Posts by Cornerstone Staff (Page 12)
Matter-of-Fact Faithfulness & Whole-Life Discipleship (Donny Terenzoni)
Something I love about whole-life discipleship is how matter-of-fact it sometimes is. There’s no fanfare or fireworks for many of us, just simple day-in, day-out faithfulness in the spheres God has planted us. This faithful discipleship in the everyday makes me think of people like Donny Terenzoni. When Donny thinks about what ordinary faithfulness looks like lived out, he says, “The biggest thing for me is how you live and how you act.” Once, in the Navy Reserves, when a…
Follow God’s Nudge – Brooke Sulahian & Hope for Our Sisters (Fistula Prevention & Treatment)
One of the beautiful realities of whole-life discipleship is that you never know where it will take you. It may push you to have a brave conversation with a co-worker, to give sacrificially of your time or money, or to take a different outlook on your role in the Kingdom as a parent. Or it may motivate you to start a nonprofit. This is what happened to Brooke Sulahian. She says, “We are all designed for something bigger than ourselves,…
“God Is Here”: How to Provide Pastoral Encouragement for the Frontlines (Alison Gerber)
Each Sunday, Alison Gerber remembers that many people are coming to her church extremely tired. It’s one of the challenges of life on the frontline in her New England context, where productivity is put on a pedestal. It’s also a reality that points to the need for encouragement from the church community for everyday faithfulness. With this in mind, one of the ways that she encourages her congregation for their everyday Kingdom work is an awareness of people’s time. “I…
Achievement, Emptiness, and the Meaning of Life – Jinglin Zhang Faith Story
Listen as Jingling tells her faith story. Thanks for sharing Jinglin! You can watch the video on YouTube.
Discipled in the Everyday, For the Everyday – How to do Life-on-Life Discipleship
“When I met them, I was in a season that I didn’t have anyone to guide me,” Leigh Hamlet says about the couple who first discipled her. She was in high school at the time, full of questions and unsure how to fully live out her Christian faith. That’s when she met Dan and Lisa (you can read more of Dan’s story here), and their relationship has been pivotal in her life as a disciple of Jesus. Leigh says her…
The Heart of Political Discipleship in Small Churches (redirect)
Pastor Jonathan Romig reflects on preaching a 10-week sermon series on faith and politics entitled Faith & Flourishing in Politics (f.l.o.u.r.i.s.h.). You can find this article at Small Town Summits (STS).
The Simple Practices of Missional Discipleship (B.L.E.S.S. model)
“Discover life with God for the good of the world,” is the mission statement of Grace Chapel, where Tim Ghali serves as the Pastor of Group Life. The church has embraced the call to make disciples, nurture disciples, and equip them to live on mission in their everyday lives. “We want to invite people to see the deeper way of Jesus,” he says. Tim knows that people are approaching discipleship from different places. Some people are already sold on it…
How Do Relationships Equip Whole-Life Disciples?
When Dan Sylvia reflects on his own discipleship journey, he can’t help but mention his friends. The communities that have been formative in his growth have not been about a revolutionary Sunday morning service but about the relationships that have focused him on the reality that “every day, all day, you’re never not a Christian.” This vision of whole-life discipleship has shaped the support and relationships he seeks out as a pastor. A few years ago, he and another pastor…
Cornerstone COVID-19 Update / Feb 23, 2022
Cornerstone will be following state and town guidelines in regard to COVID-19 mitigation measures. We will relax the mask requirement as of February 28th with mask-wearing optional for members and attenders beginning with the March 6th service. We strongly suggest that those who are not vaccinated continue to wear masks. We welcome others to wear masks as they feel the need. For the time being, we will maintain the current chair spacing configuration in the sanctuary. We suggest masks when in close proximity…
The “Great Outlet” – An overflowing work of God
A few years ago, Paul Ragusa had an encounter with God that changed his life. Though he had gone to church for most of his life, he found himself missing something critical. But then he had an experience he can only refer to as being “born again,” dramatically transformed into a new person in Christ. “I feel as though I have become an entirely different species of man with completely different capabilities,” he says. “All of the interactions that I…