How old is a disciple?

by | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ The mission of the church is to make disciples. How old is a disciple? That’s an unusual way to ask how old a person needs to be to respond to God. The Bible tells us that David was a “youth” – a teenager —...

As Go the Cells, so Goes the Church

by | Oct 10, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ A few days ago, a half-dozen church members returned from a mission trip to Panama. A year ago, a Brazilian leader came to our church with a dream of starting a church planting training center in Panama. He met with one of our young...

Missionary cells

by | Oct 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ The risen Jesus’ Great Commission to his disciples was “Go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:18-20) Those marching orders could not be more precise. That is why the Lausanne Covenant says, “A...

Ready or not?

by | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ When is a group ready to multiply? When the leader is ready. In our eagerness to multiply our group, it is important that we take the time to assure that the apprentice leader is ready to lead a healthy group. If the leader is not...

Multiplication; a defining characteristic

by | Aug 7, 2023 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, https://xr.church/ Joel Comiskey builds multiplication right into the definition of a cell group. A cell group is a group of three to fifteen people who meet weekly outside the church building for the purpose of evangelism, community, and spiritual...