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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…

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Church Community Leadership Pastoring Transitioning

August 31, 2017

Two Ways to Transition

Catch part one in the series HERE. Generally speaking, if you are considering a transition to missional communities in an existing church, there are two routes you can go: top down or bottom up. Each has their own pros and…

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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 Tim Parlier 1

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Community Mission

August 1, 2017

Working Alongside the Para-Church

I’ve been on full time staff with Fellowship of Christian Athletes for about 5 years. My staff focus has been primarily on working with 6 high school campuses and a handful of middle schools in our suburban area. Although…

by Dhati Lewis 1

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Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

July 20, 2017

Don’t Just Start a Church; Establish a Family

Too often, we seek to establish infrastructure (our organization, church, etc.) first before actually living on mission in our context. Early in the life of Blueprint I watched a YouTube documentary about gangs. The documentary revealed why most young…

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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…

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Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

June 29, 2017

Testing & Usurping

I am constantly asking if I am I the type of person I want to see reproduced. As missionaries entering into God’s mission we will face temptation similar to the ones Jesus faced. The first one we see is…

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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 Todd Morr 0

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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 David Achata 2

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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."…

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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.…

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Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

May 23, 2017

Sheep In the Midst of Wolves

Jesus is sending us out among wolves, and whether it be losing friends or losing our lives, He is letting us know the cost up front. “I will never leave you. I will never forsake you. I am here…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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Bible & Theology Discipleship Faith and Work Holy Spirit Identity Leadership Prayer Spiritual Growth Uncategorized

May 4, 2017

Re-Ordering Your Loves

Restlessness is an indicator that something’s gotten out of whack. (Part three in the Everyday Sabbath Rest series from David Achata.) About 1,600 years ago, Augustine of Hippo prayed to God, saying, “You have made us for yourself, and our…

by Dhati Lewis 0

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Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

April 25, 2017

Unleashing Disciple-Makers

When I was six, my dad told me, “Son, you have a God-given talent.” I just finished my first football game and had a good game. For better or worse, those words shaped my identity for years. I doubt…

by David Achata 0

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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 Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Apologetics Arts & Culture Community Discipleship Faith and Work Gospel Leadership Spiritual Growth

April 4, 2017

Speaking the Truths of Jesus

Have you ever tried to learn a new language? You know how hard and frustrating it can be translating every single word when you first start. But after awhile, something happens. Suddenly, you start not only to speak, but…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Gospel

March 29, 2017

Gospel Fluency is Like Sarcasm . . .

Recently we had a chance to sit down with Jackie Hill Perry when she was in town for the PIA tour. (AMAZING—if you haven't seen it yet, do!) We jumped at the chance to connect with Jackie because she said…

by Tim Parlier 4

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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…

by Dhati Lewis 0

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Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Identity Leadership

March 24, 2017

Vision Begins With God’s Story

Each year after the NFL season ends, two things happen. First, a champion emerges. Second, all the other teams evaluate themselves based on what made the champions successful. Whether they won due to a defensive-minded team, or had a fast-paced…

by Wendy Alsup 0

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Bible & Theology Domains of Society Gospel Identity Mission

March 21, 2017

Strong Helpers to a Broken World

What did Christ’s life and death bring that empowers you and me to live confidently as God’s strong helpers (Genesis 2:18) in a broken world? Although the gospel is a bigger concept than one blog post this size can…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Apologetics Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Mission Missionary Uncategorized

February 28, 2017

Jesus in Normal, Everyday Conversations

Recently in our Saturate Online Community discussion forum a question was proposed:”Why don’t we talk about Jesus in our normal, everyday conversations?” I believe this is a layered challenge rooted with varying levels of fears, unbelief, lack of equipping,…

by Brad Watson 0

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Arts & Culture Community Domains of Society Foundations Gospel Resources

February 23, 2017

How to Be a Storyteller

What do you do when you get together with friends? You start with a story. What do you do when you return from vacation? Do you pull out the agenda from the cruise and walk them through a list of…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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Community Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Leadership Mission Missional Community

February 20, 2017

Missional Rhythms in Urban Contexts? Here’s What We Do

Answers from Saturate’s Online Community - get answers like these and more by signing up for Saturate's free Online Community. How do you approach the dynamics and difficulties of living within these missional rhythms in urban contexts? Recently, I wrote…

by Steve Hart 0

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Church Community Discipleship Gospel Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Leadership Missional Community Pastoring

February 20, 2017

How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

Part 5 in the 6 Questions We Answer Again and Again series. How does a culture like this care for members' hearts? A church organized around missional communities—a vision of church that focuses on getting people wrapped into the…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Domains of Society Faith and Work Family Identity Mission Missional Community Missionary Spiritual Growth

February 15, 2017

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…

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Bible & Theology Community Domains of Society Family Gospel Holy Spirit Leadership Life Issues Mission Missional Community Missionary Servant

February 8, 2017

The Gospel and Risk

What if? What if the worst-case scenario happens? The single mom steals some silverware, the foster child hits you with a toy, the homeless person steals your wallet? What then? We live in a risky world. The American church seems…

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February 5, 2017

How Do You Choose a Common Mission?

(You can read the next part in the How Do We Do It series here.) How does your community move from sitting quietly and neatly in a comfortable living room to engaging the people of your city with the…

by David Achata 0

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Apologetics Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Domains of Society Faith and Work Foundations Identity Missionary

February 1, 2017

Work as Spiritual

Whether you’re a student, a stay-at-home mom, or a white-collar executive, most of your life is spent working. Whatever your work, this means your Christian identity is almost always being formed under unideal and inconvenient circumstances. In times past,…

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Bible & Theology Community Discipleship Domains of Society Ethics Faith and Work Gospel Identity Life Issues Mission Missional Community Servant Spiritual Growth

January 30, 2017

Sharing Life with Refugees

As your Facebook feed fills your heart with a zeal that borders anger, you will likely wonder: What can I do? The refugee crisis cannot be ignored. It’s found in every newspaper in every corner of the world. Politicians win…

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Community Discipleship Domains of Society Faith and Work Identity Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary

January 25, 2017

Scattered

There is and always has been an individual and communal aspect to mission. Mission is done in community. A community shares the load of the mission of making disciples. It takes a group to demonstrate Jesus to others. A…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Baptism Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Holy Spirit Identity Missional Community Missionary

January 23, 2017

We are Missionaries

What God has done to us, He wants to do through us. We have the Spirit of God in us so that we might be empowered, just as Jesus was. We are His missionaries, filled and anointed by His…

by Derek Hiebert 0

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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 Bucky Buchstaber 0

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Community Discipleship Domains of Society Family Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Missional Community Spiritual Growth

January 16, 2017

Pride and Prejudice

Change happens through relationship; the come-as-you-are, warts-and-all, Christ-like-love kind of relationship. One of humanity’s greatest needs is to know and be known, to be in deep relationships. God is a very relational God, and as image-bearers of Him we…

Domains of Society Archives | Page 2 of 4 | Saturate

Tools for The Upcoming Season

Two Ways to Transition

Spirit Doctor

Don’t Just Start a Church; Establish a Family

Testing & Usurping

Five Biblical Priorities for Every Disciple

Do You Want To Leave?

Community: Real Messy

Sheep In the Midst of Wolves

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

Unlearning

Re-Ordering Your Loves

Unleashing Disciple-Makers

Making Space for Heart Renewal

Gospel Fluency is Like Sarcasm . . .

What NOT to Do When Raising Support

Vision Begins With God’s Story

Jesus in Normal, Everyday Conversations

How to Be a Storyteller

Missional Rhythms in Urban Contexts? Here’s What We Do

How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

Work as Spiritual

Scattered

We are Missionaries

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Pride and Prejudice

Questions? Ask Us.

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Domains of Society Archives | Page 2 of 4 | Saturate

Tools for The Upcoming Season

Two Ways to Transition

Spirit Doctor

Working Alongside the Para-Church

Don’t Just Start a Church; Establish a Family

Radically Disappointed

Testing & Usurping

Engaging Brokenness

Five Biblical Priorities for Every Disciple

Do You Want To Leave?

Community: Real Messy

Sheep In the Midst of Wolves

Making Disciples as a Special Needs Parent

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

Unlearning

Re-Ordering Your Loves

Unleashing Disciple-Makers

Making Space for Heart Renewal

Speaking the Truths of Jesus

Gospel Fluency is Like Sarcasm . . .

What NOT to Do When Raising Support

Vision Begins With God’s Story

Strong Helpers to a Broken World

Jesus in Normal, Everyday Conversations

How to Be a Storyteller

Missional Rhythms in Urban Contexts? Here’s What We Do

How Do You Create a Culture of Heart Care?

Exposed By the Mission

The Gospel and Risk

How Do You Choose a Common Mission?

Work as Spiritual

Sharing Life with Refugees

Scattered

We are Missionaries

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Pride and Prejudice

Questions? Ask Us.

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