by Steve Cordle | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org One of the most significant conflicts described in the New Testament was over who would be on a team. Paul and Barnabas were partners in ministry. It was Barnabas who introduced the newly converted Paul to the apostles and...
by Steve Cordle | Sep 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Cell-based ministry can be brutal on a pastor’s ego — and that is a good thing! As pastors, our highest priority is the development and health of the church, not self-promotion. However, if we are honest, there might be...
by Steve Cordle | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Jesus is not only our model for living, he is our model for ministry. And we pastors would do well to note that Jesus was not just a preacher. Jesus called twelve men to follow him for a reason. In Matthew 4:19 Jesus said,...
by Steve Cordle | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Jay was telling me about a powerful men’s service he’d attended years ago. During the message the preacher said, “If you are involved in a relationship with a woman other than your wife, go make a call right now and break it...
by Steve Cordle | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org In his book, When Church was a Family, Joseph Hellerman points out that Jesus called his followers, “family.” “Who are my mother and my brothers?” Jesus asked. Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and...
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