1. PRAY EXPECTANTLY VS. RELIGIOUSLY
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary lives with an awakened heart to the reality that God is everywhere around us speaking and guiding us in all things. They seek to be transformational not transactional in how they listen twice and talk once, ask good questions, and make an effort to actively HEAR what others and God are saying before responding.
ACTION: I resolve to remain awake in season (church, small groups, etc.) and out of season (at work, home, hobbies) to how God is speaking to and through me.
2. LIVE SCRIPTURE VS. MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary doesn’t just talk, read, and discuss the stories of the missional calling of Jesus but actively lives it out within the 360 degrees of arms reach. A Lifestyle Missionary commits themselves to the reading of the word and not just reading others opinions about the word, in order that they will actively pursue and live the mission of Jesus to restore all things.
ACTION: I resolve to better understand my biblical narrative identity so that I can incarnate the scripture to the world around me.
3. TOGETHER VS. ALONE
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary functions as part of a team rather than alone, seeking collaboration instead of isolation, understanding that God created us for companionship and with a need for the accountability, assistance, and correction that comes from working alongside others. Lifestyle missionaries inclusive not exclusive by living with open doors and an open heart, understanding that discipleship is not something that happens “out there” but something that only happens when you open your life up to others (both those who believe and those who don’t yet).
ACTION: I resolve to live a life of collaboration and inclusivity, allowing God to use my life, my community and my personal space to bless others by creating a place of belonging for all who come across my path.
4. COUNTER-CULTURAL VS RELEVANT
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary lives counter-culturally, understanding that the lifestyle of the Kingdom goes against the very grain of our human nature and our society. Live counter-culturally, communicate relevantly. A lifestyle missionary believes the spirit of God has gone ahead of us no matter where we are and our job is simply to help make His presence known, not to distribute it, to help build His kingdom not our own. By living as restorers not consumers we see creation as God’s good world damaged by sin, resulting in injustices and in need of restoration rather than a resource to be consumed on our path to a distant heaven. We bless those who curse us, turn the other cheek and lose our life to gain it.
ACTION: I resolve to be creative not critical when it comes to our damaged world looking to see all aspects of God’s creation restored to His original design locally and globally all the while risking my kingdom to build His kingdom in humility.
5. BLESSING VS BURDEN
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary makes blessing and serving others a habit, practice, and priority rather than living a life of consumerism, draining the resources out of everything and everyone around them. By choosing to be civil and not divisive, a lifestyle missionary also promotes unity at home, with their friends, at work and in the body of Christ.
ACTION: I resolve to live primarily as a servant, blessing those around me, rather than being a burden. I will celebrate diversity in the body of Christ by embracing unity and choosing to be one who blesses instead of burdening those around me.
6. ENGAGED GLOBALLY VS ONLY LOCALLY
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary understands and maximises the idea that our world is just one click away and the opportunities to serve are endless. A lifestyle missionary explores ways that they and their friends can bring hope, salt, and light to those in greatest need globally. They do justice and love mercy by looking for ways to finish the great commission, eradicate bible poverty, alleviate global poverty and be people known by their actions in creatively pursuing solutions to social injustice globally.
ACTION: I resolve to be aware and educated in the needs of the world contributing the gifts God has given to me to see change happen globally.
7. MAKE DISCIPLES VS CONVERTS
VALUE: A lifestyle missionary – like Jesus – seeks to make a few whole life disciples rather than many partial converts. Disciples become disciple-makers. Converts become consumers. A lifestyle missionary walks with tenacity not apathy in their desire for long term commitment to discipleship.
ACTION: I resolve to have those in my life where by I’m living the gospel and in the event their hearts are restored to relationship with Jesus, I will walk with them as we grow in relationship with Him.
A journey of knowing Him 