Let Go of the Rope

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com As a kid, a group of individuals (yes, notice that word again—group) were teaching me how to water ski.  Huddled safely inside a dry boat, they shouted brief directions.  Some of these directives I heard and others...

Community is a Good Thing

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Facilitate I avoided speaking about close fellowship (community) in small groups for many years because I feared groups would stop growing. My first book Home Cell Group Explosion highlighted evangelism and multiplication in small groups...

On Second Thought…

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When our church transitioned to a cell-based ministry 18 years ago, I was filled with passionate idealism. That passion helped us in some ways and hurt us in others. For example, in my idealism, I told our people, “Eventually,...

Conflict Brings Community

Michelle Geoffrey, cell pastor at www.celebrationchurch.org If someone would have told me that on my first official cell group board game night real conflict would arise, I would not have believed them… but, it did.  We were laughing and having fun and the game...

My Mistake:  Being Slow to Resolve Conflict

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In the first year of our existence as a church family, we experienced zero conflict.  Yes, that is a big statement and one that is hard to believe.  It is, however, true.  Eventually, I began to understand the phrase “motion...