our purpose . . .
The Great Co-Mission was created for those who feel called to slow down and live more intentionally — rooted in faith, family, and community.
It's choosing a different rhythm: peace over pressure, simplicity over excess, and community over isolation.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20
What you'll find here
- The Journey: Our ongoing journey toward a slower, more intentional life — simplifying our home, strengthening family and community, and preparing for a future homestead.
- The Life We Choose Project: Exploring the life we've built, questioning what we've accepted by default, and intentionally choosing what comes next.
- Homesteading & Self-Reliance: Growing food, cooking from scratch, preserving, practical skills, preparedness, environmental care, and our journey toward greater self-reliance.
- Faith & Community: Reflections on Scripture, faith, family, service, community, and caring for others — including military members, veterans, and their families.
- Resources & Tools: Practical guides, worksheets, planning tools, community resources, and ideas that help turn intention into action.
- What If . . . ?: Exploring a simple question: What if there were another way? Ideas about home, food, work, healthcare, education, technology, consumption, community, and how we choose to live.
Getting Started
Start Here
You're already here. Learn why The Great Co-Mission exists and what we mean by building a slower, faith-rooted life — together.
Choose What Speaks to You
Explore The Life We Choose Project, homesteading and self-reliance, faith and community, practical resources, or one of our What If . . . ? explorations. You don't have to change everything at once.
Join the Journey
Follow along as we simplify our home, rethink old assumptions, learn new skills, strengthen faith and family, prepare for a future homestead, and experiment with different ways of living.
Take One Faithful Step
Choose one small change you can make where you are, with what you have. A different life isn't built all at once. It's built one intentional choice at a time.
You don't need a farm, a lot of land, or a completely different life to begin.
The Great Co-Mission is about learning to live more intentionally right where you are — rooted in faith, family, and community — while thoughtfully building toward what comes next.
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11
An Invitation
The Great Co-Mission isn't about having it all figured out. It's about asking better questions, learning together, and taking faithful steps toward a slower, more intentional life.
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Join the Conversation
What are you questioning, changing, growing, building, or choosing differently? Share your experiences, ideas, and lessons along the way. We can learn from one another.
Start Where You Are
You don't have to wait for the perfect house, more land, more money, retirement, or someday. Begin with what you have, where you are, and take one faithful step.
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.
Luke 10:2
