Community Life (New!)

Life is a journey. Live it together!

Here at AIM we want to see people launched into a new paradigm of relating to God and His people. A new way of walking out your faith that looks radical and sacrificial and surrendered to the will of God. AIM's leadership is looking to respond to those ready to continue this faith journey. We want to provide a place where you can continue to grow in the purpose God has for you.

AIM will provide housing here in Gainesville where a group of 10-15 will live in a neighborhood with easy access to being involved in the community. We believe there are five major ingredients involved in this Intern Community.

Mentoring from AIM's leadership: as part of creating a personal development plan, you will be paired up with a leader here at AIM who will meet one-on-one with you regularly and give you coaching, encouragement, and perspective. This includes intensive teaching to help you understand where God has brought you so far, who you are, and how to move forward in the plan God has for you for the rest of your life. You will work on your own, in small group settings, and along the way hear from some of the best experienced and inspirational mentors AIM has.

Skill development: you will expand your skills. You'll have an internship in the office in an area such as recruiting, marketing, creative writing/editing, mobilization, web design, and program development. This will be an opportunity to develop valuable employment skills through hands-on training in an office environment.

Ministry: in order to stay in touch with your heart in bearing fruit in hands on ministry, we've partnered with a local ministry with outreach to the 60,000 Hispanics in and around Gainesville.

Travel: to keep engaging with the world, there will be opportunities for travel to lead various discipleship programs for high school and college students around the world.

Sample internships: Recruiting Team, Marketing Team, Media ministry, discipleship ministry coordination, short-term project coordination, and many others. You will have the opportunity to use your gifts in getting people mobilized for missions.

Travel Options: Mexico, USA road trips, one week and one month mission trips around the world. Through the course of the year, there will be options to visit our base in Matamoros, Mexico, tour and do ministry in New York City, or be a Servant Leader for an Ambassador trip in the summer.

To apply, please click here. Once we receive your application, we'll send more details and contact you to discuss the program. If you have questions, please call 1-800-881-2461 ext. 207 or contact our Admissions Department

Program Details:

Eligibility: Those who have demonstrated a desire to grow in their faith and want to develop further as they answer a call to ministry. We are looking for a group of world changers. There will be many more applicants than we will have space available for. Participants must be at least 18 years of age.

Program Costs: The total program cost is $12,000. However, each participant will be given a scholarship of $5,000 leaving only $7,000 to be raised. The $7,000 must be raised in order to receive a monthly stipend to cover food, lodging and personal expenses. Personal expenses include: housing, local transportation, food, toiletries and phone. Additional funds may need to be raised if you have particular needs in addition to the basic monthly budget we’ve worked out. Ministry travel outside of Gainesville is an additional expense. We provide information and coaching for your support raising process. All donations are tax-deductible. Donations can be a combination of one-time gifts and monthly pledges.

The cost of the program is $5,000/year, all of it covered by AIM for those who are eligible. Program costs include: training, mentorship, ministry, materials.

Housing: In a residential area of Gainesville where you will have access to daily shopping needs as well as well as your local ministry. You'll live interdependently in the house - sharing the cost of food, sharing your personal cars, even clothes if you want! 10 -15 people will live together in a large house.

Program Dates: September 1, 2008 through July 30, 2009. We'll also offer a semester that begins January 2009. If you are available earlier, check with our registrar about arrangements to come during the summer. You will have time off at Christmas to go home and visit family.