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Bible & Theology Holy Spirit Leadership Prayer Spiritual Growth

June 13, 2017

Relying on the Helper

I often plead with leaders, coaches, and communities to depend on the Holy Spirit. I plead with Christians to rely on the Spirit, whom Jesus promised would be our helper. But what does that mean? With so much confusion…

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 Brad Watson 0

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Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

June 6, 2017

We Choose Distraction

A distraction is something that prevents us from giving full attention to the essential thing in front of us. Our problem isn’t that we give our full attention to something other than discipleship, but that we divide our attention among many things.…

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."…

by Amy Lathrop 1

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Discipleship Spiritual Growth

May 30, 2017

If My Love for Jesus Changed Me…

Guest post by Deron Spoo for Saturate. I am a public follower of Jesus. I am only being honest when I admit my growing unease and sense of helplessness as cultural norms drift away from Christian standards. My daily…

by Jared Pickney 1

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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.…

by Brad Watson 0

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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 Amy Lathrop 0

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Discipleship Identity Leadership Spiritual Growth

May 18, 2017

I Am A Recovering Hypocrite

Guest blog by Pastor Noel Jesse Heikkinen Strike up a conversation with someone who has been through Alcoholics Anonymous, and you will notice something unusual in the way they talk about themselves. You will never hear the words, “I…

by Rachelle Cox 0

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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…

by Brad Watson 0

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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.

by David Achata 0

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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 Tim Parlier 0

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Discipleship Holy Spirit Leadership Pastoring Prayer Spiritual Growth

May 2, 2017

Take A Walk . . .

About a year ago I picked up a book from Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola called Jesus Speaks – Learning to Recognize & Respond to the Lord’s Voice. It was ten dollars well spent. I enjoyed the first half of…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 1

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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 Hannah Morr 3

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Bible & Theology Gospel Life Issues Prayer Spiritual Growth

April 13, 2017

Mystified by Easter

If I'm perfectly honest, I've always been somewhat mystified by Easter. While I understand the Scriptural truths behind it, I haven't been able to put a finger easily on why it is such a big deal for my own life…

by Brad Watson 0

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Apologetics Church Domains of Society Family Gospel Kids Mission Spiritual Growth

April 11, 2017

What’s the Point of the Resurrection?

Jesus breaks the human cycle of self-destruction. One question you might have is “Why?” What’s the point of the resurrection? Is it just a way of getting attention? Was it meant to prove something? To get at the “why”…

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 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 Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Apologetics Bible & Theology Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

March 23, 2017

Bringing the Gospel To Our Lips

If you and others around you are going to grow in gospel fluency, you need consistent immersion in a gospel-speaking community. This needs to be much more than a weekly gathering of the church where the gospel is preached…

by Bucky Buchstaber 0

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Foundations Life Issues Mission Spiritual Growth

March 16, 2017

Who’s Your Giant?

When we live in reliance on God’s unending power, the opportunities to accomplish great things for Him become endless, despite our human limitations. Miracles become a reality, and what used to be perceived as an ordinary humdrum life immediately opens…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Apologetics Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

March 14, 2017

Listen To Your Heart

Part of our job in growing in gospel fluency is paying attention to the overflow of our hearts. What comes out in the form of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors finds its origin inside of us. Too often, we focus…

by David Achata 0

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Bible & Theology Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Identity Leadership Life Issues Mission Missional Community Missionary Prayer

March 9, 2017

There Is Rest Waiting For You

A non-rested person has little capacity to live in Christ’s way. Like the first disciples, what many of us need is for Jesus to stand and still the storm (Mark 4:35–41). And like those first disciples, standing in awe of who…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Apologetics Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

March 7, 2017

Distinguishing Truth From Lies

We are at war! Bullets are flying. Bombs are dropping. The enemy is closing in. Destruction is all around. There are casualties everywhere. But in our war, you can’t see any of this. Well, you can see the effects…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Apologetics Bible & Theology Discipleship Ethics Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

March 1, 2017

We All Live by Faith in Someone or Something

We all live by faith in someone or something. Everything that we are and do is a result of what we believe. Our behaviors are the tangible expression of our beliefs. It is by grace you have been saved…

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…

by Brad Watson 0

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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…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Church Church Planting Prayer

January 26, 2017

Funding: Working the Plan

(Part six in Tim Parlier's series on Raising Financial Support. Read part seven here.) My wife and I spent this past week at our all-church family retreat with some amazing people from all over the U.S. and world. At…

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…

by Brad Watson 1

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Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Identity Leadership Spiritual Growth

January 12, 2017

Curriculum, Tools, Modules . . . Oh My!

This week we released the first of this year's helpful tools, Annual Planning: Hopes & Dreams! Resource overview for 2017 The primary plan for this year will focus on making our current resources easier to use with new guides,…

by Tim Parlier 0

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

January 9, 2017

100% Funded in 2017, An Action Plan

(Part five in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier. Read part six here.) Our world needs you. Specifically, they need Jesus. But for some reason I’ll hopefully one day understand, He chose to use knuckleheads like us to introduce Him…

by David Achata 0

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Apologetics Arts & Culture Community Discipleship Domains of Society Faith and Work Leadership Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

January 3, 2017

Reweaving What Is Torn

Where are the dry places that need life? Habakkuk 2:14 tells us a day is coming when the knowledge of the Glory of the Lord will fill the earth like the water covers the sea. Recently I woke early…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Church Church Planting Faith and Work Family Missionary Spiritual Growth

December 31, 2016

A Story of God’s Goodness

(Part four in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier. Read part five here.) I don’t know what the Spirit is desiring to speak to you through my story, but I want you to allow Him some space to speak to…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Bible & Theology Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Gospel Shepherding Leadership Mission Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

December 19, 2016

Just Give Them Jesus

But we fail if we don’t give them Jesus. The apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Ephesus, states: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Bible & Theology Church Church Planting Foundations Gospel Pastoring Spiritual Growth

December 12, 2016

Four Steps for a Successful Donor Meeting

(Part three in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier. Read part four here.) Let's turn our attention from the internal struggle of support-raising and look at a variety of specific pragmatics to help you get and stay funded. This time I…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Bible & Theology Church Church Planting Foundations Gospel Pastoring Spiritual Growth

December 5, 2016

Despair in Funding

(Part two in the Raising Financial Support series from Tim Parlier. Read part three here.) When dealing with financial support raising, there's an arguably the more painful position: denial. Despair: Although similar to denial, this response emotionally could be called the “low-denial” where…

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Relying on the Helper

Five Biblical Priorities for Every Disciple

We Choose Distraction

Do You Want To Leave?

If My Love for Jesus Changed Me…

Community: Real Messy

Episode 006: Why is Coaching important for Missional Communities

I Am A Recovering Hypocrite

Making Disciples as a Special Needs Parent

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

Re-Ordering Your Loves

Take A Walk . . .

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

Mystified by Easter

What’s the Point of the Resurrection?

Making Space for Heart Renewal

Speaking the Truths of Jesus

What NOT to Do When Raising Support

Bringing the Gospel To Our Lips

Who’s Your Giant?

Listen To Your Heart

There Is Rest Waiting For You

Distinguishing Truth From Lies

We All Live by Faith in Someone or Something

Exposed By the Mission

Sharing Life with Refugees

Funding: Working the Plan

Pop Culture Catechism (Part 2)

Pride and Prejudice

Curriculum, Tools, Modules . . . Oh My!

100% Funded in 2017, An Action Plan

Reweaving What Is Torn

A Story of God’s Goodness

Just Give Them Jesus

Four Steps for a Successful Donor Meeting

Despair in Funding

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