Encounter Retreats Are Not Enough

Encounter retreats are not enough! Some cell churches have become so enamored with Encounters, they’ve lost their way. I was in one cell church that strayed from the cell church vision of making disciples who make disciples by trying to get everyone to go to an...

Balance Training and Discipling

  By Steve Cordle One of the core responsibilities of a cell leader is to develop another leader. When working with an apprentice/intern, it is strategic to balance training and discipling. While we need not make an absolute distinction here, I see a difference...

Advancing Through Adversity

One thing that all my close friends have in common with each other is adversity.  How about your circle of friends?  It’s true isn’t it?  Maybe we should go find some new friends!  If we did, then we would probably figure out that our “new” set...

Freedom from Sin and Satan

When I first went through an Encounter Retreat, Jesus set me free from bursts of anger, love of money, and way too much liberty in watching movies, etc. Up to that point, I really didn’t think I needed to go through an Encounter Retreat. Although I had studied...