Our Story
Too often local churches worship and work independent of other denominations, churches, and Christians. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Saturate the Sound was formed with the idea that the Puget Sound church is better together. In 2014, a small group of Puget Sound pastors & church leaders came together to talk about impacting the region and saturating it with the good news of Jesus.
Over the past 7 years, Saturate the Sound has brought together over 100 church leaders representing over 80 churches and Christian organizations to learn and live together in cities from Bothell to Olympia, from Seattle to Tacoma.
Now, Saturate the Sound is wanting to use these relationships to change things up. Saturate the Sound wants to see the Puget Sound transformed by a unified church that makes disciples of Jesus, works for the common good of our cities, prays for our region and its leaders, plants new churches, and fosters healthy churches and church leadership.
Our Leadership Team
Jeff Vanderstlelt
Vision Lead & Executive Director
As the visionary leader 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
Bill Clem
Cohort Coach & Director of Pastoral Health
Bubba Jennings
Strategic Lead & Director of Church Planting
Bubba Jennings is a Christian pastor and entrepreneur. Over the years, Bubba has planted several churches and businesses. 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.
Chris Gough
Director of Common Good & Prayer
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. He has a heart to see healthy church gospel movements in every city in the Sound, and has a hand in several regional initiatives, including: church/school partnerships, the Foster Support Faith Alliance; Faith Work and Economics; and Homelessness. His wife Rebekah is a jewelry designer and they have four amazing kids in Simon, Levi, Josie, and Zeb!
Jesse Bradley
Director of Outreach
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 and his wife, Laurie, have four children, a dog named Bella and a hamster named Kiwi.
Jessica Pohle
Executive Assistant to Jeff Vanderstelt
Jessica and her husband, Spencer, live in Bellevue with their golden retriever, Casey. Most weekends they can be found exploring new coffee shops and antique shops.
Amanda Zentz
Executive Assistant & Cohort Content