Dan Cook

Career: 

• Assistant Transportation Manager with Gordon Food Service.

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Family

• Amanda Cook and 6 children: Aaron, Lydia, Evan, Emma, Gloria, and Ava.

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Competency (This section describes your natural gifting and talents.)

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What are your natural skills/talents?

• Organization and administration, consensus building, writing, teaching, wisdom, and discernment.

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Are you most comfortable behind the scenes or out in front?

• Behind the scenes

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In what ways has spiritual growth been evident in your life in the past 6 months?

• Learning to trust in God for His plan and be used by Him wherever He places me.

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How do you see your natural skills/talents being used by God for the building up of the body of Christ?

• I work well on boards, and with the ministry experience that I have, I am able to support our staff and Pastors in the church through an understanding of their roles. I help accomplish tasks on committees and move processes forward.

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Chemistry (This section will help identify how well you will fit in with the culture of Cornerstone.)

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How do you believe you will fit in well with our Board?

• Having already served on the board recently, I believe I can help out with decision-making, accomplishing assigned tasks, record-keeping through note-taking, or leading meetings.

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Why do you want to join the Board?

• I love serving the kingdom by serving and leading in my local church. I can't see not serving on the board in some capacity.

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How do you see yourself best serving at your campus?

• Communicating, being a presence, teaching, being an example to "set the pace."

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Capacity (This section identifies your bandwidth and how much you are able to take on.)

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Do you work well with large groups, small groups?  Older people, younger? Do you have particular passions for areas in our church (i.e., Elderly, poor, etc)

• I work well with both large and small groups, though I probably prefer small groups. I have a passion for organizational leadership, writing, and teaching.

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How important is Cornerstone in the midst of all that is going on in your life?  

• Very important. I have made a cognizant choice to stay involved and close to Cornerstone over the past ten years.

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Where have you served in our church previously?

• I have served in youth ministry, community group leader/teacher, elder for two terms, board secretary, and chair of the board. I have also served on various committees, including the nomination, pastoral, staff search, and By-law revision committees.

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Calling (This section is a combination of confirmation on behalf of the current elders/deacons and your spiritual gifts as outlined in the spiritual gifts assessment.)

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Are you being nominated for Elder or Deacon?

• Elder

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What are your spiritual Gift(s)?

• Leadership, Teaching, Wisdom

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What areas of church life or ministry are you most passionate about?

• Developing future leaders through discipleship, delegation, and teaching.