Cornerstone Leadership Transition
Pastor Joe's Retirement Summary:
For the past few years and more specifically in the past 7 months, the elders and Pastor Joe have been seeking the Lord intentionally to discern who the next lead pastor of Cornerstone will be. After 30 years of leading Cornerstone, Pastor Joe will be retiring in 2027 and Gordon Tsai has been chosen to be his replacement.
Current Next Steps:
We will be taking feedback for Pastor Gordon's as Lead Pastor starting in May 2026.
We are so amazed about the work that God has done through Cornerstone over the past 30 years, and believe that God will continue to work in the lives of our leaders and members, even in the midst of this leadership change! This page will provide all updates for the details of our transition process, so please check back any time you have questions!
For the past few years and more specifically in the past 7 months, the elders and Pastor Joe have been seeking the Lord intentionally to discern who the next lead pastor of Cornerstone will be. After 30 years of leading Cornerstone, Pastor Joe will be retiring in 2027 and Gordon Tsai has been chosen to be his replacement.
Current Next Steps:
We will be taking feedback for Pastor Gordon's as Lead Pastor starting in May 2026.
We are so amazed about the work that God has done through Cornerstone over the past 30 years, and believe that God will continue to work in the lives of our leaders and members, even in the midst of this leadership change! This page will provide all updates for the details of our transition process, so please check back any time you have questions!
Full Transition Recap and Videos in Reverse Chronological Order:
- On March 15th, Pastor Joe and Pastor Gordon shared an update in service on the transition progress so far, as well as a glimpse for what is to come. Search to 31:54 to view the update!
- Pastor Gordon's commissioning as Executive Pastor was on Sunday September 7th, 2025. Search to 33:10 to view the commissioning!
- From June 22nd-29th, we received feedback from the congregation on Gordon's pastoral candidacy and are pleased to hear there is no disqualifying concerns and have passed additional relevant feedback to Gordon for his own growth!
- On June 22, 2025, a congregational Q&R was hosted for the elders, Pastor Joe and Gordon to share more details about the process of discernment for Gordon's call to lead Cornerstone. We also had some questions that we did not have time to ask, so in the future, we will have an opportunity for those to be answered, although the specific details are still to be determined.
- On June 22, 2025, a congregational Q&R was hosted for the elders, Pastor Joe and Gordon to share more details about the process of discernment for Gordon's call to lead Cornerstone. We also had some questions that we did not have time to ask, so in the future, we will have an opportunity for those to be answered, although the specific details are still to be determined.
- On June 8th, the elders announced that Gordon Tsai will be coming on staff as Executive Pastor in September 2025, with plans for him to step in as Lead Pastor in September 2026. A video of Pastor Joe and Gordon sharing in service is below.
- In April 2025, Pastor Joe announced that he would be retiring in two years, March 2027.