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...

The key to an evangelistic group

by | Aug 13, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle   Developing an outward-oriented mindset in our groups and churches may be simpler –and maybe harder — than we think. Knowing that the older a church gets the less outwardly-focused it tends to be, I once asked Larry Kreider “From...

Ministry Endurance

by | Jul 30, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle   Recently I was talking with a guy in our church who has been a group leader for over 17 years. He has multiplied many groups, dissolved some groups, and influenced a bunch of people toward Jesus. I was impressed with his longevity, and I...

Energizing cells

by | Jul 9, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle  As Joel said in a post earlier this week, many can criticize, but fewer offer solutions. I happened upon a blog in which the author (Brian Jones) was asked, if you think small groups are as effecftive as they should be in the U.S., what would you do...

More on Fast-tracking

by | Jul 2, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle Thanks to Jeff Tunnel for filling in for me last week! He prompted a great question about whether it is ever OK to fast-track people into leadership. When we have a defined equipping track, is there ever a time we should let people start leading a cell...