A new way of seeing
You were never meant to live the Christian life.
Christ was meant to live it through you. A 19-part teaching journey with Mike Atkins into the one distinction that quietly changes everything.
A teaching by Mike Atkins
For the sincere and the weary
What if the striving was never the point?
Have you ever felt that the harder you try to live the Christian life, the more tired—and the further behind—you feel? You have prayed the prayers, kept the disciplines, and rededicated yourself more times than you can count, yet still carry a quiet exhaustion you cannot quite name.
You are not failing. You may simply be living by a paradigm that was never going to work.
Watch the introduction
The Life Paradigm
One truth, opened slowly.
A complete 19-part video course drawn from nearly fifty years of Mike Atkins’s teaching and pastoral ministry around the world.
Across 19 unhurried episodes, you will move from striving to rest, from performance to Presence, from trying to be like Jesus to letting Jesus be Himself through you.
Take it at your own pace—with the access that fits.
Hidden in plain sight
A single distinction reorders everything.
It is the difference between you living your life for Christ—and Christ living His life through you.
It sounds like a small thing. It changes absolutely everything. This is not another plan to try harder. It is a new way of seeing. And once it is seen, it cannot be unseen.
An invitation
This course was made for you if…
01You love God—but you are worn out by the effort of it.
02You have tried the programs, plans, and disciplines, and the change never seems to last.
03You suspect there is more to the Christian life than you are experiencing.
04You can look the part on Sunday while quietly struggling the rest of the week.
05You are not looking for one more thing to do. You are longing for a different way to live.
An unhurried journey
Made to be lived, not rushed.
19
Episodes
Distinct episodes that unfold one idea, layer by layer.
Your own pace
Move through the teaching with room to pause, reflect, and apply it.
Not another program
A reorientation, not a technique.
01
It does not add to your list.
It lifts the weight from it.
02
It is not theory.
It was forged through fifty years of real ministry around the world.
03
It does not leave you alone.
The book and study guide carry the shift into ordinary life.
Your teacher
Nearly fifty years of ministry, distilled.
Mike Atkins has served the Church worldwide for nearly fifty years as a pastor, missionary, and teacher—from great cathedrals to dirt-floored villages across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
He is the president and founder of Mike Atkins Teaching Ministries, a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Boston University, and served twenty years on the board of the Corrie ten Boom Museum in Holland.
The Life Paradigm is the distilled heart of what he has spent a lifetime learning—and longing to give away.
Trusted voices
A message leaders believe the Church needs now.
Pastors, authors, artists, and longtime friends of Mike speak to the man, the teaching, and its transforming power.
Dr. Mark Rutland
“It is, in fact, a life changing experience.”
Former president of Oral Roberts University and Southeastern University; New York Times bestselling author.
Jeremy Morris
“His wisdom is fully delivered and wrapped in pure love.”
Co-founder of Wild Courage and host of The Wild Courage Podcast.
An open-handed invitation
The whole journey is open to you.
All 19 episodes.
An invitation to begin
Receive the whole journey.
The complete course is available at no charge. Create your account for immediate access to all 19 episodes, and return to the teaching at your own pace.
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Learning together?Groups and churches are welcome. Each person registers with their own email so their course access is truly theirs.
The nineteen episodes
One idea, unfolding in sequence.
Episodes 1–5
- 01Saved by His Life
- 02Back to the Garden
- 03Short of the Glory
- 04Flesh and the Spirit
- 05The Spirit of Life
Episodes 6–10
- 06Defining Characteristics
- 07The Instincts of the Spirit
- 08Let Your Light Shine
- 09The Perfect Example
- 10Intention and Purpose
Episodes 11–14
- 11Weakness and Strength
- 12A Theological Continuum
- 13Him We Preach
- 14Assignment and Anointing
Episodes 15–19
- 15Entering the Rest
- 16Living by Faith
- 17Repentance Redefined
- 18Redefining Significance
- 19Perilous Times
Optional companion resources
Continue the journey in print.
The books extend the teaching into reflection, conversation, and everyday life.
The Life Paradigm
The complete companion book, including the Group Leaders Guide.
Devotional & Study Guide
Nineteen weeks of daily readings to help the paradigm move from idea to life.
Physical companion resources are available separately. For one copy or one complete set, choose any donation amount at or above the stated minimum. Fixed-price multiple-copy ordering is also available for churches and groups.
Questions, answered simply
Frequently asked questions
Isn’t this just telling me to be passive and do nothing?
Do I need to be a theologian, or have my life together?
Why would this be different from other courses I have tried?
How does the course work?
The invitation
You can keep trying to live the Christian life. Or you can discover what it means to let Christ live it through you.
The complete course is available at no charge. If you are able, please prayerfully consider a donation to help sustain this ministry.
There is no charge to enroll. Each learner registers separately.