How should Christians think through dating relationships? What is the churches role in dating relationships? What are parents roles in dating relationships? The Scriptures speak to the topic of dating more than someone might think, and the Scriptures are very clear on the driving principles behind dating.

While much of dating falls in the wisdom category , the culture has all too often influenced the church on this topic. But all the while the Scriptures have held the necessary principles to have a God honoring relationship. 1 Corinthians 7, Song of Solomon, the Proverbs, 1 Timothy 5, Ephesians 5, many Old Testament narratives, and many other passages all speak to dating relationships either directly or in a general way and are the driving factor to navigating godly dating relationships in a way that honors the Lord.

Join Pastor Daron and Daniel as they talk through a biblical philosophy of ministry regarding dating.

In this episode of Shepherds Talk, Pastor Daron and Daniel talk about what it means to have a clear philosophy of ministry from the Scriptures. Ephesians 4 speaks of a philosophy of ministry that describes how the church should think about its purpose in a way that emphasizes its practice.

How do we guard this philosophy of ministry that has been entrusted to us? What is the difference between a faithful philosophy of ministry worked out in a given context, and a philosophy of ministry that is starting to drift?

Join Pastor Daron and Daniel as they speak to the task at hand, to guard what has been entrusted to every biblical New Testament church.

The Scriptures describe a category of person who is a bruised reed or a faintly burning wick. An it says that the Lord will not break a bruised reed or blow out a faintly burning wick.

That should be a great comfort to us, but also instructive to us in our interactions within the church. We face the danger of Ephesus Syndrome (leaving our first love, our spiritual vitality) if we stop living out the gracious, patient, and merciful heart of Christ towards people in this category.

In this episode, Pastor Daron leads our hearts towards greater humility in our interactions towards the bruised reeds and faintly burning wicks, and instructs us to be careful not to have a self righteous and critical heart, but to remember the grace that God has shown to each one of us as believers.

The Christian life is filled with spiritual friendships, and when it comes to disagreements among friends, by God's grace there can be Paul and Barnabas relationships. Both Paul and Barnabas are not presented as if one of them sinned in Luke's account. But they do have a strong disagreement about taking another friend with them on a ministry trip, John Mark. John Mark, in his spiritual immaturity, had abandoned them on their previous missionary journey.

There is much to be gleaned from how Paul and Barnabas interacted with each other, and how they thought about their relationship with John Mark. But which principles need to be operating when someone abandons you like Demas just because they love the world? That is a different kind of abandonment.

Join Pastor Daron and Daniel as they talk through the principles and examples in Scripture that inform our understanding and instruct our responses in these types of relational situations.

In this episode of Shepherd's Talk, Pastor Daron breaks down the three categories of believers in 1 Thessalonians 5:14. How do we become a good friend to the unruly, the fainthearted, and the weak?

Spiritual friendships begin with our individual relationship with the Lord. If our relationship with the Lord is struggling, we will also struggle in our relationships with one another. Being a good friend requires patience and accurate self evaluation in the revealing light of God's Word.

In this episode of Shepherds Talk, Pastor Daron and Daniel talk through cultivating an growing biblical friendships. True friendship requires humility of mind, confession and repentance where needed, unity of thought, and a self sacrificing life for the benefit of others. This is the mind of Christ according to Philippians 2.

In order for spiritual friendships to thrive we must not look only to our own interests, but also the interest of others, considering them as better than ourselves.

In a culture where friendship is considered to be built around superficial things, what we actually need is truth and humility at the center of our friendships.

in this episode of Shepherd's Talk, Pastor Daron, Scott Maxwell, and Daniel Dorfsmith share the biblical heartbeat behind Cornerstone's missions and outreach efforts. We want to be focusing our resources in the places that the Spirit of God is doing a work through local church planting all over the world.

With "missions" being the outward focus far from home and "outreach" being close to home church planting and strengthening, God's plan for the world begins to take shape in local churches. You may never be a missionary, but by extension, you are fulfilling the Great Commission through your faithfulness in a local church.

Join us as Pastor Daron interviews Scott Maxwell who is one of our staff members and the president of Finisterre Missions.

In this episode, Pastor Daron answers questions on how you might know you are spiritually ready to help someone else grow in a specific area. Spiritual growth also affects your conscience, and your conscience needs to be calibrated according to Scripture.

A strong and mature conscience is a charitable conscience. Join us as Pastor Daron explains how the Scriptures speak about your conscience and spiritual growth.