Coaching Makes a Difference

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When I teach about cell ministry, sometimes pastors ask me whether it is a good idea to turn the ministry over to cell groups. “What if they start to teach heresy? What if the leaders lead the people to their own vision instead...

Coaching for System Health

By Jeff Tunnell Coaching within the cell system brings health.  Like in our physical bodies, when the cell level is healthy, the whole system is healthy.  Cell leaders benefit from the regular coaching touch from their leaders.  The Apostle Paul...

The Coach Helps in the Process of Discipleship

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Perhaps the problem that coaches must most often correct is the tendency of leaders to reproduce what they see in the church. The tendency to convert the cell into a mini-celebration is called the “mini-cult syndrome”. The...

The ‘Why’ of Coaching

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Over thirty years ago, I attended a cell church conference in Houston, Texas, after reading Dr. Ralph Neighbour’s book, Where do We Go from Here?  A panel discussion of cell church pioneers and experts...

Coaching is the Key

By Dr. Jim Egli,  Small Groups, Big Impact I, Joel Comiskey, blogged last week about Jim Egli’s research.  In Jim’s  investigation of 3,000 small leaders, he found that coaching was the most important feature of growing small group based  churches. In this blog, let’s...