Building Leaders

I finish chapter three of Leadership Explosion with the following three paragraphs: A number of cell disciplines contribute to cell multiplication, but I believe the primary one is leadership development. Successful cell churches understand that without new...

A Lesson from the Hubble on Focus

                      In light of Joel’s post yesterday on FOCUS, let me borrow a story from a book entitled The Externally Focused Church by Rusaw and Swanson.  This book, by the way, is a great (no- excellent) read! The Hubble space telescope was launched from...

Focused Training

In chapter three (Cell Reproduction: The Guiding Start of Leadership Development) of Leadership Explosion, I talk about multiplication. In the following two paragraphs I connect training to mutliplication: If cell multiplication is the principal goal of each cell...

Grasping the Bigger Picture

In chapter three Leadership Explosion, I explore the subject of cell multiplication. As you can tell from the following quotes, I’ve been on a journey: The desired end is that each cell grows and multiplies. When you are crystal clear on this point, leadership...

Your group’s shelf-life

  by Steve Cordle   Joel’s post yesterday about releasing leaders and the core value of multiplication is so vital for us to hear. A while ago a pastor of a large, growing church said to me “Here’s why I don’t go for the cell idea: why should I...