Family On Mission Quotes

“life is richer when it is shared even with those who annoy us from time to time.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“If you are being discipled by a rabbi, you certainly want to know what the rabbi knows. But the actual goal of being a disciple is to become who the rabbi is. Not just to know what he knows, but to become like him.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“His disciples weren’t just his roadies or work associates — they are his family. For Jesus, making disciples is about building a family. In one sentence, he completely redefines what family is, how it works, and what it’s for.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“Friends are those who serve the cause when they can. Followers are those who submit their skills and resources to have Jesus transform them. But family are those who surrender completely, laying down their agenda fully for the agenda of Jesus. This is what the disciples eventually do.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“the purpose of a family on mission is to multiply the life of Jesus by reproducing ourselves into the lives of others, so they become disciples of Jesus who can then reproduce themselves into the lives of others.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“Freedom without discipline feels like chaos, and some of the most stifling environments are those where there is freedom without a framework of discipline. Likewise, discipline without freedom feels constricting, and will likely lead to rebellion once a child gets frustrated enough with the lack of freedom. In both cases, the result is fear.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“The message was clear: to be a disciple meant that you learn how to make disciples — an ever-multiplying movement meant to bless the whole world.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“As we make disciples and mobilize God’s people for mission, the methodology we use must be congruent with the way of Jesus. We need to learn how to do family on mission.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“You become part of the family by surrendering your agenda and joining God's deal.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“Sometimes what hurts more than your enemies hating you is your friends and family remaining silent in a time of need.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“It’s very easy for people to hear all this missional talk and feel guilty about their lack of missional performance. At worst it stirs up guilt that we’re “not doing enough,” and at best it produces people who have a vague conviction that they should be “missional” at work, at school, in the neighborhood, etc, but who don’t really know how to do it in a non-weird way. So we either end up saying and doing awkward things, or we say and do nothing at all (which inspires more guilt!).”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“If we’re going to make disciples and move out in mission, we need to go from managing boundaries to integrating family and mission into one life, a cohesive framework and fabric that empowers a culture of discipleship and mission, not just occasional events and periodic programs.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission

“Family on mission is how we stop thinking of discipleship as a task that we do and start living out discipleship as a way that we are.”
― Mike Breen, Family On Mission