Hello Members of Cornerstone,

I am excited to report that many activities have been occurring behind the scenes as we have been moving forward in our Youth Pastor search.

First, I will give a brief update on the search process for the Youth Pastor. Secondly, I will cover how we are handling the transition with Amy Coxwell – our current Youth Minister, and her responsibilities.

Great news! We have two highly qualified candidates visiting Cornerstone in July for an extensive assessment and interview process. We have structured the visit to be a lot of informal networking as well as structured interviews. For example, our Youth Pastor Evaluation Team is comprised of parents of youth, youth volunteers, youth, and church leaders. This team has several hours set aside to cover many key areas. In addition, there will be times when each candidate will be speaking with our youth along with spending quality time with Rusty and the staff team.

In preparing for the search, Rusty, Josh and this team spent many hours creating a document that provides candidates with specific expectations for the position as well as the culture and mission of Cornerstone. This document achieves two milestones: 1) It takes the special uniqueness of Cornerstone and describes it in writing and 2) It offers candidates a comprehensive understanding of the church and what will be expected from the new Youth Pastor. We have attached this document so that you may also be informed about this transition and position.

Now secondly, Amy Coxwell has graciously agreed to serve in the role until the end of August. If we have not selected a candidate by that date, we will be making a decision of how to manage through an interim period.

Please join me in extending a warm appreciation to Amy for agreeing to continue in this role and let her know how much we appreciate the work she has achieved with our youth. I personally, as a father to an active youth member, have seen so much growth in my son and I know it has all been under Amy’s leadership.

We will miss Amy in this role, but we wish her luck and pray for her as she looks to make steps towards a career in adolescent counseling.

So, please continue to pray for this major transition and as the process unfolds we will communicate the activities.

In God We Serve,

Ken Lott,
Personnel Team Chair
Cornerstone Church