Failing Forward

Last Friday evening I was doing the electronic scoreboard for my daughter’s basketball game (Nicole, 13, and Chelsea, 12 are both on the same team). It was the first time I was in charge of the scoreboard, and I didn’t know what I was doing. At times I would...

The Passion Spreads

By Mario Vega With a very modest knowledge of the cellular model, the new cells began to work. Soon the enthusiasm spread and the results began to be evident. It was not difficult to find host number ten that we needed. The dynamics of multiplication was so strong...

Increasing Leader Confidence

by Steve Cordle   “I could never be a leader.” How often have you heard a group member say that? If we are going to see more effective group leaders in our ministries, we need to help people find leadership confidence in Christ. Leader confidence is built...

Hanging Between Two Worlds

In light of Joel’s post yesterday, I like what Peter Scazzero writes in his book, The Emotionally Healthy Church.  “My most effective discipleship is to be an incarnational presence to another person.  It was for Jesus.  It is, I believe, for all his...

Caught Rather than Taught

Last Saturday I taught a cell seminar in Monrovia, CA. I took with me my associate pastor, Denis Muñoz. On the way home, I asked Denis what he thought of the seminar. “I liked it,” he said. “Yet, I felt the people wanted something even more...