Tilling the soil

Steve Cordle   One of the most helpful scriptures to me and to our other cell leaders is Jesus’ parable of the sower. As we read how the seed fell on various kinds of soil and produced different kinds of results, we think about the people to whom we minister.  ...

Coaching: Meet the Needs of the Leader

I’ve watched some coaches over the years set themselves up as authority figures. They arrived at the place of commanding their leaders what do to. They fell into the “you must submit to me” mentality. Such aberrant behavior places leaders under bondage rather...

How do People Get Well?

“How do people get well?” This question was posed to me by a fellow pastor.  The context of the question:  How I have observed people moving from disability to spiritual health/wholeness. My first thought was Jesus questioning the man at the pool of...

Coaching: Learn As You Go

Most of what I know about coaching has come through failure. In 2001, I started coaching fulltime. That is, my fulltime paid job was to coach leaders. There was one problem. I didn’t know how to coach. I thought I knew, but in reality, I equated coaching with...