Find God in daily life
The Ordinary Guide offers a simple, practical framework for following Jesus in every aspect of life. This guide is organized into four key categories—connections, mission, everyday living, and disciplines—each designed to help you experience a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God.
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Connections
Connections are intentional, healthy ways of relating to people in your life based on the posture of Jesus. We have dozens of relationships and follow Jesus in how we engage people as Jesus does. Reflect with your people on what it looks like for you to follow jesus in your current connections with others in how you engage in forgiveness, honesty, mutuality, initiative, proximity, and commitment.
Mission
As disciples, we are missionary partners with Jesus to bring his kingdom to the people and places he has us live among. Jesus has sent you to the people and places you live to bring his kingdom to earth. Reflect with your people on what it looks like for you to follow jesus in his mission in your ordinary life by considering hospitality, sharing the story, living local, serving the city, and having non-Christian friends.
Everyday
Jesus’ humanity shatters the sacred secular division and brings sacred holiness into the usual, everyday stuff we do. This means our everyday habits and activities that everyone does are now opportunities to follow jesus and become like him as we do ordinary things under the direction and care of jesus. Reflect with your people on how you can engage jesus in ordinary stuff like your work and rest, celebrating and mourning, eating and drinking, and listening.
Disciplines
Everyone follows some form of discipline and practice for wellness or self-care. As disciples, disciplines are uncomfortable practices given by jesus that force us to face our limits, ask Yahweh for help, and ultimately become more like Jesus in the process. Reconsider what it looks like for you to read scripture, pray, listen to God, be generous, fast, and practice the sabbath.
Find God in daily life
The Ordinary Guide offers a simple, practical framework for following Jesus in every aspect of life. This guide is organized into four key categories—connections, mission, everyday living, and disciplines—each designed to help you experience a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God.