Three steps for transitioning and integration

by Mario Vega Pastor Roberto Lay, who runs an excellent instruction program on the cell model in Brazil, sums up the issue of transition and integration in a way that, up to now, I think is the most clear and practical. For Roberto Lay three steps should lead to...

Transitioning at Crestline First Baptist

by Bill Mellinger, lead pastor of Crestline First Baptist Church Joel has asked me to do a guest blog. Since he is our coach, I try to listen do what he says.  Seriously, I am honored to share our journey of “integration” with you. I have been on an...

Seeing through a Different Lens

by Michael Sove To me the biggest problem in transition is helping the people see through a different lens.  People have been taught that the answer to every problem is a program.  Programs aren’t bad things in and of themselves.  The program was initiated to...

Preferences & Principles

by Jeff Tunnell My preference in transitioning an established church from “programs” to “cells” as the base of ministry is for the Pastor to begin a prototype cell group with key leaders (along with their spouses if possible).  As this group grows in...

Moving Toward Full Integration

by Joel Comiskey I coached one denominational church that had grown to mega church status through their wide array of programs. Every night of the week they featured a different program to attract people. The senior pastor eventually realized he was a one-man show,...