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Church Discipleship Family Gospel Leadership Pastoring

April 4, 2019

Why The Family of God Needs Visible Definition

A Formal Agreement about Gospel Partnership Matters We’ve explored official church membership from a fresh angle and looked at a biblical precedent for the formal process of recognizing gospel partners. Now, let’s survey some of the key reasons this…

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Church Family Leadership Pastoring

March 28, 2019

Is Formal vs. Family a False Paradigm?

In part one, we evaluated some erroneous views of membership and aimed at a clear biblical definition. In this second segment, we'll explore the scriptural basis for a formal membership process and see how this fits within a family/missional…

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Coaching Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Missionary Spiritual Growth

March 19, 2019

Power for Salvation

When people say they are saved, what do they mean? Think of this blog post as a vocabulary lesson. To become fluent in any language, you must develop your vocabulary. So let’s delve into the aspects of the gospel…

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Leadership Saturate Podcast

September 26, 2018

Episode 058: Leadership That Releases Movement

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with David Achata about a new premium podcast we're launching for leaders of leaders. Plus give you a preview of the first episode with Todd Engstrom and Jeff Vanderstelt. Get…

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Saturate Podcast

September 12, 2018

Episode 056: How the Story of God Shapes Disciples

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Chris Gonzalez and Kevin Platt of Missio Dei in Phoenix, about the power of the Story of God and how the reality of the Scriptures as one redemptive story changes…

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Saturate Podcast

September 5, 2018

Episode 055: What the Karate Kid Teaches Us About Discipleship

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with author, pastor, and international equipper, Cole Brown about the power of being present, pointing to the goodness of the father, focusing on the basics, and being willing to be bored.…

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Saturate Podcast

August 29, 2018

Episode 054: Diving Deep into DNA Groups

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Jared Pickney and Adam Breckenridge of Fellowship Paragould about how they are implementing DNA groups within their missional communities. They talk about why, the structure, leadership, and what a…

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Saturate Podcast

August 22, 2018

Episode 053: What’s Essential in an MC? Part 8: Bible, Holy Spirit, and Patience

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Ben Connelly wrap up the "What's Essential" series with an open conversation on our dependence on the Scriptures, Holy Spirit, and patience for taking small steps forward in the gospel,…

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Saturate Podcast

June 27, 2018

Episode 045: Leading and Forming a Team Culture

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Duke Revard about building teams, recruiting leaders, and creating a culture based on the gospel instead of guilt, shame, and fear. They also discuss the NBA finals and LeBron…

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Life Issues Resources

May 28, 2018

Top 3 Resources to Maximize Your Summer

It's officially summer! School is wrapping up, the days are getting longer, and your days and weekends are likely getting packed with exciting events, projects, camps, and vacations. While many of your summer days might already be spoken for, the…

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Coaching Saturate Podcast

March 14, 2018

Episode 037: The Power of Missional Community Leader Coaching

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and David Achata talk about the the powerful tool of coaching for leaders and churches. Then, they dive into a real scenario as David coaches Brad as he would any leader.…

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Saturate Podcast

March 7, 2018

Episode 036: Leading a Missional Community Without “Superstar” Christians

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Jared Pickney about how to lead a missional community that has people with varying levels of belief, maturity, and buy-in.

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Leadership Saturate Podcast

February 21, 2018

Episode 034: How to Intentionally Develop Leaders

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Duke Revard, the director of the Soma Family of Churches, about the implications and importance of developing leaders at every level and why we struggle to do that in…

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Missional Community Saturate Podcast

November 15, 2017

Episode 025: What Missional Community Do

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney talk about the often overlooked questions...

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 26, 2017

Institutionalizing the Change

If there is one thing I have learned in the transition to missional community, it is “practice the art of assuming nothing”. Never assume that you, your team, your leaders, or your church have it figured out! To make…

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Church Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 19, 2017

Building on the Change

Catch part eight of this series here. More important than desiring the fruit of missional ministry is a core conviction that you can’t do ministry another way. At a certain point in the transition to missional communities, you have executed…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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Church Everyday Rhythms Leadership Mission Missional Community Pastoring Transitioning

October 12, 2017

Celebrating Wins

Catch part seven of this series here. If you simply report out percentages without stories attached, it is far too easy to forget that you are leading and discipling real people with real problems and the real Jesus is…

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Church Leadership Resources Saturate Podcast

October 10, 2017

Key Audio Training Now Available

Many of you have been telling us for a while how much you would love to have access to the audio of our training videos. You asked, and we listened.

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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 Todd Engstrom 0

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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…

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Saturate Podcast

September 27, 2017

Episode 019: How Do You Choose a Common Mission

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney dive into the challenges of choosing a common mission. But they also offer the hope of stories, key principles, and essential components to actually share mission. See these…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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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…

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Saturate Podcast

September 20, 2017

Episode 018: What is a Missional Community Leader

In this episode of The Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney discuss the role of leadership, how you know if you're called to be a leader, what a leader does, and why the idea of leadership is so challenging…

by Todd Engstrom 0

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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

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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…

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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 Engstrom 0

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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…

by Todd Morr 0

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 15, 2017

Walk in a Redeemed Life of Leadership

Not only did we repent and believe the gospel publicly, we also walked in redemption and healing. We set our sights on learning from Jesus what it meant to follow Him while serving His church. As pastors, we must…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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Coaching Discipleship Leadership

August 8, 2017

Glory Passers

Guest post by Ryan Latour for Saturate A few Saturdays ago I was standing on the sidelines, coaching our U10 soccer team. Standing is probably the wrong word; I was moving up and down the sidelines encouraging and instructing our…

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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 Amy Lathrop 0

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Coaching Discipleship Leadership Pastoring

July 27, 2017

Learning to Coach

Guest post by Phil Whittall for Saturate I can’t quite remember when I first came across coaching as a leadership concept, but it has been one of those ideas that has slowly invaded my thinking. Last year I read…

by Brad Watson 0

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Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 25, 2017

Leading through Repentance and Faith

Repentance is likely something you are used to suggesting to someone in your church or something you typically do after a fight with your spouse or impatience with your children. Have you ever repented of the darkness in your…

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Leadership

Why The Family of God Needs Visible Definition

Is Formal vs. Family a False Paradigm?

Power for Salvation

Episode 058: Leadership That Releases Movement

Episode 056: How the Story of God Shapes Disciples

Episode 055: What the Karate Kid Teaches Us About Discipleship

Episode 054: Diving Deep into DNA Groups

Episode 053: What’s Essential in an MC? Part 8: Bible, Holy Spirit, and Patience

Episode 045: Leading and Forming a Team Culture

Top 3 Resources to Maximize Your Summer

Episode 037: The Power of Missional Community Leader Coaching

Episode 036: Leading a Missional Community Without “Superstar” Christians

Episode 034: How to Intentionally Develop Leaders

Episode 025: What Missional Community Do

Institutionalizing the Change

Building on the Change

Celebrating Wins

Key Audio Training Now Available

Empowering Others to Act

Communicating the Vision for Missional Communities

Episode 019: How Do You Choose a Common Mission

Crafting a Vision for Missional Communities

Episode 018: What is a Missional Community Leader

Forming a Strategic Team to Lead Transition

Creating a Sense of Urgency

Tools for The Upcoming Season

Two Ways to Transition

Creating an Environment for Discipleship

Transitioning Your Church to Missional Communities

Spirit Doctor

What’s a Road Map for Transforming Small Groups?

Walk in a Redeemed Life of Leadership

Glory Passers

Why Do Communities on Mission Fail?

Learning to Coach

Leading through Repentance and Faith

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