What Are We Actually Forming?

Jeff Vanderstelt on disciple-making, maturity, and the long road of formation

This week on the 100Movements Podcast, we sat down with Jeff Vanderstelt, executive director and founder of Saturate. Jeff’s work has focused on disciple-making pathways within the church, which is the element of mDNA we explore this week.

At one point, Jeff says, “Disciple-making is spiritual parenting.” We talk about growing people up, not keeping them dependent, and about how easy it is to celebrate new life while neglecting maturity. At conferences and webinars, people have talked for years about how we’re producing attenders rather than disciples. Saturate is working to help churches and networks form apprentices in ways like Jesus did, but for this cultural moment.