Will it work?

by | Nov 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Our church transitioned to a cell-based ministry over 20 years ago. After some years of growth, we hit a period of stagnation. Our leaders seemed to be drifting and the groups complacent. Groups were not multiplying and there was...

Twenty years on

by | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.orgIt has been more than twenty years ago that our church decided to take the plunge and pursue a cell-based ministry strategy. I wish I could say that we immediately began a steady growth in numbers and enthusiasm. It didn’t work...

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...