How to Maintain Focus Leading

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org A focused church requires a focused leader. There are lots of activities a church can be engaged in, and pastors can feel pulled in many directions by many people. But if the church is going to have a healthy and thriving cell...

Leading through Benign Neglect

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Time is like money – very few people say they have enough. Therefore, it must be budgeted wisely. As church leaders, that means we need to ask ourselves, “What is most important for life change?” Survey like Willow Creek’s...

Re-imagining Group Leadership

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Our church did not begin as a cell-based church, and so we had to make a transition. Although our transition was successful, if I had to do it over again, I would approach the issue of group leadership differently. In the...

Free to Fail and Succeed

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org I learned to ski when I was in high school. A friend took me out on the slopes and taught me the basics of how to get moving and how to stop. I spent the afternoon practicing what he told me to do, and at dinner I proudly...

Two Biblical Truths which Guide Cell Ministry

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org “What agenda should our group meetings follow?” “How often should our group meet?” There are a million and one decisions to make when leading a cell church. For answers, you could copy another church’s practice, but there are at...