This is how I’ve been feeling these past couple of weeks…

All, I’d like to share with you guys something that I’m passionate about; something that’s growing day by day and week by week as my family moves into a brand new stage of our lives.

I’m passionate about living with purpose, with clear direction, and with a missional-mindset.  But it wasn’t always this way.

And so I’m asking you to join us, help us, as we seek to live “on mission” to do Kingdom-building work.

Goodbye Cube Farm

Recently I left the corporate world (and a ridiculously-sized corporate salary) to pursue vocational ministry.  The events that transpired to bring my family to this juncture had God’s fingerprints all over it.

Some could call it “calling”… others, perhaps, “providence,” or possibly “God’s Will.”  Whatever you’d like to call it the simple fact is that we could do no other: This was what God wanted us to do and He wanted us to trust Him. But let me be frank in sharing with you that it was not without anxiety, sadness, or worry.

The transition is not even close to being finalized (and something tells me it may never, truly, be final…) as this is my 2nd week on staff with North Point Ministries.  I’m telecommuting from Austin, Texas, and trying to sell a bloated home in a buyers market, expecting to lose about 20 thousand dollars (let’s hope it’s just that).

We’ve had to compromise, to sacrifice, and to beat down all doubts from the evil one as well as dealing with our own prideful hearts.

Living with a Mission Mindset

But we’re living “on mission”, and it feels so good.

That’s because we’ve found purpose in what we’re doing:  Losing the fat paycheck was painful at first, but now it’s a non-issue because we know that it’s with great purpose.  We’ve been given, by His Grace, a mindset of mission, and has radically changed our hearts to align more closely with His.

But it’s not easy, and we don’t expect it to be.  But it’s bearable, but only so because we’re on mission.

And so we want to invite you to be a part of our lives as we seek to walk this path before us.

Walk with Us

We know that God has supplied many with the courage and perseverance to make the transition from the corporate cube-farm to vocational ministry, and we want you to share that with us your experience and we ask for your help, encouragement, and prayers.

Finally, for those that might be reading this that may not have known that being “on mission” for the fame and glory of Jesus Christ was something that made John and Sue Saddington (and Roenne, our daughter) tick… we invite you to share with us as well and ask us questions about why in the world we are doing such things. We don’t expect it to make much sense at first, but give us a sec and we’ll try to explain to the best of our abilities.

For all the rest of you, Sue and I want to challenge you to be missional with your lives.

Live with purpose: Live in such a way that everything you do is effectual in regards to the salvation of men.  And live with great expectation  that:

“He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6

So, What Now?

So if you’re feeling courageous, we’d love to hear your thoughts!  Drop us a comment below letting us know your experiences and we’ll begin to walking together.  We want you to keep us accountable in our strive to be missional… and if you let us, we’ll keep you accountable too.

Stay the course.