From Dwell: Life with God for the World, by Barry D. Jones (via Scot McKnight):

Whether we live in a remote monastery, the heart of a large city or anywhere in between, we need a set of practices and patterns for living—a rule of life—

1. That will shape and sustain our life with God for the world.

2. We need practices that nurture our souls and enable us to increasingly inhabit the vision of God in the places where we dwell to live into the story of the Bible, the story of God’s personal presence, just reign and perfect peace.

3. These will be practices that demand things of us. They will require our disciplined attention and engagement.

4. These will be practices that connect us to one another. They will help us live life together as a contrast community, against the world for the sake of the world.

5. These practices will connect us to a tradition. They will have a rich heritage from the Christian past, having shaped and sustained the people of God for a long time.

6. Finally, these will be practices that orient us toward the future. They will help us inhabit the vision of God in the particular places where we dwell.

To the extent we Jesus-followers actually discipline ourselves to spiritual practices (and anecdotally it seems we are much more committed to them in word than in deed), we usually focus almost exclusively on #2 of the list. Point #2 is important. In pursuit of keeping up with our fast-paced lives we struggle particularly with #3.

What would it look like to live a vital life in Christ "for the world" (#1)? What kind of practices would encompass the points above?