Dear Cornerstone family,
Rev. Ben Griffith wrapped up his time on staff last Sunday with a wonderful sermon from Ephesians 1:7- 10. What a gift that dear brother has been to us! We will miss him and his whole family so much. Thankfully, we won’t have to miss them right away. Though Ben will be hitting the fundraising trail for his new role as Campus Minister with Reformed University Fellowship at Samford, the Griffiths will be in Franklin until late May and plan to worship with us as often as they can. So if you missed their reception last week, don’t fret. All is not lost! You still have plenty of time to express your love to them.
Over the last several of months, I’ve been working with our Personnel Committee and elders on a plan for filling in some of the holes left by Ben’s departure and also adding in some much-needed staff support for our growing ministry. Toward that end, I’m pleased to announce today the creation of two new parttime positions that were approved by the elders at our March stated session meeting.
First, Mr. Dan Fiedler has been hired as a Church Life Coordinator. Dan is no stranger to most of you. Dan’s servant heart and gifts have been on beautiful display this last year as our Hospitality Coordinator. Dan will continue his work in hospitality, but in this new role, he will add to it ministry coordination and new member assimilation. Dan will also take over leadership of the welcome team. Clearly, we can’t get enough of Dan around here! Truly, it will be a blessing to have more of Dan’s time and energy on staff at Cornerstone.
Second, Mr. Nathan Johnson has been hired as a Teacher in Residence. Nathan is a professor at New College Franklin and has served as a volunteer in a variety of ways including men’s ministry, young adults, and teaching Sunday School. In this new role, Nathan will help fill some of the void left by Ben’s departure by being a regular teacher in Sunday School, men’s ministry, and in other at-large ways in the congregation. In addition, Nathan will help out seasonally in our Midweek Vesper services and regularly in Lord’s Day worship services. Nathan loves the Bible and the church, and he is a highly qualified and very gifted teacher. I am delighted to see Nathan’s gifts deployed in our body this way.
Your servant,
