Introduction
Church family, Merry Christmas. I hope you’ve all had a joyful season celebrating the coming of our Savior. I wanted to take just a couple minutes to introduce a video and blog series starting tomorrow. This is going to serve as a direct follow up from the elders’ retreat we held a couple weeks ago, as we seek to share with all of you what came out of that.
Over the past season, the elders have been praying, assessing the spiritual health of our church, and sharpening our direction so we can shepherd you well and steward what God has entrusted to Cornerstone.
This is not a rebrand and it is not a new identity. It is a renewed commitment to the same Christ, the same gospel, and the same calling, with clearer language and practical next steps so that we can move forward together in unity.
Starting tomorrow, we are going to release one short video every Saturday leading up to our annual church business meeting on Sunday, February 22. Each video will cover one piece of the bigger picture, so that we are all hearing the same things, using the same language, and coming to that meeting ready to engage.
Here is the sequence. Tomorrow, you will learn about the Spiritual Formation Assessment we recently completed. After that, we will walk through our mission, our new vision, and each of our new core values.
We will then close the series by sharing some specific goals that the elders have created for 2026. The aim is simple. We want to bring clarity, build alignment, and invite the whole church into the conversation. Then at the annual meeting on February 22, we will take time to review everything together, answer questions, and talk about what this will look like in the life of our church.
Then, starting February 29, we are going to begin a sermon series where we will open the Scriptures and work through these themes expositionally, so that our mission, vision, and values are not just statements on paper, but convictions formed and fueled by God’s Word.
So here is what I am asking from you. Please watch the videos as they come out. Please read the materials we provide. Pray for us as elders as we lead, and pray for our whole church, that the Lord would deepen our devotion, strengthen our unity, and make us fruitful as disciples who Know Jesus, Grow into His likeness, and Go make Him known.
Impatient? Me too. Check out a sneak peak of what's to come here.
Don't like to read? Check out the video here.
We love you, we are grateful for you, and we are excited to pursue Christ together.
Over the past season, the elders have been praying, assessing the spiritual health of our church, and sharpening our direction so we can shepherd you well and steward what God has entrusted to Cornerstone.
This is not a rebrand and it is not a new identity. It is a renewed commitment to the same Christ, the same gospel, and the same calling, with clearer language and practical next steps so that we can move forward together in unity.
Starting tomorrow, we are going to release one short video every Saturday leading up to our annual church business meeting on Sunday, February 22. Each video will cover one piece of the bigger picture, so that we are all hearing the same things, using the same language, and coming to that meeting ready to engage.
Here is the sequence. Tomorrow, you will learn about the Spiritual Formation Assessment we recently completed. After that, we will walk through our mission, our new vision, and each of our new core values.
We will then close the series by sharing some specific goals that the elders have created for 2026. The aim is simple. We want to bring clarity, build alignment, and invite the whole church into the conversation. Then at the annual meeting on February 22, we will take time to review everything together, answer questions, and talk about what this will look like in the life of our church.
Then, starting February 29, we are going to begin a sermon series where we will open the Scriptures and work through these themes expositionally, so that our mission, vision, and values are not just statements on paper, but convictions formed and fueled by God’s Word.
So here is what I am asking from you. Please watch the videos as they come out. Please read the materials we provide. Pray for us as elders as we lead, and pray for our whole church, that the Lord would deepen our devotion, strengthen our unity, and make us fruitful as disciples who Know Jesus, Grow into His likeness, and Go make Him known.
Impatient? Me too. Check out a sneak peak of what's to come here.
Don't like to read? Check out the video here.
We love you, we are grateful for you, and we are excited to pursue Christ together.
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