Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
Bringing people to Jesus, becoming disciples of Jesus, being sent out by Jesus
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Pastoral Mentors
Rev. Dr. Robert Stephen Miller received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Muhlenberg College, a Masters of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Marriage & Family Ministry from Palmer seminary. Dr. Miller received the Orlando E. Costas Award for Mentoring (Palmer seminary, 2007) and is passionate about seeing the next generation succeed in ministry. He currently serves as pastor of Cornerstone Christian Fellowship (the church he helped to establish in 1989), is president of the Identity School for Christian Ministry, and author of the book Survival Handbook for Young Pastors.
“There is no more joyous and passionate work in my ministry than to encourage, support, equip and commission future pastors and missionaries. There are a number of people who mentored me when I was beginning my ministry career, and now it’s my turn to give. I believe healthy churches and significant mission endeavors are established through healthy, self-differentiated leaders who are fully surrendered to Jesus and are equipped with effective ministry tools. I pray each of our interns burns with the Acts 2 fire and learns how to establish the Eph. 4 equipping within his/her ministry in order to fulfill the Matthew 28 commissioning.”
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Rev. Tracy L. Saletta has been serving Christ in various ministry leadership positions for over 25 years. She received her Masters of Divinity from Palmer Seminary and is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry in Leadership of Missional Church Renewal at her alma mater. Rev. Saletta serves as Associate Pastor of Cornerstone and is vice-president and faculty member of the Identity School for Christian Ministry.
As pastoral mentors, we believe that every button within those in ministry will be pushed as we serve. Our job is to prepare our interns for that terrain. Every pastor and missionary will encounter isolation, loneliness, weariness and betrayal. Every ministry system includes people speaking and acting out of their pain, and sometimes this results in slander, power coalitions, gossip and division. The terrain of ministry is complex and difficult. Serving our Lord and His people is an incredible privilege, full of adventure and great joy. But those entering into ministry will be pressed on every side, and must be prepared for this intensity.
There is skill development in the spiritual space elevator internship, but our primary goal is to equip pastors and missionaries with tools to survive the difficult seasons of ministry. The emotional-relational terrain is primarily responsible for the high attrition rate in ministry (1500 pastors are leaving their posts every month in North America, and 1 out of every 5 missionaries return from the field in their first term for preventable reasons). As pastoral mentors, we are committed to courageously addressing these dynamics and developing essential ministry survival tools in our interns. We are working for their success in ministry and for the advancement of God's Kingdom work.
“There is a deep cry in my heart to see leaders in the body of Christ prepared, equipped and mature to advance the Kingdom of God on earth. I was in ministry for over 15 years making hundreds if not thousands of mistakes before a seasoned pastor purposely mentored me. It was there that my heartbeat for mentoring began as I experienced its deep benefits. One of the greatest joys in my life is to mentor future pastors and missionaries, guiding them in their preparation for the practical, emotional and relational terrain of ministry. I believe that healthy pastors and missionaries equal healthy communities that reach out holistically in the world to bring others to Christ.”
