Jesus is renewing us—healing and transforming us to live his new life. As we are being renewed, we join God in the renewal of the world.

At AJC, we pursue this as a King Jesus Family through our Shared Life: a commitment to belong to one another and follow Jesus together. We seek to be people who encounter God, belong to His family, and become more like Jesus.

Shared Life

These three qualities should mark our lives and give us a foundation for exploring spiritual practices that help us respond to Jesus and grow deeper.

If you call AJC your home church, we invite you to grow in these qualities with us.

ENCOUNTER

To ENCOUNTER God means being in His presence, hearing His voice, and being formed by His power. God wants us to live with Him. He wants us to experience His love—it changes us. As we trust Him, He fills us with His Spirit, speaks to us, and leads us, so that we can follow and flourish.

BELONG

To BELONG means being with God's family, listening to one another, and being formed by life together. God adopts us into a new spiritual family. In this King Jesus family, we experience God’s love, and Jesus works through it to bless and form us. This family is the hands and feet of Jesus, showing the world God’s love.

BECOME

To BECOME means being formed in God's image, reflecting God's heart, and living God’s mission. God makes us new by healing our old life and forming us to become like Jesus. The Spirit transforms our lives to reflect the way Jesus lived and to have hearts like the Father. We follow Jesus by loving God and others, joining his Kingdom mission to restore the world.

These three qualities weave together. Encountering God shapes how we love and belong to one another. By sharing life together, we experience His love, learn to hear His voice, and become more like Jesus. As His Spirit forms us, our everyday lives and relationships become places where we encounter Him and embody His love to the world around us.

The practices that follow help us grow in these three qualities and make room for God’s ongoing work of renewal in our lives.

Spiritual practices help us build rhythms of being with God, hearing his voice, and responding to His leading. Formation happens in relationship– with God and with one another.

We’re committed to growing in these practices together over time. Some will become established rhythms, while others may need particular attention in a season of life. As you explore them, pay attention to where Jesus is inviting you to grow and respond.

Each practice below includes a simple first step– an accessible commitment to help you begin– and a link to learn more.

Explore The Practices of AJC Shared Life

  • PRAYER
    We talk to God and hear his voice


    A simple first step:
    Pray regularly

  • SABBATH
    We have a weekly rhythm of work & rest


    A simple first step:
    Get some Jesus time and rest time,
    every Sunday

  • COMMUNITY
    We follow Jesus together with others


    A simple first step:
    Come to the AJC Table Gathering

  • SERVICE
    We serve those around us, being the hands and feet of Jesus

    A simple first step:
    Join a team at AJC

  • WITNESS
    We are growing new life so
    others can see Jesus

    A simple first step:
    Get to know your neighbors

  • BIBLE
    We are learning who God is
    and what He’s done

    A simple first step:
    Read the Bible regularly

  • GENEROSITY
    We respond to God’s generosity
    by being generous

    A simple first step:
    Give regularly at AJC

  • RESPOND
    We pay attention to how God is
    leading us and respond

    A simple first step:
    Receive prayer ministry on Sundays

  • WORSHIP
    We experience wonder in
    God’s presence

    A simple first step:
    Participate in worship at an AJC gathering every week

Try out the practice of responding right now.

As you reflect on these practices, ask Jesus where He is inviting you to grow. Take a simple step in response, and invite someone in our church family to walk alongside you.