Chapter 9
Power
- CreateBring new realities into existenceExodus 31:1–5
- CultivateAdvance the value of existing realitiesGenesis 2:15
- ControlProvide oversight and structure for the deployment/use of realitiesPsalm 72
A new book by Ken Powell
Victory is not merely “sinning less.”
Scripture reveals God as the God of shalom: wholeness, completeness, flourishing, and right-relatedness in every direction. ShalomLIFE is a playbook for living as imago Dei, deploying Power, Love, and Authority under the Lordship of Jesus in every domain of life.
THE SHALOMLIFE
“that they may have life, and have it to the full” · John 10:10
Inside one book
05PartsFrom vision to outcomes
03Imago Dei capacitiesPower, Love, Authority
20Illustrated chaptersEach with an original diagram
From God’s design
to your daily decisions.
Open the book
Five parts. One playbook for every day.
Every chapter opens with an original illustration. Choose a part, select a chapter, then tap the illustration to see it up close.
Illustrations reproduced from the printed book, shown here in colour.
The Imago Dei framework
Power. Love. Authority.
Part III turns identity into action. Each capacity is defined in the words of the KingdomOS Planning Journal’s Imago Dei Overview.
Chapter 10
Love
- Serve other’s needHelp them out of negative experiencesGalatians 5:13
- Sharpen other’s skillStimulate positive growth in their giftingsProverbs 27:17
- Sacrifice for other’s sakeEmbracing pain and hardship for their goodJohn 15:13
Chapter 11
Authority
- TruthBringing the fullness of the gospel into all domains of lifeJohn 18:37
- JusticeDefending and restoring to God’s standardsMicah 6:8
- RighteousnessLeading and mentoring with biblical integrityMatthew 6:33
It has to work in boardrooms and job sites, at kitchen tables and in carpool lines, in spreadsheets and sales calls.
Part of the KingdomOS system
Read it. Plan it. Live it.
The book explains the vision. The journal and the assessment help you put it into practice, month by month and day by day.
Introduced in Part II, practised in Chapter 18The companion journal
KingdomOS Planning Journal
Monthly assessment, weekly alignment, and daily activity. Look inside the printed pages.
Reflect & recalibrate
MI Matrix Assessment
Is your activity more exploitative or redemptive? Take the Missio-Imago Matrix from the appendix online.
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About the author
Ken Powell
Before you begin
Faith that works
in the concrete
of daily life.
Grounded in God’s design.
Made for Home, Community, and Vocation.
Who is this book for?
For anyone who has felt that spiritual victory is real enough to desire yet hard to grasp in the pressures of daily life, leadership, and responsibility. The book is written to work in boardrooms and on job sites, at kitchen tables and in carpool lines.
What is inside?
Five parts and twenty chapters: The Vision, The Framework, The Activation, The Disciplines, and The Outcomes. Each chapter opens with an original illustration and closes with reflection questions. The book also includes an epilogue, the Missio-Imago Matrix appendix, and a bibliography of quotations.
How does it connect to the KingdomOS Planning Journal?
Part II introduces the KingdomOS Planning Journal, and Chapter 18 shows it in practice. The book explains the why; the journal gives you a monthly, weekly, and daily rhythm for living it. Look inside the journal.
What is the MI Matrix?
The Missio-Imago Matrix asks whether our activity is more exploitative or redemptive as we deploy power, love, and authority in relation to time, talent, and treasure. It appears in the appendix, and you can also take the assessment online.
The ShalomLIFE
Flourishing as
imago Dei.
“that they may have life, and have it to the full” John 10:10
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