A Praying Church

by | Oct 14, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org In the book of Acts, when believers gathered together, they prayed. They didn’t always preach or sing, but they prayed. Author Jack Deere writes, “The biggest difference between the first-century church and the modern church in...

Syncing our spirits

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgI love the fact that these days I can use my cell phone to access files that are stored on my computer. I can also read on my phone the ebooks that are stored on Kindle. The reason that I can read a book on either my phone, my...

Coaching Makes a Difference

by | Sep 16, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When I teach about cell ministry, sometimes pastors ask me whether it is a good idea to turn the ministry over to cell groups. “What if they start to teach heresy? What if the leaders lead the people to their own vision instead...

Be a Paul

by | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Would what you give to be mentored today by the Apostle Paul? Timothy was a young man with great potential, but he needed the Apostle Paul’s help in turning that potential into reality. In the letters of First and Second Timothy,...

Step by Step

by | Aug 12, 2021 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Jesus commanded us to make disciples, “teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” So, a church is to help believers learn to hear and obey Jesus, and an Equipping Track is a means to do that. An Equipping Track is a...