Mailing Address:

413 Starling St.

Fort Collins, CO

80526

School Phone:

(970) 691-5210

STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS AT CORNERSTONE

Casual Dating

The school maintains that the purpose of pursuing a romantic relationship is ultimately for marriage. Counseling and crisis pregnancy experiences suggest that due to immaturity, peer pressure, and societal pressure, teens that find themselves in a romantic relationship often end up compromising their sexual purity, regardless of their religious beliefs. Therefore, it is school policy that students enrolled in Cornerstone Christian School are not permitted to date or pursue romantic relationships, unless courting. 

Our desire is that the relationships between students of the opposite sex be carried out with pure motives and in a godly fashion.  We are not suggesting by the above policy that Cornerstone students avoid interaction with those of the opposite sex.  We provide many opportunities for the students to interact in group settings, where healthy relationships can be developed without pairing-off with the opposite sex.

We fully acknowledge that it is natural for the students to be attracted to those of the opposite sex. We desire to help students form solid, Biblical friendships in which they will be able to avoid the snare of moral compromise so prevalent in today’s society.  Even more important than their earthly friendships, students must develop a solid relationship with the Lord.

Brief Summary of Courtship versus Dating

Dating conotates a temporary relationship and necessitates breaking up. The process of developing emotional ties then breaking up does not prepare one for marriage, but divorce.  Contemporary Christianity sees no inconsistency in teaching our teens that they must save themselves physically for the one God has chosen as their life-long partner prior to their marriage, but that it is healthy for them to be emotionally promiscuous.

Dating:  1) tends to be exclusive, 2) is about romance, 3) pushes a couple toward privacy, and 4) encourages sexual activity.  Unless a man is prepared to ask a woman to be his wife, he has no right to claim her exclusive attention. Courtship encourages commitment, accountability, and the proper process to allow a relationship to develop without compromise.

Courting does not necessarily mean the couple will get married, but that is the intent.  Courtship is one Biblically sound way for parents to be involved in the vital process of determining their student's spouse.