Monday, February 23, 2009

Daring to Share

180, Cornerstone's Junior High Ministry is on the move...
  • 46 students and adult leaders went to the youth conference "Dare to Share" in Lincoln, NE
  • many shared the gospel as they went door to door asking for canned goods for the poor
  • one of the adult leaders had the privilege of leading someone to Christ
  • 60 6th graders spent Friday night at a Cornerstone "lock in"

Stan Hayek, The Salt Company Freshman Group Director, and 8 TSC students...

  • led at a highschool retreat at Twin Lakes Conference center
  • 52 students were challenged to commit or re-commit their lives to Christ
  • many responded boldly, confessing their faith before their peers for the first time

D6 Ministry is training new parents...

  • Scott and Joy Andrews are leading 40-45 adults in a Wednesday night class
  • These parents are learning for the first time what it means to raise children in a God-centered home with consistent, appropriate discipline

May God continue to grow us from the cradle to the grave!

Monday, February 16, 2009

The Beginning of a "God Story"

On Friday...
a young woman walked into Cornerstone's foyer,
following a "weird" impulse to stop after driving by for weeks.
She had been pushed onto the streets at 13 by her parents.
She had never been inside a church, but she was spiritually hungry.

On Sunday...
after a phone call from Jill, she texted that she would come to the 11:00a service.
She was greeted with a hug, and walked into "church" for the first time.
She experienced worship, saw people stepping into the waters of baptism,
and the Word was spoken in a a way that she had never heard before.

I can't wait until next week...