Ladies of DCC, we are holding our Women’s Discipleship Day on Saturday, May 14th – and you are invited!
The purpose of this discipleship day is to provide a unique opportunity for the women of DCC to connect and consider what it means to trust Jesus together. Our hope for the day is to grow together as sisters-in-Christ, equipped and encouraged for what God has set before us. Practically, we have set aside time during the day to meet and build relationships with other ladies, to enjoy interactive sessions to hear about topics deeply relevant to us all, and space to take it all to Jesus!
The theme of this year’s event is “Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You Richly” taken from Colossians 3:16. The day will include three women from our body speaking on “The Word and our Worldview,” “The Word and our Relationships,” and “The Word and our Witness.”
WHEN. Saturday, May 14th 9am – 3:30pm | Doors open at 8:30am
WHERE. Auditorium (2333 Western Ave)
REGISTRATION. The cost of attendance is $30/person if you register by April 30th and $35/person starting May 1st (including day-of registration). Your registration helps us cover the costs of this mini-retreat, including breakfast, lunch and refreshments, as well parking validation and materials for the day. We’ll also be giving away two books to encourage and equip you. Please register HERE!
PARKING. We are offering parking (for free) in the lots next to the building. If those lots are full, we will provide validation for the Art Institute garage.
KIDS. There will not be Cornerstone Kids provided. As we’d love for this time to be a retreat for the ladies, we encourage the men to help care for children during this time. If you’re having trouble finding childcare, please email and we will be happy to help.
If there is anything that would prevent you from being able to participate (Don’t have $30? Can’t find childcare? Don’t know anyone?) please let us know by emailing and we will do all we can to come alongside you.
As many of you know, last Sunday we presented Randy Lundy to the church as a pastoral candidate. We are taking the next two weeks to give you time to meet with him, ask questions and/or express any concerns you may have. One of the over-arching qualifications for a pastor is that he must be “above reproach” (1Tim 3:1). This waiting period is our attempt to ensure all bases are covered and you have an opportunity to speak into the process.
The office of pastor (or elder) was created by God, for the leading, feeding, and protecting of his flock, the local church. Therefore, we treat the equipping and installation of such men with great seriousness. Randy has completed a multi-year development process that included reading, writing, hands-on ministry, shared life and an assessment interview with area pastors.
Randy is a good man with integrity, character, love for Jesus and passion for the spread of the gospel. He is also a friend. I believe he is called, qualified and ready to be installed as a pastor of Downtown Cornerstone, however we are taking this time in case you know something that we do not.
That said, would you pray for the Lundy’s in this season? Would you also pray for our church? It is a sign of God’s grace to us that we have men, like Randy, being raised-up to lead, feed and protect Jesus’ flock. Let’s ask Him for more. Provided nothing arises that would cause us to stop the process, which we don’t foresee, we will install Randy as a pastor of Downtown Cornerstone on Sunday, April 24th. It will be a great celebration and a joyous moment.
What follows (below) is a short interview with Randy so that you can get to know him a bit better.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns you can email me at .
Christ is all,
Pastor Adam
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How did you meet Jesus? How has he changed you?
RL: Jesus has been incredibly kind to me. Both Charissa and I grew up in loving Christ-centered families, where Jesus was regularly worshipped, the gospel was prized, and grace was applied to everyday life. I saw my need for Jesus at an early age, and through those early formative years I grew to love and treasure him more and more through the modeling of my parents and teaching of my church. If it were not for Jesus, I’m sure that my life would have been a wreck, but instead I have been graced with a joy that only he could give, rescued from my sin, adopted as a son, secured in Him. Apart from anything I could ever do or deserve, he has poured out his love lavishly upon me. And I’ll be gladly, freely singing the praises of my King for as long as I have breath!
Tell us a little about your family.
RL: My most precious treasure in this world is my bride of nearly 7 years, Charissa Joy. She is my best friend, trusted counselor, loyal companion, and faithful co-laborer. Jesus has given us three amazing kids – Aiden (3yr), Theo (1.5yr), and Harlow (3mo) – together they make up a formidable threesome! We love city-living. We love good food and friends to share it with. You can often find us at Seattle Center, SLU park, or Myrtle Edwards – all within walking distance of our 2-bd apartment in Lower Queen Anne. Charissa is an incredible cook, loves to be outdoors, and is passionate about the gospel and biblical counseling.
What are you most passionate about?
RL: There are a lot of things I’m passionate about – coffee, outdoors, music – but only one thing that I’m most passionate about – and that is seeing people come to know, love and worship Jesus for all that He is and has done. And not just worship in a corporate gathering sense, but in an all-of-life sense. I want people to be able to see Jesus as supremely worthy of worship in work, in play, in rest, in celebration, in suffering, in literally every aspect of life. As I’ve come to see Jesus as the source and center of all of life, I’ve tasted the sweetness of surrendering my life to Him, the Giver of all life. I want more people to experience the joy, freedom, and sweetness of knowing all that Jesus is and has done for them.
How did you get involved with DCC?
RL: We joined the DCC launch team in 2011 and were glad to jump in wherever we could to help support the vision of establishing a new gospel-centered church in the downtown core, as well as to eventually plant more churches across the city and around the world. In the months leading up to that, Jesus was doing a profound work in my life around the subject of worship – giving me fresh vision for the relational and pastoral functions of worship in the gathered context. When Pastor Adam made a call for worship leaders, I was in. The rest is history. It’s been a crazy ride and couldn’t imagine it any other way :).
What are your current areas of oversight?
RL: I currently oversee our creative arts teams, which includes music, productions, design, visual art, and media. All of these are means by which we can help facilitate and focus our worship of Jesus together as a people. It’s one of the greatest privileges of my life to work with so many extraordinary artists and musicians, who genuinely desire to see Jesus made much of through their work. Over the past few years, I’ve also provided ad hoc support on counseling, discipleship, and financial matters as we’ve grown as a church.
How did you determine you were called to be a pastor?
RL: This has been something at work in me from an early age. Said simply, I’ve grown to love the church deeply. And I don’t say that from an idealized, sugar-coated standpoint. I’ve seen some pretty messy things through the years in the church, and experienced my own messiness in the middle of it as well. Church is messy. But I’ve come to love the church as I have because of how radically I’ve experienced Jesus’ love for me – and all who he is redeeming through his life, death and resurrection. The calling to undershepherd (i.e. pastor) a local expression of Jesus’ flock is something that I want to give my life to, under his direction as our Chief Shepherd. And if there’s any way that my life and leadership can lead others to encounter the beauty, glory and hope in Jesus afresh, I want to be about that work.
How can we be praying for you and your family in this season?
RL: We are overjoyed for this task, but with it we know there comes additional weight and burden. We would covet your prayers for strength, wisdom, and joyful conviction knowing our sufficiency comes freely and abundantly from Jesus. Please pray that Jesus would protect our family and give us good times of rest. Please pray that our trust and hope would be only and fully in Jesus. Please pray that Jesus would increase our fruitfulness as we submit to his sovereign, gracious plans for us. We love you all and we’re eager to see what Jesus has in store for us as a church these coming years!
Downtown Cornerstone is a community of communities scattered throughout the city, declaring and displaying the gospel of Jesus Christ in relationship to each other and the city. These are communities of diverse, imperfect people that are committed to living out the implications of the gospel in every sphere of life. These are communities of radical grace, sacrificial service, and joy. These are communities that eat together, pray together, laugh together, and study the Bible together – in essence, share life. These are communities that build up the church by encouraging people to faith in Jesus Christ and build up the city through deeds of justice and mercy. These are communities where you can be who God created you to be, yourself. It’s our hope and prayer that everyone who calls Downtown Cornerstone home will find a community like this.
Last month, we launched a new community in Madison Valley! Stephen Pak will be leading the new community, so we asked him to answer a few questions about the people, vision, and prayer requests for Madison Valley.
Q. What is your vision for community?
We are passionate about community because it is where the Gospel is lived out. Real life happens in eating together, sharing struggles, laughing, crying, and praying together, encouraging one another, giving of our time and ourselves for the sake of others. Our hope is that we and the others in our community will become increasingly overwhelmed by the riches of the Gospel – that we are so deeply depraved and yet so unconditionally loved – and that we can’t help but be transformed to be more like Christ as grow in our knowledge of and love for the Lord.
Q. Who will be involved in this new community?
We know there are a lot of young families in DCC that are not in community, because the logistics of weekday evenings can be challenging. By meeting on Sunday evening, we hope to meet that need and provide a place for folks to share life together even if it’s a bit chaotic with lots of kids running around. We plan to embrace the havoc!
Q. Any specific ways we can be praying?
Pray that God will be glorified and His name will be made great through this community. Pray that our community’s love and commitment to the Lord will deepen and that we will be disciples on mission for God’s kingdom. Pray for deep relationships to form and unity in our community. Pray for the strengthening and protection of our marriages and families. Finally, pray the Lord will raise up more leaders so we can replicate and more folks can find community homes!
If you are not currently participating with a DCC Community and would like to be involved with Madison Valley or another community, email .
Downtown Cornerstone is a community of communities scattered throughout the city, declaring and displaying the gospel of Jesus Christ in relationship to each other and the city. These are communities of diverse, imperfect people that are committed to living out the implications of the gospel in every sphere of life. Learn more about the vision of Cornerstone Communities here.
Earlier this year, we launched a new community in Ballard! Craig will be leading this newly-formed community, so we asked him to answer a few questions about the people, vision, and prayer requests for the new Ballard community.
Q: WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT IN LAUNCHING THIS NEW COMMUNITY IN BALLARD?
I’m excited to get our first community started in Ballard so that those of us that are a part of DCC that live in or near the neighborhood can be on mission together in our neighborhood. I’m looking forward to seeing how God decides to work in the neighborhood through this community to make disciples of His Son.
Q: WHO WILL BE A PART OF THIS NEW COMMUNITY?
We have a strong core of folks that live in or near Ballard that have previously been a part of other communities, so we are excited to bring our mission back to our neighborhood. People from all ages and walks of life are welcome to be a part of our community!
Q: WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THE BALLARD COMMUNITY?
The vision is for us to live out our identity as followers of Jesus together, not just on Tuesday nights and Sunday mornings, but all week. We want to do this by growing together to know God better, loving each other like family, serving each other as we have been served by Jesus, and being missionaries together to the people that God has put in our lives.
Q: ANY SPECIFIC WAYS WE CAN BE PRAYING?
Please be praying for God to help us build deeper relationships with our neighbors in Ballard so that we can love them well and share the Gospel with them. Also that the Holy Spirit would be at work bringing many people to faith in Jesus in our neighborhood.
If you are not currently participating with a DCC Community and would like to be involved with Ballard or another community, email .
Ladies of DCC, we are holding our Women’s Discipleship Day on Saturday, May 14th – and you are invited!
