MOSAIC: Our Ministries Manual
This manual is produced to help you understand the ways that we are currently seeking to implement this mission. Some areas are long-standing and thriving. Others need team members to strengthen them. Some are awaiting leadership and team members to have their start. The call upon each believer to grow and contribute as a member of the body of Christ is clear in scripture. (1 Cor. 14; Ro. 12:1-13; Eph. 4:1-16). May this guide serve to help you discover your unique place in God’s Mosaic, here in the cornerstone community.
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22, NASU
- To Praise and Worship Him
- To Know His Word
- To Serve the Body of Christ
- To Bring Christ's Body to the World
- To Fellowship as Christ's Body
To Know His Word
Christian Education
Age or interest appropriate classes are conducted as part of our ongoing commission to train up disciples of the Lord Jesus. Many classes (especially for graded youth) take place on Sundays as part of our schedule. Other classes meet throughout the week. Teachers, assistants, and substitutes for these groups are men and women who are committed to Biblical inerrancy, systematic teaching, practical application, and the preservation of the unity of the body of believers. All of our CE workers are in agreement with our church constitution, articles of faith and distinctives, and have been screened and approved for working with our youth where applicable.
Worship
Our worship services hinge upon the reading and teaching of God’s Word. Our fellowship meets for regular services to exhort and encourage one another with the Word. Our worship of Him flows from our understanding of Him by His Word.
Junior Church
Another aspect of our training for our youth is the children’s church ministry. Youth through the 5th grade are instructed in age-appropriate lessons and hands-on activities. This takes place concurrently with the adult morning worship service. The CE ministers for this important arena meet the same requirements as described above for all CE workers.
Midweek BLC
Since the fall of 2002, Cornerstone has had the opportunity to conduct a Bible fellowship with our neighbors at the Brooklyn Living Center. This ministry incorporates music, the Word and a dessert fellowship once a week in the early evening. Many of the Cornerstone family join in for this time of worship and fellowship. Spiritual Emphasis Retreat Once a year, the CE Team offers an adult spiritual retreat workshop. This weekend is a time of focused and uninterrupted growth centered on various topics surrounding our lives as believers.
Baptismal Classes
Regularly scheduled classes are offered for those who desire to learn about this important step of faith and public witness. Candidates for baptism usually continue through their baptism into the new member classes.
New Member Exploration / Orientation Class
Participants learn what membership in Cornerstone Community Church is about. Our constitution, articles of faith and distinctives are all examined, and an emphasis of serving within the body is addressed as well.