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Chapel exists to challenge the community of learners to seek a deeper understanding and application of spiritual formation, worldview development, integrity, and the pursuit of one’s academic and vocational calling.
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Our mission is to help students understand the nature of discipleship, demonstrate belief in discipleship, and to also lead discipleship groups. We believe that the overall effectiveness and success of discipleship at Cornerstone University is measurable by examining the commitment level of our students.
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The Spiritual Formation Department is dedicated to providing the faculty, staff, and students of Cornerstone University opportunities of ministry domestically and internationally. Our purpose is to organize opportunities for people to engage the world for Christ, as well as, support fellow Christians who are overseas through communication and prayer.
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Chapel (cont.)
The university family shares a corporate life as a community of learners;
thus, the Bible must be allowed to continually speak to the university
community as a whole on all aspects of life and culture. Chapel is a
setting in which information, Biblical principles, worship, and the pursuit
of truth are directly addressed to the listening university community,
which is then called to respond appropriately in light of God’s revealed
truth. Further, given the academic mission of Cornerstone University,
chapel provides a medium through which faith, learning, and living can be
theologically integrated into the various disciplines. Through chapel,
students are assisted in developing a Biblical value-set which will enable
them to better serve God and live obedient lives.
Chapel is a means of encouraging spiritual formation in the lives of our
community. It is a setting for spiritual challenge, worship, and a time to
address the current major concerns of humanity. Our desire is to model the
highest level of excellence and quality in speaker selection, chapel
content and variety of educational models, incorporating an engaging blend
of variety, spiritual integrity, Biblical consistency and cultural
relevance.
Chapel serves a very important, integral, broad function in students’
higher education. It becomes the nerve center for the university and helps
set the tone for the remainder of campus life. In chapel, students are
challenged to develop a consistent, meaningful, God-honoring,
Biblically-informed Christian worldview, to pursue spiritual maturity, make
godly decisions, and determine God’s calling on their life. Our goal is
for students to become reflective, spiritually mature Christians, who are
capable of fulfilling God’s calling in their lives by making a difference
as Christian leaders. Since we believe chapel to be an important component
of spiritual and personal growth at Cornerstone University, chapel
attendance is required of all students.
Chapel Curriculum
The chapel program is based on a four year chapel curriculum that focuses
on the four acts of the Christian Story: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and
Restoration. Each year chapel will focus on one particular aspect of the
story and develop that theme throughout the entire year through music,
readings, dramas, and speakers.
Discipleship Groups (cont.)
Our mission is to help students...
- Understand the nature of discipleship
- Able to define the biblical model of discipleship
- Possess knowledge of the Christian disciplines
- Able to identify the attributes of deeper relationships
- Make use of proper listening skills
- Exemplify biblical discernment
- Demonstrate belief in discipleship
- Disciple other students
- Practice biclical discernment
- Participate in a discipleship group
- Display continued involvement in discipleship
- Lead discipleship groups
- Explain the purpose of a discipleship group
- Describe the attributes of a good discipleship group leader
- Create a safe environment for sharing
- Identify the skills and gifts of participants
- Demonstrate conflict management skills
- Engage the discipleship group in activities that involve the whole person - head, heart, and mind
- Observe time restraints
Cross-Cultural Ministries (cont.)
Our mission is for students to...
* Know basic concepts in Cross Cultural Ministries
o Define the Great Commission* Integrate the liberal arts experience with a global understanding
o Describe the Kingdom of God
o Describe discipleship
o Define Civitas
o Describe the relationship between leadership and service
o Define multiculturalism
o Describe the relationship between CCM and the Kingdom of God
o Describe the liberal arts experience* Formulate a plan to be involved in Cross Cultural Ministries
o Define the parameters of a global understanding
o Synthesizes the differences between cultures
o Explain the connection between discipline (major) and the Great Commission
o Modifies vocational direction
o Participates in a national CCM team
o Participates in an international CCM Team
o Provide leadership for CCM teams
o Displays continued involvement in CCM
