Kingdom Outposts provide life structures by which people live missionally in community. By "life structures" we mean commitments, rhythms, and values that tangibly embody Kingdom action in community life. The problem is that we do not approach the structures of Kingdom life as shapeless people. We already have life structures, worldviews, assumptions, priorities, values, commitments, etc. that shape how we live into the world. 

We believe discipleship means much more than moralistic learned behavior. Discipleship is a formation process for Kingdom citizenship. We need to be formed and shaped for the Kingdom - which means we also need to unlearn the dominant worldview and patterns we've inherited from culture and empire. For this reason, in order to prepare people for Kingdom living, ReWire's primary work is in spiritual formation. We've developed formation pathways that are specifically tuned towards this necessary transformation.

Kingdom Outposts are our strategic approach to serving our mission. We believe Kingdom Outpost communities to be the most conducive structure for intimacy with Christ and impact in the world. 

At its core, a Kingdom Outpost is a small community of believers who come together and surrender themselves to be part of God’s restoration project in the world. Kingdom Outposts provide the structure by which people live on mission. These communities order themselves around a covenant with practices that uphold three core values.

The following is our best attempt to communicate our essence as a covenanted community. We hope our essence statements will give you a window into our life together. We are committed to deepening our INWARD journey, our TOGETHER journey, and our OUTWARD journey. 

Matthew and Simon would have been sworn enemies. Prior to joining the band of Jesus’ disciples, Simon would have had a hard time spending 5 minutes in the same room with Matthew without taking potentially lethal action against him. Matthew represented everything Simon was devoted to oppose. Matthew likely would have had good reason to fear for his life around Simon.

But, as disciples following Jesus, something shifted in the allegiances of these two men.

True community does not build fences to keep others out - it builds wells to draw others in who are thirsty for acceptance, inclusion, and love. Jesus taught us how to build wells.

We know that light is present by what light illuminates. Wherever light is, it draws all else into existence. Its nature, its essence, is entirely outward focused. Whatever light touches is made perceptible, drawn out to be seen. It differentiates the uniqueness of each thing. In an otherwise dark room, light brings a table and chairs to the forefront - a kind of “serving” that draws all else into being.

Love is like light. Like light you know love is present by what it reveals - and how.

There are some things that are so deeply woven into the human experience that they can actually connect us - common denominators that resonate in every human soul. This giving season, we want to focus on three things that we all long for and share about how ReWire is serving these fundamental desires of the human heart.

1. We all want to be connected to the Divine.

2. We all want meaningful work.

3. We all want to belong.

When I share my “how I met Jesus” story - it usually starts something like this… “In college, I was fascinated by charismatic revolutionaries…”