Getting connected to the church isn’t something that happens all at once. Maybe you’ve never been to church before, and it’s all a bit strange or intimidating. Perhaps you haven’t made up your mind what you think about God, or the church. For now you’re happy to be one of the crowd and just observe. Or perhaps you’re visiting several churches, trying to figure out where you belong.
Fortunately, there are lots of others in the same boat, and we have many opportunities available for you to dip your toe in the water. There’s no rush, and you’re free to take things at your own pace. Also, our pastoral staff team is always available to help you figure out what would work best for you.
If you have been visiting for a while and would like to make a deeper commitment and connection, we have many ways that you can do this. We would love for everyone who attends to feel settled enough to consider the Ann Arbor Vineyard their church home. Not everyone is the same and we have many different ways of connecting and we are sure that we have something for you.
Ministry is not a noun, it’s a verb. When we are a part of a ministry, we are actively serving God and other people. Jesus provided the pattern for Christian ministry—he came, not to receive service, but to give it (Matthew 20:28.) We are also called to give of our time and talents by engaging in ministry. Explore our current ministry options and see what God is doing in and through the Ann Arbor Vineyard.
The Ann Arbor Community Church has a strong life group culture. We have a variety of small groups that meet throughout the week at different venues. To find out more about small groups contact our Office Administrator who will work on finding a small group to suit your needs.
In Christian belief and practice, a sacrament is a rite that mediates divine grace, constituting a sacred mystery. The root meaning of the Latin word sacramentum is to “make sacred”. Views concerning both what rites are sacramental, and what it means for an act to be sacramental vary among Christian denominations and traditions.
There are many different definitions of spiritual formation. A definition that describes our approach comes from Dallas Willard, who describes spiritual formation in the tradition of Jesus Christ as “the process of transformation of the inmost dimension of the human being, the heart, which is the same as the spirit or will. It is being formed (really, transformed) in such a way that its natural expression comes to be the deeds of Christ done in the power of Christ.”
Spiritual formation is not something that we do to ourselves for ourselves, but something we allow God to do in us and for us as we yield ourselves to the work of God’s transforming grace in us, and also in the world around us.
