Concentration

by | Jan 5, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey I wish you God’s best in 2014 and hope and pray that this would be the best year of your life. But I also want to warn you about the many distractions you will face. You will be bombarded by a myriad of good ideas and new techniques. You will be...

Making Disciples in the 21st Century Church

by | Dec 16, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey I just wanted to let you know that my new book, Making Disciples in the Twenty-first Century Church is now on sale and shipping from the JCG website (next day shipping). This book was originally going to be the second part of my last book (Biblical...

Thanks

by | Dec 15, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for all those who have blogged on JCG throughout 2013. I specifically want to to thank our weekly bloggers: Jeff Tunnell, Rob Campbell, Steve Cordle, and Mario Vega. Your time and sacrifice blessed and...

Encouraging Your Leaders

by | Dec 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey The wife of one of the leaders I coached a few years ago told me privately that her husband easily became introspective and discouraged without compliments. “Encouragement is his love language,” she told me. “Right now he’s...

Making Youth Cells Work

by | Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Student cell groups are powerful ministry environments, but they can be tricky to launch and sustain. We define youth in two major categories: Middle School (ages 11-13) and High School (ages 14-18). We disciple each through...