Celebration and Cell in Harmony

By Steve Cordle, founding pastor of Crossroads and leader of The River Network. Imagine if we could step back in time to the era of the first Christians. The sight of the church might startle us, with its stark differences from our modern-day...

Leader Reports Matter

By Steve Cordle, founding pastor of Crossroads and leader of The River Network. People become group leaders for many reasons, but filling out forms is not one of them. Let’s acknowledge that discipling others, praying for people, seeing lives...

Urgent and Important

By Steve Cordle, founding pastor of Crossroads. “Don’t let the urgent crowd out the important.” That long-standing leadership maxim an important reminder to pastors of cell-based churches. Pastors have to juggle many urgent demands on a weekly basis. Group ministry is...

Delegated Authority 

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ “What do I need to do to become a group leader?”  The apprentice of the group I lead recently asked me that question. I explained the equipping track to him and encouraged him to get started. Even though he knew how to lead a...

The Church’s Basic Expression

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ When you hear the word “church,” what comes to mind? Can you imagine a healthy church that does not have a large celebration service? The early church did. For a first-century believer, “church” did not evoke...