Redeemer Fellowship
Open Life Model
A simple way to describe how we encounter Jesus, become formed in His way, and join His mission through everyday tables of renewal.
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Open Life Cycle
Tap a movement in the circle or use the buttons below. The card will update with the primary stage, the tables used, and the rhythm of Encounter → Explore → Extend.
Open Life Movement
Open Door
Primary Stage: Curious → Connected
This is where life with Jesus begins and begins again. We never outgrow the need to open our lives to Him and to open our lives to our neighbors.
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Open Life Practices
These simple rhythms create space for the Spirit to form us in the way of Jesus. Tap the center or any practice around the wheel.
Open Life Practice
Prayer
Communion with God
Prayer is ongoing conversation with God: adoration, confession, thanksgiving, asking, listening, and surrender.
Simple example
Begin the day with ten slow minutes of honest prayer: "Father, what are You inviting me to notice and obey today?"
Tables of Renewal
The Four Tables
Tables are not steps to complete. They are vehicles of discipleship and mission. The buttons inside the Open Life card use these same four table types.
Coffee Table
Conversation
Personal conversation, listening, mentoring, and simple next steps with Jesus.
Common Table
Belonging
Neighborhood meals, hospitality, shared life, and the kind of welcome where strangers become friends.
Discovery Table
Exploration
Exploring the story and way of Jesus with honest questions, Scripture, curiosity, and invitation.
Formation Table
Practice
Practices, Scripture, confession, worship, growth, and shared rhythms that form us in Jesus' way.
What Makes a Table?
Core Ingredients
A Table is any intentional interaction of love, lingering, and movement toward Jesus. It always includes hospitality, presence, and next steps in encountering life with Jesus.
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Intentionality
Prayerful and purposeful. We enter each interaction asking how Jesus may be present and inviting a next step.
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Hospitality
Food or drink when possible, warmth always. We make room for people to be welcomed and dignified.
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Lingering
Slow presence, deep listening, and living at the pace of love rather than the pace of efficiency.
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Movement
Every interaction moves someone one step closer to Jesus: encounter, explore, or extend.
Jesus at every table
Open Door, Open Space, and Open Table are not programs to finish. They are a shared way of life for becoming a people open to Jesus, formed in His ways, and setting open tables of renewal for every neighbor.