Youth Ministries

WHO OR WHAT IS CSM:
Cornerstone Student Ministry (CSM) is a community of students that have found themselves connected to one another through school, sports, or maybe because they simply live on the same street, have the same piano teacher, or followed the same cookie crumb path. (mmmmm…. cookies….) We gather together on a regular basis at Cornerstone Church, and at various homes throughout the city. The majority of us are Christians, but there are a good bunch of us who are simply checking things out, exploring Christianity and the claims Jesus made, or trying to discover what the spiritual life is all about. No matter where you’re at, there’s a place for you here.

Our ultimate dream is more than party games and cheap laughs: It is to follow Jesus Christ who many of us have embraced as our Lord and God… to share our stories with those still wondering… and to grow in our faith together. At the end of the day, what matters is that we FOLLOW THROUGH on what it means to LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. IMPACT THE WORLD.

SO WHAT ACTUALLY GOES DOWN ON A THURSDAY NIGHT?
The night usually begins with just a laid back, casual environment, just hanging out with old and new friends, and eating random food (pizza pops and ice cream sandwiches, anyone?). Eventually, we’ll gather as a group and spend some time learning what it means to give praise back to God (worship), and also working to understand what God’s word calls us to do, how to live, and how to grow in a deeper relationship with Him. By the end of the night, we got options! There’s games in the gym, wide games, group games, Wii, XBOX, you can hang out and chat some more, or find some quiet space for downtime and prayer.

There are two people that are running this ship, Stephen Thiessen is the full time Student Ministries Pastor. Stephen has been with CSM since 2006 and is looking forward for another year of pushing students to seriously consider the call God has put on each of their lives. Kurtis Janzen his amazing Intern is also spending the next year with the group, learning about what it means to be a community of young people following what Jesus teaches.