“The Bible begins and ends in a garden, and between the two gardens is Gethsemane, where Jesus healed the world and reversed the curse,” do you find yourself wishing you could read the Bible like that? Would your devotional life be richer if you understood how the Bible fits together and how to see its themes unfolding through the history of redemption? These are some of the aims of Core Story, a six week overview of the Bible and its themes.

As a confessional church, Cornerstone holds to historic convictions based on the Bible’s authoritative revelation concerning God and man. This six-week course will dive into doctrinal truths about the persons of God and man as Creator / creature and explore how this lived-out worldview can shape our modern lives. 

The Bible isn’t just a handbook for better living, it is a life-shaping invitation to learn “the unforced rhythms of grace.” Spiritual reading is a gift if, as Eugene Peterson says, “the words are assimilated, taken into the soul — eaten, chewed, gnawed, received in unhurried delight.” These six-weeks are designed to help you develop spiritual habits and learn new paths of devotion and delight in God. 

History is the place where the story of God and our story intersect. History shapes our identity. If you don’t know your history, you don’t know who you are. As a church in the Reformed tradition our story has been greatly shaped by the epoch-making Protestant Reformation in sixteenth-century Europe. This is a tale of a monk with a mallet taking on the most powerful institutions in the world, starting a movement that would recover the gospel and revive the church for the next 500 years by knocking it off of its ecclesiastical foundations, re-setting it on scripture, grace, faith, Christ, and glory. 

Whether you lead a small group, children, or any other ministry area, you need a solid foundation. That foundation is built on an intensive exploration of bedrock biblical doctrines. Core Leadership drills deeply into the doctrines of Scripture and Salvation to quarry their rich applications for ministry in the local church. This 10-week course includes homework and examination and is required for leaders at Cornerstone.

This class covers the essential truths of the Christian faith.  Don't let the title mislead you, although it is basic, we will be discussing some challenging topics such as the trinity and the covenantal structure of the Bible. So whether you are a seeker looking for truth, a new Christian wanting to learn the basics or a long-time Christian wanting to go deeper, this class is for you.

In this two day class we will explore the Reformed doctrine of the sacraments: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In our time together we will seek to better understand why God has given his church these means of grace. Adults who haven’t been baptized and parents who would like to have their children baptized will be required to attend the sacraments class.  We offer this class two time per year, fall and spring. 

If the Bible has ever intimidated you or if you want to read it and don't know where to start, this class is for you. In this eight week class we will explore the structure of the Bible, its major themes, and helpful tools for how to read the scriptures. Come and learn how to read these sacred texts that God has preserved for us in order to learn about who he is and what he has accomplished for us. 

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Life-on-life missional discipleship is laboring in the lives of a few with the intention of imparting one’s life, God’s Word and the gospel in such a way as to see them become mature and equipped followers of Christ, committed to doing the same in the lives of others. Life-on-Life Missional Discipleship is a weekly commitment over the course of 3 years which mimics the way of Jesus & his disciples. Groups are formed yearly through a rigorous training process.