Your group’s shelf-life

by | Jan 17, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle   Joel’s post yesterday about releasing leaders and the core value of multiplication is so vital for us to hear. A while ago a pastor of a large, growing church said to me “Here’s why I don’t go for the cell idea: why should I...

Ministry out of God’s Spirit

by | Jan 10, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle   John 1:13 tells us that those who come to faith in Christ are “children born not of natural descent, not of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” Leadership and minstry can be spoken of in a similar way. Ministry...

Show me how

by | Jan 3, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle I am a piano player of many years. I took private lessons from the time I was in 3rd grade through college (my undergrad degree is music). I learned a lot from my teachers, who usually sent me home with instructions like “Work on that...

Leader Eaters

by | Dec 13, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle I have appreciated and learned from the posts and comments on leadership this week! Raising up and discipling those who disciple others is not easy work, and we surely don’t like to see disicple-making leaders fall away for any reason. If we can...

Everyone a leader?

by | Dec 6, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

  by Steve Cordle Many cell churches work with the assumption that every believer can become a leader. Now, that doesn’t mean that everyone is ready to be a leader today. They are not. Many are just beginning to walk with Christ, and others have not allowed the...