Truth
We believe that absolute Truth exists; it is knowable and revealed in God's inerrant Word. As a result we can live with unshakeable confidence and hope, knowing that the Bible and God's Truth have direct application to our lives, our work, our relationships, and the culture around us.
We believe that holding a biblical worldview is foundational to understanding life and Truth. God has equipped us to uphold Truth and sustain community at ACA through Christ-centered and Spirit-led education, scholarship, and service. Each of these arenas are grounded in Scripture and challenges our students to seek and integrate biblical principles into their fields of study.
We believe that all we do should be Christ-centered and based on the teachings of Jesus. Christ provided the best model for how to live and following Him is a way of life that when followed to its fullest expression will impact how we live and the choices we make.
Testimony
We believe that we exist to serve God and His Great Commission in reaching the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. As Christ-followers, we are His light to a dark world and it is our duty and privilege to make disciples.
We believe that God uses the faculty, staff, students and alumni to accomplish His plans. As servant leaders, each person who is part of ACA's community can make a difference in their families, churches, communities and vocations for Christ's Kingdom.
We believe that service is an act of worship to God. As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, we desire to worship God by living in a way that is worthy of the calling we have received.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ intends His Church to be a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-national body of believers. We have been called to respect, and when appropriate, reflect the diversity of God's kingdom throughout the world. As believers, we have a responsibility to spread the Gospel through evangelism, missions and outreach.
We believe that we have been blessed with kingdom resources and purposes and desire to steward them in a God-honoring way. Our desire is to manage our time, money and gifts and to care for the students, whose lives have been entrusted to us, in a way that models a commitment to excellence and a total-life attitude of stewardship.
Transformation
We believe that participating in a Christian community of grace is important in the life of the believer. Our identity as children of the Triune God lies in our lives lived in and through community, holistic relationships, mutual interdependence upon the Indwelling Spirit and members of the Body, and seeking the unity of the Spirit.
We believe that through the renewing of the mind and care of the body we prepare our students to live within the culture in a loving and Christ-honoring way. Through a rigorous, Christ-centered, and Spirit-led education, we enable our students to grapple with and engage in the spiritual, intellectual, ethical, and cultural issues of our time, their implications, and their application to everyday life.
We believe that through community and dependence upon the Spirit, we sharpen our character and grow in our ability to live our lives as the Lord Jesus Christ would. Interactions with fellow Christians provide an essential means of character development in the life of the believer.
We believe that integrity and authenticity should be hallmarks of every believer. Our relationships should be models of transparency, Truth-telling, and unwavering commitment to the example set by the Lord Jesus Christ.
