by Steve Cordle | Apr 11, 2022 | Community, Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgMost churches in the United States are small; the median size is 65. That means half of the churches have less than 65 people, half have more.Perhaps one of the reasons for this is that there is a limit to the number of people of...
by Steve Cordle | Apr 5, 2022 | Community, Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org The Apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians “We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.”...
by Steve Cordle | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgBefore planting our church, I wrestled for a year and a half with the question, “Do I have what it takes to be a church planter?” I didn’t know how to tell.Today I would point to the three traits Stadia church planting network...
by Steve Cordle | Mar 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgWhen I set out to plant our church 30 years ago, I was asked, “Why plant new churches? Don’t we already have enough? Let’s strengthen the churches we have.”It’s a fair question, and I answer it differently today than I did...
by Steve Cordle | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgTo transition to cell ministry successfully, the lead pastor needs to start a group. Ideally, it should be the church’s first cell group. It is unlikely that a church can thrive in cell ministry if the senior pastor does not lead...
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