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...

Avoid model idolatry

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When I first discovered cell-based ministry, over fifteen years ago, I wanted to know what to do to make it “work.” I was captivated by the way God was at work in some of the huge churches in Latin America and elsewhere. So I...