Adult Christian Education

At Cornerstone, you will find a systematic approach to adult discipleship that makes use of the traditional Sunday School format, but with a few twists. Instead of dividing classes by age or stage, we give adults the opportunity to pursue a curriculum toward principled growth in Christ. And we try to make courses available at non-traditional times and in non-traditional ways, such as extended education.

Our core courses are taught on a regular rotation, allowing adults to shape their Christian walk around four cornerstones (our four core values): KNOW, FIT, GROW, SHARE. These words describe each of four ongoing courses on Bible interpretation, ministry, Christian growth, and evangelism. Our approach to these familiar subjects is probably not what you’d expect.

Another distinctive of Christian education for adults at Cornerstone is our 101/201 Curriculum. Adult learners come with different levels of interest and experience in discipleship. For various classes in the areas of biblical studies, history and culture and Reformed theology, an introductory and a more advanced class is offered. For instance, we use R.C. Sproul’s Knowing Scripture as our basic course in biblical interpretation. For more advanced interests, we offer Bridging Two Worlds, a Bible-college level course in biblical hermeneutics.

Finally, we are very interested in establishing and maintaining a Christian voice in culture, a witness of Christ through an open and public faith. We offer dialogue driven seminars to the public on such diverse topics as Christianity and Islam, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, and Life at the Extremes (forthcoming bioethics seminar regarding crucial issues at the beginning and end of life).

Sincerely,
Bill Martin
Director of Leadership Development