Open vs. closed groups

  by Steve Cordle Recently a new member to our church responded to our open, outreach-oriented group philosophy by asking “Didn’t Jesus have a closed group?” Our new friend had been part of a thriving church in another state that had used the closed...

Circle Up (Part Two)

by Rob Campbell www.cypresscreekchurch.com In my post last week, I wrote about a circular versus a linear equipping track for a cell church.  A few in this blog community wanted me to comment more on this idea.  So, here we go. Last week, I wrote:  “When you...

The Cell Driven Strategy

I coined the term “the cell-driven strategy” to conceptualize the need to make cell ministry the driving force of church life, rather than an extra ministry or program. I noticed so many pastors consumed with Sunday celebration services to the point that...

Training for Cell Ministry

by Mario Vega At the beginning of our work with cells, training new leaders was fast. Our training course was only four sessions long. Every four weeks we had a new leader’s graduation. One of the advantages of having such a short course was that it allowed the fast...

Don’t look for leaders

  by Steve Cordle   “I can’t find anyone in my group who will become a new leader.” It’s not an uncommon sentiment to hear: I can’t find leaders. So give up trying to find leaders. Instead, start to develop new leaders. It might be...