Persistent Evaluations

by Mario Vega At Elim, we review cell ministry each week at every level. It all starts in the cell core when it gathers for its weekly planning meeting. The planning meeting is distinct from the actual cell meeting (all of our cells meet on Saturday). In the planning...

Team Encouragement

by Angel Manuel Hernádez Gutiérrez Discouragement is one of the biggest problems that leaders confront. Dr. John Stott in his book “The challenges of Christian leadership,” shows us that the two biggest challenges of leadership are discouragement and...

Donkeys for Jesus

by Jeff Tunnell Where is your “carrot”?  Remember the donkey pulling the wagon, while the driver holds a carrot out on a stick just in front of him so the donkey is constantly moving forward to reach it?  That’s US!!  Our leadership teams have a common goal, or...

Mending the Nets as a Team

by Joel Comiskey As a teenager, I would go to Enseñada, Mexico once or twice a year with my family. We would camp right on Estero Beach and sleep in my parent’s tent trailer. My brother Jay and I would walk down the beach to a rock jetty and fish most of the...

The Functions of Leadership Teams

by Mario Vega The cell model functions best through leadership teams at each level. First, the core of the cell is a work team. Second, the supervisors form another team at the “sector” area of the city. Next are the teams of zone pastors and then district...