Matt Whitlock's Podcast
7 Practices of a Lifestyle Missionary
Sep 04, 2018
Season 1
Episode 1
Matt Whitlock
We are determined to live out the goodness of God on Earth.
Who are we? We are game-changers, play-makers, box-breakers, and risk-
takers. We are a global family of visionary practitioners, poets, preachers and
pioneers. We are sons and daughters. We are blessed to be a blessing, loved to
be lovers, freed to be liberators, and called to rise above the status quo. We are
a family of missionary servants.
And this is what we believe: Every follower of Jesus, by default, is part of
God’s trajectory of restoration. This mission requires active participation as we
become the incarnation of love in a broken world. Being fully equipped by the
Holy Spirit, we are united with one purpose expressed in infinitely diverse
vocations. We are convinced God’s mission is simple, collaborative, and within arms reach.
So this is how we choose to live: We embrace inconvenience, listen deeply,
honor all, and live generously. We focus our energy locally yet still engage
globally. We open our hearts, homes, and lives to all people in courageous acts
of hospitality. When we gather we eat well, we pray expectantly, and we learn
scripture. We will leave our communities better than we found them. We will
promote peace, pursue unity and protect the vulnerable. Last but not least we
seek God’s kingdom before our own.
We hereby declare a new era in which these are our defining characteristics. An
era in which we will shape culture together as an unstoppable surge of ordinary
people. Through faithful presence and collaborative obedience we will see God’s
kingdom come here and now.
We are a global family of lifestyle missionaries.