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Jeff Vanderstelt sits down with Matt Broweleit of Together for Seattle to share what God is doing in their city.

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In this podcast episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Jared Pickney about the importance of multiplying healthy disciples.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Chris Synesael and Brett Donald, who are currently co-planting a church together in the highly secular context of Victoria, British Columbia. They've learned the necessity of shared leadership; the use of simple, transferable tools like BLESS rhythms; and the importance of equipping every believer to engage in spiritual conversations in their everyday lives. Successful ministry in a post-Christian culture requires patience, curiosity, and a focus on spiritual maturity within the core community before seeking to grow their church in size.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with authors Jessie Cruickshank and Julia Schmaltz about their new book, Becoming Good News. They explore how neuroscience and story intersect to redefine the process of disciple-making. While traditional church programs often focus on semantic memory, the temporary storage of facts, they share that true transformation occurs within autobiographical memory, which integrates emotion and identity to shape how a person views their past and future. By framing the Christian life as a "Hero’s Journey," the authors encourage believers to move beyond "enemy mode" and behavior modification toward a life of attunement with God, rooted in vulnerability and the restoration of our true identity in Christ. The disciple's journey is a lifelong process of reinterpreting one's personal story through the lens of the gospel, and shifting the focus from what a person does to who they are becoming in relationship with their Creator.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt speaks with author Aubrey Sampson. Aubrey shares some of her experiences of profound loss and grief, and how seasons of suffering can be disorienting for even mature disciples. She offers hard-fought insight with gentleness and relatability, without using insensitive optimism or saccharine platitudes. Aubrey has personally seen how dark nights of the soul can foster a deeper, more resilient intimacy with the Father.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Krista Breilh, the founder of the women’s ministry Live Salted in Seattle, WA. Krista shares the organization’s decade-long journey of building spaces of belonging centered on Jesus, and shares her desire to create intergenerational and multicultural communities where women can experience the joy of doing life with Jesus.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt hosts Brian Johnson and Rob Wegner to discuss the ways they've seen God at work in Kansas City. The conversation moves from what they've learned about healthy multiplication, to stories of incarnational ministry within neighborhoods and state prisons. Brian and Rob share about the "beauty initiative," which encourages noticing and creating beauty as a missional act that reveals the new creation and can create points of connection with many different people. While the work of disciple-making often feels slow and difficult, disciples are encouraged to make space for Sabbath, slowness, solitude, connection with the Father, and for God to give us eyes to see and ears to hear ways He's already at work all around us.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Alex and Hannah Absalom about exploring a naturally supernatural life, living from the power of the Holy Spirit in everyday life. conversation serves to encourage and equip leaders and everyday disciples to live as delegated ambassadors of God's kingdom through listening prayer and bold obedience.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Jesse Bradley, who shares his journey from professional soccer goalkeeper, to a career-ending health crisis, and how Jesus met him in an extremely difficult season.

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In this episode, Jeff Vanderstelt talks with Brett Donald, one of Saturate's Disciple-Making Lab coaches.

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