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Cornerstone's Five Fields

Cornerstone is in a re-structuring process that involved putting everything we are about into five categories: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Serving and Evangelsm. These five ministry areas represent our understanding of what the Bible teaches as five main purposes of a local church. Worship, fellowship and discipleship are emphasized in Acts 2:42 which says the early Christians "devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." Serving is one of the main priorities of every local church member (Eph. 2:10, 4:11-16). Evangelism and missions is the heart of Jesus' Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 to "make disciples of all nations."

Aren't we well-organized already? Do we really need re-structuring? Restructuring enables us to help every member have a ministry. Restructuring enables us to pay attention to Christ's priorities for His Church. Restructuring enables us to pay attention to areas of ministry that tend to be neglected. We're committed to re-organizing this way not necessarily to replace anything that we have done in the past, but to add to and improve it. Having an organized structure makes sense because it enables us to more clearly visualize our ministries and responsibilities as a church and better enable people to see where they can fit into the process. We aim to improve participation, communication and effectiveness in serving the Lord at Cornerstone. We call these five categories "fields" because they need work to grow. They represent great opportunity. All five fields are a part of the same "farm," and are planted for a common purpose. God uses His people to reap the harvest—ordinary people like us.

Lately we've been seeing presentations at Cornerstone about these five fields. Prayerfully consider how you might be involved in one of them. The five areas of ministry have been placed under the direction of the leaders listed below, so contact any of these leaders for more information.

WORSHIP & MUSIC
Contact Stu Modrzejewski
As far as the worship we offer together at Cornerstone, this ministry facilitates the technical aspects and planning of congregational meetings, music, prayer and communion. Worship is much more than music or a church meeting, (Romans 12:1) members are encouraged to carry out worship as a lifestyle everyday.

FELLOWSHIP & COMMUNICATION
Contact Kent and Joy Shultz
Fellowship involves the interaction between our members as described in Hebrews 10:24-25, in the form of social gatherings, visits, and assimilating newcomers. Assimilation priorities include fellowship with God through Christ in salvation and fellowship with the local church family by an orientation visit with the elders and participation in a small group study. Communication both internal and external (web site, bulletins, directory, advertising) has been grouped with Fellowship, although it's ultimately connected to all five ministries.

DISCIPLESHIP & CHISTIAN EDUCATION
Contact Greg and Cheryl Arganbright
Vital to Christian growth, discipleship covers the various forms of learning to be followers of Christ, from children's Sunday School/Awanas and teen youth groups, through adult classes, mentoring, and small group Bible studies.

SERVING & MINISTRY
Contact Roliie and Debbie Clarkson
A ministry of ministries, this area carries everything from Care and Concern, Mens and Women's ministries, to serving the needs of our senior adults (Romans 12:10-13). Two major priorities are helping every member find their unique "shape" for service (spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, experience), and making sure that every member finds a ministry.

EVANGELISM & MISSIONS
Contact Randy and Shari Nesbit
This field answers Christ's call to preach the gospel to all the world. Ministries under this heading include outreach events, missionary support projects and Bible camps. The goal is to train every member to share the Gospel by way of their own conversion story. This group also works with the Worship team to plan evangelistic events.

Sunday 2/26 ~ 1st Annual Chili Cook-off
Cornerstone cooks came with 21 crockpots of chili served after Sunday services for an afternoon of warm food and fellowship. Prizes were awarded for the best chili in various categories. Click here for more photos.

Friday 12/9 ~ Jaasiels Christmas Party
The Jaasiels met for dinner and a gift exchange at the Des Moines Homebuilders Association. Click here for more photos.

Sunday 11/13 ~ Cornerstone Missions Fair
Held at Foxboro during services on the November 13th, our first annual Missions Fair included 15 displays for various ministries and missions organizations, an international buffet of snacks, a Sunday School music presentation, and two guest speakers: Micah Tuttle, Missionary to Peru, and Jim Johnston, Chairman of CBMC International, serving in Northern Ireland. Click here for more Missions Fair photos.

Monday 9/4 ~ Jaasiels Labor Day Breakfast
Jaasiels celebrated Labor Day at Jeff and Vicki Westphal's in Urbandale for pancakes on the patio! Click here for more photos.

Sunday 8/14 ~ Picnic and Baptism at Willowbrook
Outdoor games, food and twelve people were baptized in the pool at Willowbrook Bible Camp the afternoon of Sunday, August 14th. Click here for more photos.

Tue–Fri 6/29–7/1 ~ Vacation Bible School
A four-night VBS at Lew and Margaret Clarkson's! Click here for more photos.

Sunday 6/26 ~ Newcomers Picnic
Cornerstone hosted a lunch at Jester Park in Granger after church for newer folks. Click here for more photos.

Fri-Sun 6/10-19 ~ Youth Group Missions Trip
The high schoolers spent a week at Immanuel Mission in Arizona's Navajo Nation working on various service projects and ministering to Navajo children. Click here for a lot of photos from this trip, some still being added.

Sunday 6/5 ~ High School Senior Banquet
Randy Nesbit encourages seniors at a Hawaiian-themed banquet at Browns Woods Lodge to honor graduates from the high school youth group. The night also featured a meal and video presentation, and graduates received new Bibles from Cornerstone.

Monday 5/31 ~ Memorial Day Picnic
An all-church picnic sponsored by the Jaasiels was held at Cottonwood Recreational Area in Saylorville on Memorial Day. Click here for more pictures.

Sunday 5/15 ~ Graduate Reception
Between services we honored our high school and college graduates. Pictured above from left to right is Raechel Bradley, Lucas Ostring, Rachel Rasmussen, Casey Overberg, Amy Miller, Jake Westrum, Simon Carl, Cara Van Horn, Nate Metzler, Erin Woolwine, Amber Wichhart, Sarah Kline and Heather Clarkson. To view more photos, click here.

Wednesday 5/4 ~ Awana Awards Night
A year of Awana ends with a special visit by the Johnston Fire Department and presentation of awards. Click here for more pictures.

Friday 4/22 ~ Building Campaign Kick-off Banquet
Cornerstone held a banquet at Jester Park Lodge to officially start our building campaign. There was great food, special music, a slide show and informative presentations from our contractors and architects involved in the project. To download the "Blueprint" booklet that was handed out at the banquet, log in to our Member Area. To view more banquet photos, click here.