{"id":278,"date":"2020-01-29T15:33:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T15:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:33:52","slug":"core-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Core values"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;basic gradient header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;33px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;z-index: -1;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Core Values&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Basic Gradient Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#222222&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#222222 20%|#444444 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#222222&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;20%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#444444&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2020\/01\/crosshatch-texture.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; title_text_align_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_align_phone=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|17px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||74px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|5%||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/10\/AIM-values.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;AIM values&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;900ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;7%&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;z-index: +1;&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#9B202A&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;8px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;40%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;40%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;40%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<style> body{ font-family: minion-pro, font-size: 16px; serif; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><strong>AIM International shares these 7 core values which reflect the organizational culture and aims, and inform the ways in which we do ministry.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Christ-Centered<\/h2>\n<div>Compelled by Christ\u2019s love (2 Cor 5:14), we love, pray for, and proclaim the Gospel to Africa\u2019s unreached peoples. Our sufficiency, hope, and ministry flow from our relationship with Christ. We serve by His grace and strength and submit to His will. All other AIM values flow from this.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Church Connections<\/h2>\n<div>We are sent by churches (Acts 13:1-3) and whenever possible, minister to and through churches. We serve, equip, and mobilize churches and believers from the global Church, and particularly from Africa, to join in the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20).<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Caring Communities<\/h2>\n<div>We foster caring communities among AIM members, ministry partners, and local believers. Loving, serving, encouraging, and admonishing each other, we grow in unity and demonstrate the truth of Jesus to the world (John 17:21-23).<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Incarnational<\/h2>\n<div>We follow the model and teaching of Jesus, who became incarnate among us (John 20:21, 1 Cor 9: 19-22). In our varied ministries, we walk in humility, build relationships, embrace learner attitudes, learn languages and cultures, and strive to live as belongers in our communities.<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Intercultural<\/h2>\n<div>We seek to be an intercultural organization, where members and leaders from many cultures and nations feel welcome and actively participate. In this we celebrate the diversity, beauty, and glorious future of the Lord\u2019s Church (Rev 5:9-10, Gal 3:28).<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Collaboration<\/h2>\n<div>We seek collaboration with like-minded churches, organizations, and individuals to see the name of Jesus worshipped by all African peoples, recognizing and rejoicing that the Great Commission is for the whole Body of Christ and its different parts (Eph 4: 15-16).<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Creativity<\/h2>\n<div>We value continual learning, reflection, and creativity. The Lord does not change (Mal 3:6) but does new things (Is 43:19). Faithfulness to Him and His calling leads us to grow, adapt, and innovate to fit our changing ministry contexts.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;AIM Statement on Racism &#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#eaeaea&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; toggle_level=&#8221;h3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>In God\u2019s grace, the message of the kingdom that missionaries helped take to Africa has become yeast that has transformed the lives of millions. It continues to grow. Like a mustard seed, tiny in places but determined, it can be smothered, crushed, set back, but it keeps growing. It grows despite, or because of, its weakness. In large swathes of Africa, it has become \u2018the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that birds can perch in its shade\u2019 (Mark 4:32).<\/p>\n<p>The glorious gospel, that we as followers of Jesus share, starts with our sovereign creator God making mankind in his image. Each person created with equal dignity. The Bible is clear that all people should be treated with equal value. Racism \u2013 prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, even if done unconsciously \u2013 is contrary to the gospel. It is sinful.<\/p>\n<p>As you read the history of the growth of the church in Africa, there is no shortage of evidence of mission agencies and individual missionaries displaying attitudes and behaviors that do not reflect our calling as followers of Jesus, to love others as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:39). There have been times in AIM\u2019s 125 year history when racism has occurred; we are not immune to racist attitudes and behaviors today. We reject them and repent of them.<\/p>\n<p>In obedience to Christ, and spurred on by the fact that there are millions of Africans still living and dying without an opportunity to hear of Christ, we cannot keep the gospel to ourselves. We proclaim Jesus to the lost in multi-cultural teams, working together as equals, bound together through our unity in Christ. We partner with Africans and African churches as they pioneer work among unreached populations. We go, as Jesus commanded, as an overflow of God\u2019s love to us, a love that cannot be contained.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AIM International shares these 7 core values which reflect the organizational culture and aims, and inform the ways in which we do ministry. Christ-Centered Compelled by Christ\u2019s love (2 Cor 5:14), we love, pray for, and proclaim the Gospel to Africa\u2019s unreached peoples. Our sufficiency, hope, and ministry flow from our relationship with Christ. We serve by His grace and strength and submit to His will. All other AIM values flow from this. Church Connections We are sent by churches (Acts 13:1-3) and whenever possible, minister to and through churches. We serve, equip, and mobilize churches and believers from the global Church, and particularly from Africa, to join in the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20). Caring Communities We foster caring communities among AIM members, ministry partners, and local believers. Loving, serving, encouraging, and admonishing each other, we grow in unity and demonstrate the truth of Jesus to the world (John 17:21-23). Incarnational We follow the model and teaching of Jesus, who became incarnate among us (John 20:21, 1 Cor 9: 19-22). In our varied ministries, we walk in humility, build relationships, embrace learner attitudes, learn languages and cultures, and strive to live as belongers in our communities. Intercultural We seek to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":6908,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-278","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Core values - AIM Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Core values - AIM Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"AIM International shares these 7 core values which reflect the organizational culture and aims, and inform the ways in which we do ministry. Christ-Centered Compelled by Christ\u2019s love (2 Cor 5:14), we love, pray for, and proclaim the Gospel to Africa\u2019s unreached peoples. Our sufficiency, hope, and ministry flow from our relationship with Christ. We serve by His grace and strength and submit to His will. All other AIM values flow from this. Church Connections We are sent by churches (Acts 13:1-3) and whenever possible, minister to and through churches. We serve, equip, and mobilize churches and believers from the global Church, and particularly from Africa, to join in the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20). Caring Communities We foster caring communities among AIM members, ministry partners, and local believers. Loving, serving, encouraging, and admonishing each other, we grow in unity and demonstrate the truth of Jesus to the world (John 17:21-23). Incarnational We follow the model and teaching of Jesus, who became incarnate among us (John 20:21, 1 Cor 9: 19-22). In our varied ministries, we walk in humility, build relationships, embrace learner attitudes, learn languages and cultures, and strive to live as belongers in our communities. Intercultural We seek to [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AIM Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-16T21:33:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/about\\\/core-values\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/about\\\/core-values\\\/\",\"name\":\"Core values - AIM Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-29T15:33:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-16T21:33:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/about\\\/core-values\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/about\\\/core-values\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/about\\\/core-values\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"About\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/about\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Core values\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/\",\"name\":\"AIM Canada\",\"description\":\"Africa Inland Mission\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/aimint.org\\\/ca\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Core values - AIM Canada","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Core values - AIM Canada","og_description":"AIM International shares these 7 core values which reflect the organizational culture and aims, and inform the ways in which we do ministry. Christ-Centered Compelled by Christ\u2019s love (2 Cor 5:14), we love, pray for, and proclaim the Gospel to Africa\u2019s unreached peoples. Our sufficiency, hope, and ministry flow from our relationship with Christ. We serve by His grace and strength and submit to His will. All other AIM values flow from this. Church Connections We are sent by churches (Acts 13:1-3) and whenever possible, minister to and through churches. We serve, equip, and mobilize churches and believers from the global Church, and particularly from Africa, to join in the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20). Caring Communities We foster caring communities among AIM members, ministry partners, and local believers. Loving, serving, encouraging, and admonishing each other, we grow in unity and demonstrate the truth of Jesus to the world (John 17:21-23). Incarnational We follow the model and teaching of Jesus, who became incarnate among us (John 20:21, 1 Cor 9: 19-22). In our varied ministries, we walk in humility, build relationships, embrace learner attitudes, learn languages and cultures, and strive to live as belongers in our communities. Intercultural We seek to [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/","og_site_name":"AIM Canada","article_modified_time":"2026-10-16T21:33:52+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/","url":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/","name":"Core values - AIM Canada","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-01-29T15:33:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-16T21:33:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/core-values\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"About","item":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/about\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Core values"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/#website","url":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/","name":"AIM Canada","description":"Africa Inland Mission","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8371,"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278\/revisions\/8371"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}