Community Groups – ACC Birmingham

Community

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We believe life-change happens in community.

What We Believe About Community

A sermon taken from out ACC IS... series back in January 2022 where our Lead Pastor, Miles Fidell, talks about our culture as a church.

Our Model For Community

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:42-47

Rhythms

These are the ways that we form our church body, through consistent rhythms of spending time together.

Grow Together

We meet around a table for a meal, discussing sermon questions, praying together, and challenging each other to practice the teachings of Jesus throughout the week. We also encourage a rhythmic participation in multi-generational Formation Courses throughout the year.

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Live Life Together

We prioritize family building opportunities, celebrating birthdays, having a picnic, or just having a game night - anything that builds deeper connection to each other and Jesus.

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Serve Together

We actively participate in the Kingdom work of the Church by participating in serve opportunities, both inside the walls of ACC and in our community.

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ACC Community Group Structure

The rhythm that you can expect as you step into a community group here at ACC.

Share a Meal

Jesus' ministry was incredibly biased towards a table. We share a meal together as an avenue for the deepest invitation towards relationship with each other and Jesus. It can be a simple as everyone bringing takeout or having some chips and dip, but we emphasize the transformative power of hospitality and simply eating together

Pray

We begin each meeting with a simple prayer, asking the Holy Spirit to come. Furthermore, at any point in an ACC meeting, if the Spirit is prompting us to stop and pray, we listen and obey!

Reflect and Discuss

Each week our team creates a Community Guide with discussion questions from the previous Sunday Gathering and resources for deeper study, all aimed at growing together in Christ through study, reflection, and application.

Pray

Yep, we’re praying again before we leave, asking God to seal our time, meet the needs of our group, and send us out into the community to be his hands and feet.

Practice

Each Community Guide ends with a challenge to practice the way of Jesus throughout the week, either personally or in community. At the beginning of the next group meeting, we will come together and reflect on what God has been revealing and teaching us.

Interested In Joining Us?

Adults

Join us at family dinner

Family Dinner is a bimonthly opportunity to hear firsthand from our team about what an ACC community group is, and to connect with other ACC members in the same season of life who are looking to form a community group.

College Students

Community is at the center of how we do ministry with college students! We believe that the price of community is the sacrifice of commitment. Our college students have groups specifically for them.

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