Laser Vision

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org  A light bulb can illuminate a room. A flashlight can let us see our way forward on a dark night. But a laser can cut through human bone. A light bulb, flashlight and a laser all produce light, but the difference is their...

Enjoying Each Other in the Lord

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org  Fun is an appropriate agenda item for groups because fun is part of living in community. When we are truly connected to each other, sometimes fun will break out (or at least it should!) A few of the ways I have seen fun break...

Are we having fun yet?

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org  I believe that one of the predictors of the long-term health of a cell group is the amount of laughter one hears in the group. The more laughter, the more likely it is that attendance at the group will be strong and the group...

Keeping Our Eye on the Ball

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Because discipleship requires relationships, cell groups are ideal environments for making disciples. However, simply gathering 10 people in a living room will not guarantee that they will love and obey Jesus. From time to time...

Recommitting again and again

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org In 2000, after a lot of prayer and study, our seniors leaders and I made the decision to commit our church to the cell church philosophy of ministry. Over the past 18 years, we have seen a lot of fruit and some frustrations. To...