Dear Cornerstone Family,
Faith Gulliver
One of our commitments as a church is to raise up godly young men and women for the work of ministry. In our ten years of ministry, we’ve identified, trained, and sent six former interns to seminary, and four are currently serving vocationally in the work of ministry in churches across the U.S. These men and women are our children in the faith (1 Timothy 1:2), and there is no greater joy than to hear that our children are walking in the truth (3 John 1:4). With this in mind, I’m very pleased to announce the hire of two additional interns at Cornerstone.
Miss Faith Gulliver has been hired as a female Youth Intern this year. Faith has served as a volunteer youth leader for a couple of years, and we’ve seen firsthand her love for the young ladies of Cornerstone and gifts in discipleship. Faith will work 20 hours a week during the summer and 10 hours a week during the school year meeting with youth aged ladies in formal and informal discipleship settings and assisting in planning and leading a wide variety of youth events.
Maxwell Shell
In addition, Mr. Maxwill Shell is joining the Cornerstone staff. For three years, Max has been a regular volunteer on our worship team. He is a gifted musician with a heart for the worship of the church. Max is exploring God’s call on his life with regard to liturgy creation and worship leading. He will be working 10 hours a week with Greg Wilbur as a Worship Intern, serving behind the scenes and up front as a lead servant in our worship team.
If you’ve not met Faith or Max yet, please take time to introduce yourself. Also, begin praying for them! They need and cherish the prayers of God’s people as they serve the church and seek God’s face regarding future work in vocational ministry.
Finally, Cornerstone has enjoyed a very close relationship with Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) through the years. All your pastors are graduates from RTS Jackson, MS, and we’ve sent multiple interns to RTS Charlotte, NC, and RTS Orlando, FL, for training in pastoral ministry and counseling. Since its inception in 1966, RTS has been committed to raising up faithful servants of Jesus Christ who love the Bible, the Reformed Faith, and the church.
Dr. Guy Richard
Given this special relationship with RTS, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Guy Richard, President of RTS Atlanta, to the pulpit of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church this morning. Dr. Richard is a graduate from Auburn University (B.I.E), Reformed Theological Seminary (MDiv) and the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D).
Prior to his arrival in Atlanta, Dr. Richard served as the Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church in Gulfport, Mississippi (PCA) for almost twelve years. He had the privilege of leading this congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which completely destroyed the church facility and the homes of approximately one-third of the congregation. He has been teaching for RTS in varying capacities since 2010. Dr. Richard is married to Jennifer, and they have three children.
In addition to preaching for us this morning, Dr. Richard will be sitting down with me for a public conversation on the importance and challenges of training ministers of the gospel in our current cultural climate during the
Sunday School hour. Please join us!
Your servant,
