When Mirela and I loaded up our belongings and headed to the Pacific Northwest, we were filled with an incredible blend of expectation and zeal. We knew something major was happening, and God was going to let us be…
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…
Episode 011: Using the Enneagram in Missional Communities
In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad and Jared welcome Adam Breckenridge to the podcast as they discuss the Enneagram, a tool to understand our personality and how we relate to God and others. They also chat about how…
Today we welcome Adam Breckenridge from Fellowship Paragould in Arkansas to the Saturate blog. He's sharing the resource they created to help their body become emotionally and relationally healthy. How do we apply the gospel to our hearts in…
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…
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…
Throughout the years, I have come across a growing number of people on the cusp of burnout in communities and organizations across the spectrum of the gospel-centered discipleship movement. Many were close friends, few were acquaintances, and one of them…
In 2012 I chose to plant a church in a part of the world where every corner hosts a church building and every person has prayed the “sinners prayer.” I chose to plant in the religious south because though…
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…
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…
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.…
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."…
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…
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.…
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.
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…
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…
In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad and Jared are joined by pastor and author Ben Connelly to discuss how we can develop leaders in our churches and missional communities.
We ask for polished leaders; God sends us messy people to disciple. The vision of a movement of people coming to greater faith in the gospel increasingly is what draws most of us into church leadership. The image of…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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