Dear Cornerstone Family,
Like any healthy organization, your leaders and staff regularly evaluate the ministry of Cornerstone to make sure we’re staying on track with our vision. We ask ourselves questions like, “Are we organizing ministry initiatives that are effectively serving our vision? Are we offering a balanced diet of biblical, theological, and practical content? Are new people coming to know the Lord? Are we nurturing genuine disciples of Christ, and how do we measure that? How can we provide better environments/contexts for learning/growing?”
In asking those questions, and in seeing a great need for discipleship in a number of areas in the body, we’ve decided to heighten our emphasis on Sunday School and freshen our approach. Starting next Sunday (October 3rd) we are launching The Cornerstone School of Discipleship.
Every six to eight weeks, The Cornerstone School of Discipleship will offer two courses of study. One course will be a core class, and the other course will be an elective. The core class is the key biblical- theological subjects we’d like every Cornerstone adult to engage. The elective course will center on a wide variety of timely practical and cultural subjects that need addressing pastorally. We are hoping this one- two punch will help meet the growing need for discipleship in our time.
From October 3 to November 17, the first two classes in The Cornerstone School of Discipleship will be offered. Please take time to read the descriptions below and make plans to join us next week as we commit to growing in grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ together.
The Cornerstone School of Discipleship
Core Class—The Mystery of the Holy Spirit led by Tony Giles (Room 303)
In this six-week course, your understanding of the Holy Spirit's person and work will deepen as you explore the indispensable ministry of this mysterious and often underappreciated member of the Trinity. R.C. Sproul's The Mystery of the Holy Spirit is a supplemental resource. Available on The Bookshelf for $10.
Elective Class—Pursuing the Joy of a Clear Conscience led by various teachers (Chapel)
In this six-week course, you will come to appreciate why the Bible emphasizes the importance of a clear conscience, gaining practical instruction in how to train a conscience, how to free a guilty conscience, and how to peaceably work through matters of conscience with those in whom you disagree.
