Circle Up

Let me add one thought to a cell church’s quest to equip future leaders.  Don’t underestimate the power of the “circle.”  Let me explain.  Inevitably, the vast majority of cell churches have a linear approach to the training of cell leaders. ...

Keeping the Motivation Pure

I had a great time in San Juan Capistrano yesterday with the key leaders of Hope Christian Fellowship. Jeff Bassette, the senior pastor HCF, wanted me to talk to his key leaders about making disciples and raising up leaders. I’ve had the great privilege of...

More about Transitioning

By Mario Vega I appreciate the comments on the blog about our experience of transitioning. In fact, from the moment I wrote it, I knew that the situation of Christianity and culture of American readers is different from the Latin American one. When Elim made its...

From Educating to Equipping

by Steve Cordle   Let me offer another factor we encountered in our transition to cell ministry: changing from an education mindset to an equipping mindset. When my sons each turned 16, they wanted to drive. So they got the book: the state driver’s manual. They...

Traversing Transition

“Traversing” means to pass over, along, or through. Traversing transition has been the topic of the last few blog posts.  Further, the comments have been excellent.  This blog community continues to link arms with each other in such important matters as...