Conflict and Christmas

Conflict is a central component to the Christmas story.  God sent himself to provide a pathway for man to be reconciled to the Creator.  In essence, mankind was in conflict with God.  Potential conflict, very real conflict, and conflict that led to terror are all...

If We Were All Leaders, Then…?

If I was a betting man, then I’d bet you could finish the title of this post.  “If we were all leaders, then who would follow us?” OR “If we were all leaders, then where are all the followers?”  By the way, I’m loving these recent...

Scan the Ditches

Yesterday, Joel wrote about how the future leadership of your cell/church is in the harvest.  He quoted Matthew 9:36:  “He [Christ] felt great pity for the crowds that came, because their problems were so great and they didn’t know where to go for...

How Men War…Then and Now

In yesterday’s post from Joel, his last sentence read:  “The first place to start [regarding leadership development] when looking for harvest workers is PRAYER.”  I agree.  Let me share the following story. Around three hundred years before the birth...

Preparing the Horse

I’d like to offer a few thoughts in line with Joel’s post yesterday entitled, “Do Your Best.” Evaluating the “health,” “growth,” or “success” of a cell and/or cell church is tricky business, isn’t it? ...