Our Story
Let’s Try Something Different
He (Jesus) said, “Throw the net off the right side of the boat and see what happens.”
— John 21:6 (The Message)
We live in a moment where old ministry models often struggle to connect with people. Our culture is shifting rapidly, and many of us are sensing the same call: it’s time to listen afresh to Jesus—and try something different.
That’s why Saturate the City began - with a simple posture of curiosity and obedience. Like the disciples who heard Jesus’ invitation to cast their nets on the other side of the boat, we’re asking:
What if we did ministry differently?
What if we stopped trying to go it alone and instead built networks of mutual support, where leaders are encouraged, equipped, and empowered to love their cities well? What if Jesus-centric leaders across our cities, and the broader PNW, prayed, strategized, and acted on behalf of their cities and each other?
What if we began to see our cities—not as isolated places—but as interconnected parts of a greater regional movement of God?
We believe transformation happens when people are discipled in the way of Jesus—and when leaders of every sphere are discipled to bring Kingdom values into the systems and structures of our communities.
Our vision is to see Pacific Northwest cities saturated with the presence of Jesus. That happens when we return to the original ways of Jesus: making disciples who make disciples, serving with humility, seeking to influence the systems of our communities for the Kingdom, and living in Spirit-empowered unity across our region.
We don’t have all the answers—but we’re committed to throwing the nets on the other side, together. And we believe something beautiful will happen when we do.
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Leadership Team
Brian Muchmore
Network Director
Brian is a passionate follower of Jesus, a husband, and a father. He is excited to work with the team, staff, volunteers, and board members at Saturate to build a network of city leaders across the Pacific Northwest that are committed to seeing Jesus transform their cities.
He has over 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience in building teams, developing organizations, strategic planning, change management and fund development.
Jeff Vancil
Network Director
Jeff Vancil has served in vocational ministry in Cascadia for over 50 years. Jeff flourished as a disciple maker through YoungLife for 30 years, earned his M. Div. from Fuller, and served as Executive Director at Centered with the mission of raising up generations of Jesus-Centered leaders.
This work included orchestrating a state-wide movement of intergenerational friendships with city leaders, primarily in the marketplace and in government, and the facilitation of catalytic events like the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, the Seattle/King County Prayer Breakfast, the Washington State Student Leadership conference, and organizing the Washington contingent for the National Prayer Breakfast.
Jeff and Marilyn have 4 children and 11 grandchildren who all live in Spokane. Jeff and Marilyn moved east to be near their family in 2020. Significant discipleship and marketplace ministries have developed in Spokane and throughout Cascadia as a result of his influence.
Chris Gough
Network Director
Chris Gough is a natural connector who has worked with churches in the greater Seattle area toward for over a decade with Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, and in 9 years of ministry in a local Seattle congregation. He has a heart to see healthy city gospel movements in every city throughout Cascade, and had his hand in launching several regional initiatives, including: many church/school partnerships, city-wide serve day initiatives, the Foster Support Faith Alliance; Faith Work and Economics cohorts; and Homelessness engagement.
Chris is a co-founder of Saturate, and serves city networks nationally through the Palau Association as the Director of City Gospel Movements. In this role he helps city networks throughout North America strategize and solve for the Great Commission.
He and his wife Rebekah have 21 years under their belts, and four amazing kids in Simon, Levi, Josie, and Zeb!
Advisory Board
Jeff Vanderstlelt
As the visionary founder of Saturate and the Soma Family of Churches, Jeff Vanderstelt gets to spend his days doing what he loves – training disciples of Jesus to make more disciples of Jesus and equipping the Church in the gospel and missional living. Jeff has authored Saturate, Gospel Fluency, and Making Space. He and Jayne, his wife, have three children; Haylee, Caleb, and Maggie. Connect with Jeff at his website www.jeffvanderstelt.com
Jesse Bradley
Jesse Bradley is the lead pastor of Grace Community Church in Auburn, Wa. He is a former professional goalkeeper who first heard the gospel and decided to follow Jesus at Dartmouth College. Overcoming a life-threatening illness, with ten years to fully recover, has produced a deep passion and urgency in his heart to spread the good news of Jesus. He is a co-founder of Saturate, a global evangelist who leverages digital avenues, and is happily married to his wife Laurie. They have four children, a dog named Bella and a hamster named Kiwi.
Bubba Jennings
Bubba Jennings is a Christian pastor and entrepreneur. Over the years, Bubba has planted several churches and businesses, and was a co-founder of Saturate. Currently, Bubba leads Resurrection Church (a multi-city church in Puget Sound, WA), Greater City Investments (a multi-state real estate business) and Church Planting for Saturate the Sound.