The Power of the Encounter

by | Mar 8, 2009 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle – guest blogging for Joel Encounter Retreats have been used for years now in cell churches around the world. Our church just finished our 27th Encounter yesterday, and I am amazed that the power of that experience is still undiluted. It continues...

Metrics

by | Sep 17, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle “How are your church’s groups going?” When you respond to a question like that you used some measurement benchmarks which indicated to you whether the groups were doing well, fair, or not so well. When it comes to your groups, what do...

More thoughts on MSCs

by | Sep 10, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle Let me add to Rob’s blog from yesterday about Mid-Size Communities. In addition to what Rob said, we have been talking about the idea of gathering groups of cells into MSCs at our church for the following reasons: 1) It feels more accessible than...

When a group leader falls

by | Aug 27, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle I will follow Rob Campbell’s excellent example today and ask a question so that we might learn from one another. It’s a question no pastor likes to think on, but most likely we will all face it at some point: Q: When a group leader falls...

Sheep Care

by | Aug 21, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle   In John 21 the risen Jesus asks Peter, “Do you love me?” Peter (perhaps sadly) responds, “You know I do”. Jesus then re-commissions Peter: “Take care of my sheep”. Three years earlier Jesus had called Peter to...