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Church Current Events Ethics

June 25, 2020

Statement on Racial Injustice

https://vimeo.com/432026632 Soma and Saturate affirm the image of God and inherent dignity of all people regardless of ethnicity. We long for a fuller expression of the true reality of the church created in Christ. Jesus taught us to pray…

Current Events Discipleship Foundations Gospel

June 11, 2020

My Confession of the Sin of Racism

The Holy Spirit will not allow me to issue statements signaling my stand against racism without confessing my sin and the cacophony of clanging idols that have become my first loves and have blossomed into the first fruits of…

by Abe Meysenburg 0

Current Events Discipleship Foundations Gospel

June 3, 2020

Resources to Listen and Learn

I've been asked by a handful of people what resources have been helpful for me in my own process of listening and learning about racial reconciliation and justice. I have so much to learn, but I'm happy to point…

Current Events Discipleship Gospel

June 1, 2020

Reclaiming Thoughts and Prayers

Note: The last seven days have brought renewed and visceral images of systemic racism in our culture and society. We are members of that culture and we’re appalled by it. George Floyd was a brother in Christ, killed on…

by Ben Connelly 0

Current Events Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

April 28, 2020

Living on Mission in Lockdown

One of my favorite things in my book A Field Guide for Everyday Mission is the “101 ways” we suggested, to help followers of Jesus engage not-yet-believing neighbors, co-workers and friends in winsome, tangible, and meaningful ways. In a…

by Duke Revard 0

Church Current Events Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Pastoring

April 27, 2020

Care in the Family of God

This post is part of a series on Caring and Sharing Hope during COVID-19. If you haven't yet, read the first post in the series here. What Might a “Care Call” Look Like? Prepare Well and Ask Good Questions…

by Duke Revard 0

Church Current Events Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Pastoring

April 23, 2020

How to Care & Share Hope

What if the thing most remembered about 2020 was the way that the church responded? What if our churches became more famous for love, both internally and externally? After all, love — for God, for one another, for neighbors,…

by Michael Lum 0

Current Events Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Life Issues

April 21, 2020

Rejoice Always

In a recent conversation with a sister in Christ, she told me, “Pastor, I find it incredibly hard to be happy in days like this. When I can’t know what God is doing and why he is doing it, I…

by Ben Connelly 0

Church Current Events Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth Uncategorized

April 7, 2020

Leading Well

It was not a question I ever expected; it was not a question I ever thought I’d have to answer. A half-week into the COVID-19 lockdown, I ended an email to a pastor with the phrase, “Let me know…

Current Events Discipleship Foundations Gospel Kids Spiritual Growth

April 3, 2020

Discipling Our Kids at Home

When I moved to Los Angeles, I never thought I would have over two months of parenting that looked so much like Swiss Family Robinson and Little House on the Prairie. But, here we are. We’re working at home, eating…

Current Events Discipleship Gospel Leadership Life Issues Spiritual Growth

March 24, 2020

The Power of Waiting and Remembering

There’s a time to create content and build a resource. And then there’s a time to stop, wait, feel, listen, and pray. As a team at Saturate, we’ve felt the need to go slow and not rush. We believe we…

by Ben Fort 0

Arts & Culture Community Current Events Everyday Rhythms Family Missionary Servant

April 2, 2019

What Do I Say?

“Hey, I listened to your podcast.” My fictional podcast had been released for weeks, and I could count on my fingers how many local friends had listened to it. This had been a sensitive source of tears, anger, and…

Church Current Events Domains of Society Gospel Identity Missionary

November 13, 2018

Reconstructing Our True Identity

This is part two of this two-part series on deconstructed Christianity. If you haven’t read the first piece on the roots and ramifications of deconstruction, go back and do that first. The True Story Could it be that the…

Church Current Events Domains of Society Gospel Identity Pastoring

November 8, 2018

Hope for Deconstructed Christians

Our hope is that through embracing the Bible as the True Story, followers of Jesus are given three new identities that reconstruct a flourishing faith. In the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed pipe bombs sent to prominent…

Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Gospel Shepherding Pastoring

October 4, 2018

The Disciple and Trauma

As Americans watch the unfolding drama of the Supreme Court hearings, you can almost hear the nation collectively sigh in frustration, sadness, and disbelief. In many ways, these hearings are a culmination of many cultural currents: partisan politics, Trump…

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…

Church Current Events Domains of Society Foundations Gospel Identity

September 18, 2018

How the True Story Reforms our Conversation

In part two of this three-part series we will explore how the Story of the Bible reforms our previously mentioned cultural lenses and the American church’s historical context. True Story N.T. Wright says, “The Whole Point of Christianity…

Current Events Domains of Society Gospel Missional Community

September 17, 2018

The Intersection of Social Justice and the Gospel

Introduction As Americans in the southeast grapple with Hurricane Florence, our current news cycle is grappling with a hurricane of its own. Over the past several weeks, we have been hit with a flurry of stories that polarize…

Current Events Domains of Society Identity Prayer

October 24, 2017

Thy Will Be Done

We pray for his resurrection hope in every moment of death. We pray for his great reconciliation in the face of every sin. We pray for his advancement and victory over every kind of evil. You don’t have to…

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 Derek Hiebert 0

Apologetics Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Kids Leadership Life Issues Mission Pastoring Spiritual Growth Youth & Teens

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 Alan Hirsch 0

Apologetics Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Mission Missionary

September 7, 2016

Discipleship = An Invitation to Relationship

(Post nine in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post ten here.) Stop being overly “spiritual,” using insider, religious language, to talk about God—it mostly alienates people. The reality is, to become a missional Christian, we begin by simply…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Church Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

August 31, 2016

The Sacred VS. the Secular

(Post eight in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part nine here.) We live as if there is an insurmountable distance between the “sacred” and the “secular.” One of the important dimensions of incarnational mission is to break…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Church Community Current Events Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Holy Spirit Mission Missional Community Missionary

August 17, 2016

Listen to the Culture’s Stories

(Post six in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post seven here.) Don’t presume you really know what’s going on. A few years ago I ran and organized a conference called St. Paul Goes to the Movies. The idea…

by Brent Thomas 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Holy Spirit Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

August 1, 2016

Fear Is Easy

We have lost the art of thoughtful dialogue. Left to ourselves, we seem to avoid controversy or handle it poorly. It's impolite to discuss religion or politics. These are issues held with the head and the heart. Beliefs become…

by Duke Revard 0