By Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) As leaders in cell-based churches, we seek to make disciples who make disciples. Some parts of God’s Church emphasize the Word of God as central to becoming strong disciples. Other...
By Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) Preaching and teaching have a central role in the life of the church. Alone, they are insufficient for making disciples, but they are a vital and necessary piece of the disciple-making...
By Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) Jesus was a teacher. During his earthly ministry, his disciples called him “Teacher.” He preached the greatest Sermon ever – the Sermon on the Mount. And he commissioned his...
By Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) Many leaders are less than enthusiastic about small groups because they have seen too many become ingrown social gatherings. Yet, groups are the best context for growing disciples if we...
By Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) Discipleship is more caught than taught. We need to be taught God’s truths, but that is not enough to form us as disciples. We also need to see examples of what it looks like to live...
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