Who We Are

The Order of Mission (TOM) is a global network of missional leaders bound by covenant in proclaiming the Kingdom of God in the world. We are a family on mission committed to hearing the call of God on our lives and responding in faith and obedience. We are a movement born out of a desire to fully give ourselves to making disciples of Jesus, so that the Kingdom of God is extended wherever we are called and live our lives.

Some members of TOM find theirselves in full-time vocational ministry, others live our their vocation in the workplace or home. We are people called to serve and influence within whatever context and culture we live and work: cities and rural areas, developed and developing countries, business, education, arts, health and social care, public and private sector, family and church.

Members of TOM take vows to live their lives in purity, accountability and simplicity. You can read more about the vows we take below.

As a missional order grounded in the global Anglican Communion we align ourselves theologically with the historic body of Christ, and as such, together with the church today and the saints gone before, we adhere to the Nicene Creed. Additionally, as a Missional Order, in response to the scriptural call of seeing the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) fulfilled in this current age, we align ourselves with the Cape Town Commitment.

 

“...the restoration of the church will surely come only from a new type of monasticism which has nothing in common with the old but a complete lack of compromise in a life lived in accordance with the Sermon on the Mount in the discipleship of Christ.  I think it is time to gather people together to do this...”

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

 

Our Rule of Life

The Rule of Life describes who we are and how we want to live our lives. It includes the story of how TOM came to be, a summary of our historical roots, our biblical foundation and an overview of our vows (the way we live) and our values (who we are).

COMMUNITY VALUES

We seek to be communities that live as …

  • An extended family

  • A generous family

  • A family that supports the marriage covenant

  • A family that shares resources

  • A praying family

  • A family accessible for imitation

THE VOWS

We live lives of …

  • Simplicity – We identify the freedom of a life of simplicity as necessary for our missional calling.

  • Purity – We are pure because of the work of Christ, and we share the commitment to purity in our lives and our missional focus.

  • Accountability - We are convinced that accountability in relationships is necessary to live out our missional calling.

You can read more on TOMs Rule of Life here (PDF) download  >>
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