Service

If you call DCC home and have not yet found a way to serve, you are needed! As a church plant, we rely on the faithful service of our people to make things run. Please consider serving as there are new teams being formed to meet our growing needs. As a church, we believe that we have been infinitely loved and served by God through the person and work of Jesus, and our service is a response to how we’ve been served in Christ. From set up to design, there are numerous opportunities to get involved. Start by filling out an connect card on Sunday morning, tell a leader after the gathering or email .

“To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” 1 Cor. 12:7

DCC SERVICE TEAMS

 Production

The Productions Team is responsible for the set-up, operation and take-down of all audio-visual and lighting equipment. This includes sound technicians, slides, videos, lighting techs and more. Prior knowledge of the task is recommended but not required; they are willing to train the right folks!

 Cornerstone Kids

The Cornerstone Kids Team is comprised of both Helpers and Teachers who partner with parents to create a safe, welcoming and fun environment for kids to understand and apply Gospel truths. The service commitment is one Sunday every 4 weeks, but we also need occasional help with Tuesday Prayer Nights and Wednesday Night Membership meetings. You don’t need a lot of                                            experience (we’ll train!).

Band

The Corporate Worship Team is composed of musicians and vocalists responsible for prayerfully preparing for and leading the church in corporate worship music each Sunday. They are currently in particular need of vocalists, bass & electric guitarists, and additional worship leaders. If you are plugged into a Cornerstone Community and interested in the band, please visit the Connect desk or contact Randy Lundy () for more information.

Media

As the church, we love Seattle and desire to steward the creative arts to share the good news of the gospel in order to bring personal gospel renewal to this city. Graphic Designers, Web Designers, Photographers, Illustrators, Artists, Editors, Videographers; we invite you to join the Media Team!

 Facilities

The Facilities Team is an integral part of making our Sunday gatherings happen, and is responsible for completing all tasks associated with setting up and taking down DCC’s Sunday gathering space. They gather early to move crates, set up signs, tables, and other equipment making sure other ministries have what they need. This team is dedicated to joyful and humble service and would love to have you join them!

 Beverage Team

As a church, we want to be known as a hospitable people. The Beverage Team is responsible for setting up hospitality stations ensuring that beverages, beverage tables & communion tables are prepared for DCC’s Sunday morning worship service.

 Greeting Team

The Greeting & Ushering Team is responsible for cultivating a hospitable and welcoming environment for all individuals and families arriving at our gatherings each Sunday. This includes extending a friendly welcome, distributing Bibles & Handouts, and ushering guests to open seats – among other tasks. If you call DCC home and are not yet serving, consider joining the                               Greeting Team!

 Connect Team

The Connect Team is responsible for  welcoming visitors and helping individuals get connected to a Cornerstone community, answer questions, and connect people to  The City. If you are plugged into a Cornerstone Community and want to help others get involved in serving or being known within the church, please stop by the Connect Desk after a Sunday gathering to                            learn more.

Security Team

The Security Team is responsible for  ensuring our Sunday gatherings are safe for individuals and families. Serving on this newly formed team entails being trained and remaining in the lobby during the service to direct people who arrive late and make sure the lobby and theater spaces we gather in are protected.

“Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them” Rom. 12:6

Prayer | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

 One of things we have done as the church, from the beginning, is set aside one night every month for prayer  and song. We call it our monthly prayer night. While we emphasize prayer in our communities every week, throughout the week, during the last week of each month we cancel our normal community rhythms in order to pray together. Corporately, as God’s people, we spend time thanking, praising, considering, asking, and talking to our good, gracious, living Jesus. We want to see Him do what only He can do in and through us, not merely what we can do – so we pray. If you have yet to join us, I invite you to do so on the last Tuesday of each month at the Belltown Community Center (doors open @ 6:30pm).

This is far from a place-holder event for us. We do not pray because that’s what we’re supposed to do or have to do. We pray because we get to. Prayer is one of the unique privileges of every child of God, in Christ. In prayer we set aside self-reliance and cultivate God-reliance. In prayer we turn from self-sufficiency to God- sufficiency. In prayer we relinquish man-made agendas and submit to his agenda. We also pray because:

• We want to know, trust, treasure, and more fully comprehend the love of God. (Col 1:10, Eph 3:14,18)

• We want God’s name praised in this city. (Mt 6:9)

• We need wisdom. (James 1:5)

• We want to see friends, family and neighbors saved. (Rom10:1)

• We want to see the sick healed. (James 5:13-15)

• We want to be unified around Jesus and his mission. (Jn17:20-21)

• We need strength, endurance, patience and joy. (Col 1:11)

• We need protection from temptation and the enemy (Mt 6:13; 26:41)

• We need forgiveness. (Mt 6:12)

• We need God’s empowering grace to complete what he has begun in us. (2 Thess 1:11; 2 Cor 9:8)

• We want to faithfully endure to the end (Lk 22:32)

I’ve always appreciated how AC Dixon once put it:

“When we depend upon organizations, we get what organizations can do; when we depend upon education, we get what education can do; when we depend upon man, we get what man can do; but when we depend upon prayer, we get what God can do.”

We have seen God answer countless prayers. We have seen friends saved. We have seen people healed.

We have tasted a bit of the goodness of God, together. If you’ve had a bad experience in the past with something like this, by God’s grace, we’ll redeem that. If you don’t know a single person in the church, that will change quickly. If you don’t do well in large groups, Jesus will help you. We can, of course, pray in the quietness of our homes – and we do that – but something different happens when the church gathers to pray together. We hope you join us and get a firsthand taste of it yourself. Our next prayer night is Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30 at the Belltown Community Center.

“I believe that prayer is the measure of the man, spiritually, in a way that nothing else is, so that how we pray is as important a question as we can ever face.” – JI Packer

-Pastor Adam

Baptism, Event

On September 10, 2013, we celebrated as 11 individuals obediently followed Jesus Christ’s commandment to be baptized (Matthew 28: 19). We heard 11 stories of redemption, 11 stories of changed lives, 11 stories of individuals being saved from death to life and 11 stories of people trusting in Jesus Christ for salvation. The religious church-goer and the rebellious pot smoker, the overlooked and the overachiever all shared the same story: “I’m a terrible sinner in need of Jesus Christ.” The evening was filled with chatter, children, and plenty of cheers! Praise Jesus for all the work He’s done and continues to do in the city of Seattle.

Service | by Pastor Adam Sinnett

Downtown Cornerstone,

I hope you are well and leaning into our gracious and faithful Savior this week. As many of you have heard, we are on the move – literally. On Sunday, October 20th, we will be changing our primary gathering location to a larger set of theaters (adults and kids) upstairs at AMC; different venue, same location.

Main Space

By God’s grace, we’ve grown by 70% compared to this time last year and are in need of more space. Jesus is building his church and we prayerfully anticipate more of the same this fall. The new theater (aka our main gathering space) seats 400+ and has a layout that is essentially a larger version of our current space.

Kids Space

We are also moving the Cornerstone Kids’ (CK) space upstairs to be near parents and simplify drop-off/pick-up. The kids theater is located just down the hall from the main gathering space. We are purchasing new, fun, and colorful walls, flooring, lighting, projector and decor to make the space inviting and hospitable to this growing ministry. We will also create a new nursing mother’s space upstairs and we will be adding CK care for children six months to one year old.

We Need (More) Volunteers

With the move, combined with some summer attrition, we are in need of more volunteers to fill out our service teams. If you are not currently serving, I encourage you to take a step of faith and sign-up. You’ll be blessed by serving others, make new friends and get a front row seat to see how Jesus is moving among us. Scheduling is flexible and the more volunteers we have the lighter the load is for everyone. Our current needs include:

With the move, combined with some summer attrition, we are in need of more volunteers to fill out our service teams. If you are not currently serving, I encourage you to take a step of faith and sign-up. You’ll be blessed by serving others, make new friends and get a front row seat to see how Jesus is moving among us. Scheduling is flexible and the more volunteers we have the lighter the load is for everyone. Our current needs include:

• Ushers/Greeting: x 10
• Facilities: Set-up/Take-down x 6
• Cornerstone Kids: x 5
• Connect Team:  x 4
• Band: Experienced Musicians x 4
• Hospitality/Beverage: x 3

You can sign-up by dropping by the Connect Desk on Sunday or emailing .

“Why Not Go to Two Services?” 

You might be wondering why we’re not going to two services to create more space and options instead of moving upstairs. In fact, many voices within the “church growth” movement recommend just that – the more options you have, the more people opt. There’s some truth to that, but we’re not mainly interested in inflating our numbers. We’re mainly interested in Jesus, seeing people know and grow in him, and following the Spirit.

So, just a number of clarifications. First, going to two services requires doubling all of our service teams and the number of hours of volunteer service on a Sunday. In other words, it is a huge strain on a church of our size and we don’t want our volunteers burning out. Second, therefore, our hope is to get above 300 before we even consider a second service. Third, multiplying services is, in some ways, like planting a second church and significantly impacts the culture and feel of the corporate gathering. As a newly forming church (2.5 years old) this is an important season to be together, grow together, worship together and follow Jesus in becoming the church he has in store for us. So, for now the plan is to stay together, but we’ll prayerfully re-evaluate with each season and opportunity.

Pray for a Permanent Home

Many of you are already praying for this, but please be asking Jesus to open up an opportunity for a more permanent location to gather in and serve as a home base for our on-going gospel presence in the city. The church is a people, not a place, but having a more permanent home can help on many levels. We’re trusting Jesus to provide in his timing and, for now, are seeking to be faithful with and thankful for what he has provided in this season. Thanks for your on-going prayers here.

If you have any questions about anything, let me know. I’m thankful, humbled and excited to be part of following Jesus with you in this great city.

Christ is all!
Pastor Adam