Developing a Coach

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org    Effective Coaches are vital to any church’s ability to sustain healthy growth beyond 10 cell groups. At the same time, recruiting and retaining coaches is a challenging task. Most North American churches struggle in...

Who You Gonna Call?

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org    “Who you gonna call?” Those are words from the theme song to an old American comedy movie called, Ghostbusters. The song encouraged people who were having trouble with ghosts to call the fictional ghost-removal...

Coaching made simple (but not easy)

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org    Cell group leader and cell group coach are two different roles, but they have this in common: they both develop others. Good cell leaders help apprentices to become leaders. Good coaches help leaders succeed and...

Everybody Needs a Coach

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org     At his peak, Tiger Woods was the greatest golfer in the world; yet, he had a coach. Many believe that LeBron James is the greatest basketball player, and he has a coach. The greatest cell group leaders also need a coach....

Leader Care

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org     Our cars need maintenance. If we neglect to change the oil, one day the engine may not start. If we do not replace the brakes, one day the car may not stop. Our cell leaders need regular attention, too, or one...