The 15 Missional Strengths
A major shift began in the early days of the 21st century as Christian leaders began studying and experimenting with how best to join God at work in the community. The breadth and depth of the mission of God in the world began to be evaluated as the missional movement became more mainstream.
The MISSIONALLY Strengths were birthed in this environment where non-clergy believers were being challenged to develop fresh expressions of mission-focused, gospel-centered, redemptive care. The 15 missional strengths are embedded in both the scripture and the missional practice of pioneer missionizers who live out a missional lifestyle. Each missional strength falls under one of three broad, biblical categories which are universal across cultures worldwide: leadership patterns, mission purposes, and lifework passions. See the full missional strengths list below and learn more about each one.
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ADVOCATOR
ADVOCATOR
Protecting the defenseless in the community by serving the needs of the disadvantaged, advancing religious freedom, providing defense to victims of injustices, and advocating for the rights of individuals and organizations.
BENEFITER
BENEFITER
Using your giftedness to address the specific needs of individuals, organizations, and communities and empowering them to flourish by serving, planning, managing and/or administering ways to serve them.
CAREGIVER
CAREGIVER
Responding to the needs of the community by fostering the community and congregation's collective well-being spiritually, physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially, and/or environmentally.
DISCIPLEMAKER
DISCIPLEMAKER
Focusing on the expansion of the kingdom of God through spiritual reproduction in the lives of others by grounding fellow believers in the Christian faith.
ESTABLISHER
ESTABLISHER
Establishing missional ministry through organization, supervision and training by equipping believers for involvement in congregational and community service.
GENERATOR
GENERATOR
Starting new approaches or ministries by identifying and/or creating places, times, projects, and ventures to influence people, communities, and creation.
INFLUENCER
INFLUENCER
Demonstrating biblical values to the community by reflecting the image of God within them in order to impact the beliefs of the larger society through creating cultural expressions rich in beauty and goodness.
LEVELER
LEVELER
Acting righteously in your relationships with others by supporting righteousness, disclosing unjust actions, pursuing interventions, stimulating advocacy on behalf of victims, and/or encouraging unity in response to injustice.
MANIFESTER
MANIFESTER
Living life as the visible replica of God - representing God here on earth, cultivating the earth and all it produces as a caretaker of the created world on God's behalf through reflecting who God is in speech, actions and creative expressions.
OVERCOMER
OVERCOMER
Promoting wellness in the community by including spiritual well-being as foundational to the development of resilience among those who have suffered spiritual, physical, mental and social loss requiring healing of body, mind and spirit.
PROCLAIMER
PROCLAIMER
Urgently encouraging non-believers to accept Christ as Savior and believers to actively share the gospel with others in their families, neighborhoods, and communities.
QUESTIONER
QUESTIONER
Improving missional activities by evaluating the societal, cultural, spiritual, organizational and systemic issues in the community and the congregation.
RELATOR
RELATOR
Fostering interpersonal relationships and spiritual transformation between believers and non-believers and within believers through a deepening relationship with God and one another.
SELF-SACRIFICER
SELF-SACRIFICER
Selflessly investing in your personal networks, congregation and community because of your love for God and others through your ability to see everyone as your “neighbor” who needs your and God’s help.
UPHOLDER
UPHOLDER
Sustaining the environments of the community by keeping and cultivating the earth as a caretaker of the creation God has entrusted to us in order to ensure community well-being.