Partnerships

    
       

We are a non-denominational college with 30 denominations represented among the Cornerstone student body. Para-church organisations associated with Cornerstone include Youth for Christ, Scripture Union, and African Enterprise. Cornerstone is also affiliated with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

Cornerstone Institute has an informal network with:

  • The churches in the greater Cape Town area where our students are involved

  • Schools in which some of our students do their in-service training

  • Para-church organisations, for example, Scripture Union.

Formal Network - We have partnerships with:

·         Bethel University, Minnesota. Since 2005 Bethel University students, particularly those majoring in Reconciliation Studies, have joined us for a 16-week South Africa Term. These students explore reconciliation issues through classes at Cornerstone, excursions to places such as District Six and Robben Island, and through opportunities to live with South African host families and learn from their experiences.

·      Azusa Pacific University, California. Since 2007 we have hosted a 4-week immersion experience twice per year, with APU students taking intensive classes at Cornerstone and visiting the local points of interest.

·      Geneva College, Pennsylvania. Since 2005 we have hosted several GC students who have joined the Bethel University students in their South Africa term.

·      Eastern University, Pennsylvania. We have enjoyed a two-year faculty exchange with the University.

·      George Fox University, Oregon. We have hosted brief visits from GFU faculty and students, and are developing a semester abroad programme similar to the one we enjoy with Bethel University.

·      Messiah College, Pennsylvania. We are currently developing a joint programme with Messiah College, Cornerstone, and the University of the Western Cape, which will see a group of MC students joining our students for two weeks in January 2009 for a Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Reconciliation Immersion Programme (RECRIP), followed by our students visiting Messiah College in January 2010, for a similar exploration of reconciliation issues in the USA.

·      University of Stellenbosch. We currently train students for a BA in Christian Ministry degree through the University, but since we now have our own accreditation for a BTh, this partnership is being phased out as the last of those students pass through the system.