Welcome to the Pastor’s Podcast of Cornerstone Church of West Los Angeles. This is a podcast designed for our church family…to communicate about the things most important to us and allow you to get to know parts of our church family a little deeper.
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Pastor Brian hosts this time around and is joined by Pastors Scott and Matt to discuss how to navigate technology (specifically screens) with our kids and how tech provides a unique window into the heart.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Brian, and Matt are back together on the podcast to reflect on the challenges and blessings of raising kids in West LA.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and Brian are joined by Adam Vaughn again to take their previous discussion out for a walk as they consider how the various principles apply to use of the internet, smart phones, social media, and artificial inteligence.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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In this session from our 2016 conference on "Gray Areas," Pastor Scott provides some biblical principles and practical advice for navigating your social media use.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and Brian are joined by Adam Vaughn to discuss the nature of technology, the ethics of technology, and how to navigate our intensely technological age wisely.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Scott and Steph Moss are joined by Danny Neiditch for an update on the work of Prodigal Sons and a glimpse at the amazing ways God is working in our city.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and José are joined by Anthony Solana, Laurie Miller, and Steph Moss as they share an update on their recent trip to Guatemala and the powerful work God is doing through our partner ENLACE.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and Brian are joined by Nancy John for a follow up discussion on the topics of singleness, dating, and why the principles that guide each are so important for the entire church family.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Brian, and Matt reflect on Brian's old summer seminar and talk through the unique dynamics of making decisions in West LA in 2024.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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We're republishing the audio from an old summer seminar Pastor Brian did on the topic of decision making. The principles help give us guidance regarding all the decisions we each make every day (both big and small).Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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We're republishing the audio from an old summer seminar Pastor Brian did on the topic of decision making. The principles help give us guidance regarding all the decisions we each make every day (both big and small).Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Scott and Steph Moss are joined by the newly minted DR. Vincent Byamukama and Dennis Kilama from Africa Renewal Univeristy about the progress of the University, their receiving the highest university accreditation in Uganda, and all God is doing through their work across East AfricaAv Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, José, and Brian are joined by Steph Moss to present the coming fiscal year's budget.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Brian, and Matt are joined by Pastor Trevor DeBenning from Risen Church to discuss the complicated topic of making educational choices for our children and how to navigate differences of opinion in the local church.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Matt, and Brian gather to talk about the experience of loneliness in our city and in the church, and discuss how God meets us in our loneliness with compassion and hope.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Scott and Steph Moss are joined from the Middle East by our newest global partners Jonathan and Casey to talk about life and ministry in their country and how they're adjusting to their new home.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Scott and Steph Moss are joined by one of our key partners in Southeast Asia to hear an update on life, ministry, and the aftermath of a really difficult season.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Brian, and Matt kick off a new series of podcasts on Wisdom for Life in West LA by discussing the difference between rest and leisure, and the reasons we all find it so hard to make time for rest.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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As a part of our ongoing Living on Mission Cohort, Pastor Jim joined Pastor Scott and Steph Moss to reflect on the history of Cornerstone and how the Mission of God has shaped our church over the decades. What resulted was too good not to share with the whole church family, so we've provided it here for you. We hope you enjoy this bonus installment…
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Pastor Scott is joined by Claris Health's Parenting Program Manager, Niki Woolsey and Chairman of the Board, Jacy Corral to discuss the work of Claris and our ongoing partnership.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Brian and Scott sit down to reflect on the Imago Dei series and talk about what's coming next.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and Brian are joined by Spencer and Sara Bauer to look ahead to 2024 and discuss our upcoming focus on living on mission in our city.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Brian, and Matt provide some Christmas-week reflections on Advent, traditions, and family.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor José joins Pastor Scott to reflect on Christmas traditions, the nature of Advent, and how this season of the year sets our minds on Christ's return.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and Ara and Steph Moss walk through the various projects we have the privilege of supporting this Christmas season. They explain what this offering is, why these projects are so uniquely exciting this year, and how we can all be involved by more than just giving.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Brian opens Cornerstone's The Gospel and Your Work conference with some words on the value of work, the struggle of work, and the hope for work. To listen to the rest of The Gospel and Your Work conference follow this link to our website:https://tinyurl.com/CornerstoneWLAAv Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Stephen and Alina Sato sit down with Pastor Scott to share the way's God has met them in the midst of a year filled with shocking diagnoses.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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In their first recording back after a multi-month hiatus, Pastors Brian, Matt, and Scott reflect on all the ways God has been working in their lives, their families, and the church over the past few months. Including an update from Pastor Scott's sabbatical.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Matt, and Reggie discuss why community groups are at the heart of Cornerstone. Originally posted on August 18, 2021.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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In this episode from September 2020, Pastors Scott, Matt, Brian, and Reggie talk about one of the church's core values: being Gospel-centered. Originally posted in September 2020.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Scott is joined by Chrissie Colmery and Sarah Platte to discuss the topic of anxiety. They pick up where the Anxiety Conference left off (see episode 52) and explore some of the rich ways Scripture offers hope in the midst of the struggle. Originally posted on December 9, 2021.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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In the first of a series of episodes designed to help us apply what we learned at the Manhood / Womanhood Conference here at Cornerstone, Scott, Brian, and Meredith discuss how people's past church experiences shape their understanding of manhood and womanhood as well as how they hope Cornerstone will continue to grow into the family God has design…
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As Pastor Scott prepares for a 3-month sabbatical he is joined by Pastors Matt and Brian to discuss why we do sabbaticals, what the goal of the sabbatical is, and how you can be praying for Scott over the summer.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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In the final installment of Cornerstone History Pastors Scott, Jim, Brian, Matt, Reggie, José, and Ara all jump on the podcast together to recount the first ten years of Cornerstone, including the development of us into a multi-lingual church.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Matt, José, and Ara discuss what it means to be "intentionally-unified," and all the different ways God is building us into a multi- ________church.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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In this special podcast episode Pastor Scott along with Steph Moss walk through the proposal for next fiscal year's budget. You can also watch it on our YouTube channel and follow along with the written budget, or the pdf will be sent out as well. Members, please listen and be prepared to affirm the budget at our family meeting on June 4th.…
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Pastors Scott and Jim are joined by Pastor Kevin Elwell for a bonus episode to hear more about the events surrounding the church merge and get an update about how God's been working through Bayview Church on Guam.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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It's always helpful to hear from others further down the road. This panel discussion involves parents of kids from pre-K to college talking through the lessons they've learned on talking to kids about sex, sexuality, and gender. Panelists:Brian and Christina ColmeryChris and Nicole WoolseyScott MehlAv Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Where do we start, and how do we learn more? Pastor Brian gives some first steps and further resources on sex, sexuality, and gender so parents can be equipped on these complicated topics.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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How do we talk to kids about sensitive topics like sex and gender? We have to know what the Bible says, but we also need wisdom, love, and grace in how we handle these conversations. Pastor Scott walks us through all of this and more in the first session of our Parenting in a New World conference.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor José shares with Pastor Scott about his recent trip to Guatemala, the work of ENLACE in the country, and how it is shaping our hearts for our community here in West LA as well.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Jim, Brian, and Matt come together (over a decade later) to tell the story of the merger between First Baptist and Shoreline and the formation of Cornerstone Church of West LA.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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The story of the history of Cornerstone switches gears from the history of First Baptist Church of West LA to the history of Shoreline Church. Pastors Brian, Matt, and Scott look back on the 2005 church plant and all that the Lord has done since then.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott and Brian are joined by our Andy Wilson to talk about why we sing in church, what role music plays in our hearts and lives, and why there's no such thing as a bad singer.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Dennis Kilama from Africa Renewal University joins Pastor Scott and Steph Moss to share about all that God is doing in East Africa through AfRU and update us on his current PhD studies.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Jim joins Pastor Scott for the latest installment of our walk through the history of the church. They discuss the tenure of Jerry Wilke at First Baptist and the tumultuous years that followed.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastors Scott, Brian, and Matt are back together on the podcast to talk about the way our church strives to prioritize people over programs and how that shapes our current emphasis on intentional discipleship.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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This week we're sharing the audio from a portion of our most recent Family Meeting where we discuss discipleship as the mission of the church and share some of the ways we hope to make it our focus in the coming year.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Scott is joined by Nancy John and Laurie Miller to hear about what God is doing through one of our long-time local partners, and how he has woven each of their stories into the work that they are doing.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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Pastor Ara takes some time to share with Pastors Scott, Matt, and Brian some of the ways the ongoing protests in Iran are impacting our church family and the body of Christ around the world, while also sharing how deeply he and his family have been impacted by the continued violence.Av Cornerstone West Los Angeles
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