Crafting a Rule of Life

Podcast on Crafting a Rule of Life with Steve Macchia and Nathan Foster (Renovare)

Your personal rule of life is a holistic description of the Spirit-empowered rhythms and relationships that create, redeem, sustain and transform the life God invites you to humbly fulfill for the glory of Christ our Lord. The five major categories are the following: spiritual, relational, physical, material, and missional. And these five categories shape the whole our our lives (how we spend our time, steward our resources, honor our bodies as temples, etc).

Feel free to download the PDFs (below) to begin crafting and creating your own rule of life. Use the downloadable PDFs as a place to collect all of your thoughts and don’t feel the need to fill in every space! May this be a life-giving and enriching process for you!

Personal Rule of Life Statements

Weaving Together Your Personal Rule of Life

Here are several examples of personal rules that may be helpful as you seek to craft your own!

myRULE: Jennifer Keifer’s Rule of Life | 2022

myRULE: Jessica Maritza’s_Rule of Life | 2022

myRULE: Warriner Family Rule of Life

myRULE: William Funderburk’s Rule of Life | 2021

myRULE: Steven Petersheim’s Rule of Life | 2020

myRULE: Heidi Duncan’s Rule of Life | 2020

myRULE: Danielle DeLong’s Rule of Life | 2019

myRULE: Kimberly Fick’s Rule of Life | 2019

myRULE: Brian Emmet’s Rule of Life | 2017

myRULE: Gail Sidel’s Rule of Life | 2016

myRULE: Christine O’Rielly’s Rule of Life | 2016

myRULE: Michelle Wieger’s Rule of Life | 2016

myRULE: Kevin Keating’s Rule of Life | 2015

myRULE: Paul Clark’s Rule of Life | 2015

myRULE: Lisa Forkner’s Visual Rule of Life | 2014

myRULE: Leslea Linebarger’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Jeff Schuliger’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Valerie Osterbrock’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Brian Carrier’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: April Rhodes’ Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Tammy MacLeod’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Matt Webel’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Christine Yi Suh’s Rule of Life | 2013 

myRULE: Matt Scott’s Rule of Life | 2013

myRULE: Brook Park’s Rule of Life | 2012

myRULE: Stan Bohall’s Rule of Life | 2012

myRULE: Lane Cowin’s Rule of Life | 2010

myRULE: Michelle Sanchez’s Rule of Life | 2012

myRULE: Sarah Loiacono’s Rule of Life | 2012

myRULE: Tim Norton’s Rule of Life | 2012

myRULE: Kevin Antlitz’s Rule of Life | 2011

myRULE: Caroline Dixon’s Rule of Life | 2011

myRULE: Dan Brown’s Rule of Life | 2011

myRULE: Matt Scott’s Rule of Life | 2009

myRULE: Leslea Linebarger’s Rule of Life  | 2013

4 responses to “myRULE”

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    […] A similar question of relative value came up as I tinkered with my rule of life.  (If that’s a new concept you can see some examples here.) […]

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  2. Preparing for a New Year – mysteryoffaithblog

    […] of Life’ for each of us [here’s a very thorough website from Steve Macchia on how Evangelicals can create a ‘Rule of Life’]. Many people do this as an exercise in solitude, but we found it helpful to discuss it with one […]

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  3. A Beginner's Guide to a Rule of Life – The Sabbath Life

    […] A rule is about habits rather than goals. A rule of life is a habit system. When we talk about habits, we’re talking about spiritual disciplines and spiritual practices. A sustainable system of healthy, spiritual habits is better than goal setting. Our habits make our days, and our days make our lives. Map out a system of habits you can do and then show up everyday. Commit to your rule. You can see a variety of rules, some exceedingly creative, on this website. […]

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    Rule of Life: An Ancient Practice for a Contemporary Life – Elizabeth Ross Writes

    […] Find some examples here. […]

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