Helping Leaders be Disciplers

Steve Cordle  In his excellent post this week, Rob Campbell prompted us to think through the way we develop leaders. In that vein, how do your group leaders see themselves? Do they view themselves as facilitators of a meeting? As care-givers for group members? As...

New Dogs

One of our group leaders was beaming: “My group is fantastic!”, she said. “There is so much life and energy when we gather, it is so different than my old group.” What a contrast! Six months before this same leader had disbanded her group, and...

The Other Wing

It’s been said that the cell church flies with two wings: cell and celebration. While the cell groups require daily attention and nurture, let’s not forget about the other wing! (After all, when you’re in a plane at 35,000ft. it’s hard to...

When Cells Get Messy

There is nothing quite like being part of a healthy cell group community. When people are loving and being loved, known and being known, serving and being served; when Christ is changing lives in a visible way, and lost people are being found… that is literally...

Coaching over training

by Steve Cordle  I had the privelege of traveling with Joel Comiskey to visit Elim Church in San Salvador, El Salvador. Often regarded as the world’s second largest church, Elim had a weekly cell attendance of 120,000 adults and 30,000 children. Since cells are...