What is LifeShapes?

LifeShapes is not a program. It’s a discipline—a way to understand ourselves, our relationships to Christ and to one another.

It encourages church growth because it focuses on multiplication through disciples making disciples. This was the only way that Jesus said to win the lost—not to lure them into a church pew and add them to the roll. Rather, we’re to make disciples…true believers who grow and make other believers.

LifeShapes is designed to equip the believer for Kingdom life by linking the discipleship principles of Jesus to memorable images—eight shapes. It forms the vocabulary that expresses the theology and daily life of a disciple of Jesus, painting a clear picture through which individuals can gain a greater understanding of what God intends to do in their personal lives, in the church, and in the world.

The Circle - Choosing to Learn from Life
The circle helps us identify the significant events of our lives in a way that enables us to move deeper in the direction of God's will.

The Semi Circle - Living in Rhythm with Life
We can rediscover the rhythm of life the Creator God intended for us in the principles of the semi-circle.

The Triangle - Balancing the Relationships of Life
The three dimensions found in the triangle are necessary for us to live a balanced life.

Up - developing intimacy with Him
In - building the Church community
Out - reaching out to the world

The Square - Defining the Priorities of Life
Four stages of  leadership development modeled by Jesus. These are the stages that result in any disciple striving to reach maturity, fruitfulness and multiplication.

The Pentagon - Knowing Your Role in Life
Each of us is called to one of five key roles (apostle, prophet, teacher, evangelist, pastor) for the purpose of building up the Body of Christ.

The Hexagon - Praying As a Way of Life
Six petitions of prayer modeled by Jesus in Matthew 6:9-13. Learning to apply this model to your conversations with God will strengthen and renew your prayer life.

The Heptagon - Practicing the Principles of a Vital Life
Seven principles of growth that apply to all living things, including God's people. The anagram "MRS GREN" can help us learn how to be a healthy church. (Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition)

The Octagon - Living a Mission-Minded Life
Evangelism will take on a new perspective as you learn to discover the Person of Peace and how the process works from God's perspective.