Signs the Cell Vision Has Caught You

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Effective cell-based churches have senior pastors who are completely committed to participating in and leading the cell ministry. After all, if they are not leading the ministry that is the basis of the church, they aren’t really...

Ready to Multiply

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org The most important factor in a group’s readiness to multiply is the readiness of the new leader. A group can be very healthy and even growing too large, but if there is not a new leader ready to step up and disciple others, the...

Health First

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Years ago I visited a prominent cell church and saw a banner hanging prominently in their worship space. It said that their goal was to double the number of cells in a year. I was so impressed that I went home and set a...

Any Group Can Do It

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Evangelism is an act of spiritual warfare, whereby we raid the dominion of the enemy and the Kingdom of God comes more fully upon the earth. So, we can expect multiple barriers to sharing and hearing of the Gospel. Prayer is the...

Evangelistic Support Groups

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Recently the Russian government passed a law that prohibits Christians from evangelizing outside of the church. Many have rightly expressed alarm and concern about this. Yet, if this law was passed in the United States, what...