A lifestyle missionary lives with an awareness that he or she has the ability to shape culture. He or she understands a Kingdom lifestyle goes against the very grain of our human nature and our society. He or she lives counter-culturally and communicates relevantly, blessing those who curse, turning the other cheek, and losing their life to gain it. He or she believes the spirit of God has gone ahead of them and his or her job is to help make His presence known—to help build His Kingdom not their own. By living as restorers not consumers they see creation as God’s good world damaged by sin and in need of restoration, rather than a resource to be consumed on our path to a distant heaven.