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As we grow older we begin to understand that life is short. Most of us begin to realize that we need to focus our lives on what is REALLY essential. Smart churches do the same. They focus energy on what really matters because often churches can spend piles of time and money on stuff that really doesn't matter and has very little impact. At ACC we are attempting to be a "Simple Church". We have a simple mission and a simple strategy to help us accomplish that mission..
Our simple mission is our Grover Mission. It is all about understanding, as Grover does on Sesame St., near and far and helping people who are far from God take steps on their spiritual journey to come near to God and become a passionate follower of Christ. Our statement is simple ..
ACC exists to help people who are
FAR from God come
NEAR to God and
become PASSIONATE Christ-Followers who are ALL IN.
But how do we accomplish that? How do we help people become passionate Christ-followers? At ACC it’s about becoming ALL IN! We want to be followers of Jesus that aren’t 50% in … or 75% in … not even 99% in! We want to be ALL IN! It’s what Jesus asks from us. He told us in Mark 12 that following Him is pretty simple, “Love the Lord your God with ALL your heart and ALL your soul and ALL your mind and ALL your strength. And love your neighbour as yourself.” Jesus said it first. Following him is about being ALL IN!
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More than that the Acts 2 church in the New Testament was ALL IN. We can read how they lived and what they did in Acts 2:42-47 and the Scripture says that the church grew daily. So what did they do? At ACC we believe that they did 6 things that helped them LOVE God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength.
- LOVE: Vital Communities - Am I a part of a small group of people for learning, prayer, support and service?
- ALL: Radical Generosity - Is generosity becoming a defining factor of my life?
- HEART: Core Habits - Am I growing in the spiritual disciplines and core habits of the faith?
- SOUL: Authentic Friendships - Am I connected with 2 or 3 other deep-water friends that hold me accountable and challenge me spiritually?
- MIND: Missional Imagination: As I live and interact with people how can I see creatively and live imaginatively and respond to people with God’s eyes?
- STRENGTH: Extreme Living - Am I living with extreme imagination of how I can impact my circle of influence for the Kingdom of God?
At ACC we’re convinced that our ALL IN mission and strategy and beginning to engage in these 6 important areas of following Christ will deepen our faith and help us to live lives that are more and more becoming ALL IN!
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