Becoming a Community of Disciples

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Read the four definitions below. As you do, underline or circle the key words. A rule of life is . . .

A holistic description of the Spirit-empowered rhythms and relationships that create, redeem, sustain and transform the life God invites you to humbly fulfill for Christ’s glory.

~ Stephen Macchia

An intentional, conscious plan to keep God at the center of everything we do . . . the starting point and foundation of any Rule is a desire to be with God and to love him

~ Peter Scazzero

The regular, rhythmic practice of spiritual disciplines integrated into ordinary life for the purpose of developing and deepening a relationship with God. ~ Klaus Issler

A rule of life seeks to address the interplay between these two questions: How do I want to live so I can be who I want to be?

~ Ruth Haley Barton

In the box below, write your own definition of a “rule of life.”

A Rule of Life is . . .