart Renewal

Episode 001: Do Missional Communities Really Work?

What NOT to Do When Raising Support

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