Form Follows Function

by | Mar 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ Form follows function. An object looks the way it does because its purpose dictates its form. I do not use a shovel to eat my cereal; a shovel is designed to dig holes. I would not choose a spoon to dig a trench for obvious reasons....

What are we doing?

by | Mar 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ What do you think about a football (soccer) coach whose team played cards during practice? Or what if the team spent the whole game on their end of the field and never attempted to score a goal? You would think something is wrong....

No Place Like Home

by | Feb 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ “Why can’t our group meet at the church building?” We had settled this question years ago, but COVID-19 sowed some confusion in leaders’ minds. During the pandemic, we opened the building for groups to gather...

Open House

by | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ One of our church’s members bought a beautiful new house and asked me to come and bless it. They explained that they wanted their home to be used for God’s purposes, including hosting a cell group. They may not have realized it, but...

I Can(‘t) Do It Myself

by | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ As a pastor, I have often had to make the case for becoming part of a cell group. Many people who connect with our church through the worship service will first view group participation as an “extra-mile” add-on for those with free...