Real Life Core Behaviors

The staff of Real Life was sitting around the table early on in our church’s history, talking about the core behaviors we do and ought to do that would reflect the spirit of the church.  We wanted to identify core behaviors rather than the “core values” with which businesses traditionally define themselves, because values can be nebulous and intangible, but behaviors are things you can see.  We thought about what a community of Jesus apprentices do and should be known for.  Here’s what we came up with.  This is what we think is true of Real Life Church and what we want to stay true to.

AFTER THE ONE

Apprentices of Jesus follow after the One who is always chasing after lost ones. We are here to lead lost people to Jesus, which is the church's primary mission (see Luke 15:7). This contrasts with churches that exist to serve already-Christian insiders looking for churches to make them comfortable with the familiar.

FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION

The church should be passed from generation to generation (Deuteronomy 6:1-12). We’re responsible for raising the next generation to follow Jesus. It’s not ok for the church to age out of existence.

LEADERS OF LEADERS

Everyone in ministry should be training someone else to do that ministry (Matthew 28:19). The purpose of ministry isn’t just to enjoy it or to find our purpose; we’re always looking to share it with someone else, mentor someone else, and make disciples who are making disciples.