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Cornerstone Community[1] is an Australian non-denominational evangelical Christian training and mission movement.
Founded in 1978, Cornerstone used to operate from several training campuses in regional Australia and attempted to support a network of what it described as ‘mission teams’, mainly in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
Cornerstone included a broad cross section of individuals from all walks of life and works alongside churches, schools, Universities and Christian ministries both within Australia and internationally. Some departed members of these communities have described incidents of spiritual abuse, bullying, gas-lighting and trauma. Many others have gone on to lead productive lives, grateful for their Cornerstone experience.
Students spent the first year of the two-year course engaged in a program of study, work, community living and mission within one of the remaining Cornerstone centers. The subsequent year (or years) is spent as part of a smaller self-supporting mission team within small Australian towns.
Students work alongside churches within neighborhoods, schools, universities, youth groups and sporting clubs to serve the community and build bridges with those not connected with the traditional church.
Cornerstone is a non-profit organisation, and used to operate several businesses to finance its training centers and mission teams.
- ^ "Home :: Cornerstone Community". www.cornerstone.edu.au.