Free Oikos Mapping Tool

You Don’t Need a Passport to Reach the World for Christ

Discover the Mission Field God Already Placed at Your Feet — Free Mapping Tool

You love Jesus. You care about missions. But where do you start?

Here’s the truth: you already have a mission field. It’s your family. Your coworkers. Your neighbors. The Bible calls this your Oikos — your circle of natural relationships.

The free Oikos Mapping Tool helps you think carefully about the sphere of influence God has given you, and practical steps on how to engage it.

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Used by Christians in 75+ countries

You Keep Waiting to Be Sent Somewhere

Most Christians think missions starts with a plane ticket.

So you wait. You wait for the trip, the calling, the moment God clearly says “go overseas.” And until that moment comes, you assume you’re on the sidelines.

Maybe you’ve felt this:

  • Guilt every time missions comes up at church, because you’re not “doing” anything
  • Confusion about what your role actually is if you’re not called to go
  • A sense that your normal, everyday relationships don’t really count as mission

Here’s what nobody’s told you:

You already have a mission field. It’s not overseas. It’s not hypothetical. It’s the specific people God has already placed around you — your Oikos.

You don’t need a calling to reach them. You need a map.

Meet Your Oikos

One Word From Scripture. One Simple Tool. A Completely Different View of Your Life.

“Oikos” is the Greek word for household — but in the New Testament, it means more than the people living under your roof. It’s your whole circle: family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, your church community, even the people you talk to online.

Jesus sent people back into their Oikos again and again. The man freed from the demons in Mark 5 wasn’t told to go overseas — he was told to go home, to his own people, and tell them what God had done.

Your Oikos is where you have the most trust, the most access, and the most natural opportunity to live like someone who’s been sent.

The Oikos Mapping Tool walks you through 6 spheres of your everyday life:

Family — the people you’re already closest toFriends — the relationships you’ve chosen
Work — where you spend most of your waking hoursNeighborhood — the people God placed around your home
Church / Community — the believers and seekers already near youDigital — the relationships that exist mostly online

By the time you finish, you’ll have a real, specific picture of the mission field God already gave you. Not a metaphor. Names.

What’s Inside the Free Mapping Tool

A simple, guided PDF you can complete in about 15 minutes.

1. Map Your Oikos

Work through all 6 spheres of your life and name the specific people in each one. Not a vague list — real names, real relationships.

2. Track Your People

Use the “My People” table to note where each person is at spiritually, and how you can take one small, real step toward them.

3. Commit to Action

Narrow your full map down to five people you’ll commit to pray for and pursue first. Clarity beats overwhelm.

Get Your Free Oikos Mapping Tool

Enter your email and we’ll send the tool straight to your inbox. Takes 15 minutes. Changes how you see everyone around you.


Questions About the Oikos Mapping Tool

Is this just for people who aren’t called to go overseas?

No — it’s for everyone. Even if God does call you to go, you have an Oikos right now, today, that needs you. This tool isn’t instead of a calling to go. It’s what faithfulness looks like while you wait, and what it looks like for the 98% of Christians whose mission field is right where they are.

How is this different from just “being a good witness”?

“Be a good witness” is vague. The Oikos Mapping Tool isn’t. You’ll walk away with actual names, across all 6 spheres of your life, and a short list of the 5 people you’re going to focus on first. Specific beats vague every time.

What happens after I download it?

You’ll get periodic emails from Storyline Missions with encouragement and next steps for living out what you map — including how tools like the Living Sent 30-Day Challenge and the Storyline Study can help you go deeper. No pressure, no spam.

Is this really free?

Yes. No credit card, no trial, nothing to cancel. Just your email so we can send you the PDF.

Storyline Missions is a nonprofit based in Austin, Texas.

For over 10 years, we’ve trained 20,000+ leaders in 75+ countries to mobilize the global church for missions.

Our mission is to accelerate mission from the global Church — empowering the body of Christ and equipping the saints for works of service in evangelism and discipleship (Ephesians 4:11-12).

Questions? Email: info@storylinemissions.org  •  Phone: 512-831-6563
7500 Rialto Blvd, Building One Suite 250, Austin, TX 78735