Developing Oikos Relationships

Most of our oikos relationships are those we come into contact with on a continual basis—family, co-workers, students, and neighbors. Yet, we can also actively develop new oikos. How do we do this? I’m writing this blog on a plane from England. After the...

Transforming Cities with Cells

by Mario Vega Cell ministry takes the Christian life back home. God comes out of the religious building to daily life. When a cell is opened in a household, the family is affected at the most intimate levels of life. The neighbors surrounding that house are well aware...

Oikos Transformation

by Bill Joukhadar A key factor in the incredible growth of the early church was the transformation of the traditional oikos structure. As it was, this ancient structure was far from the original design God had blueprinted for individual and community well-being,...

Oikodomeo, The Edifier

by Ralph Neighbour The oikos family of words includes not only oikonomos but also oikodomeo, translated “build up” or “edify.” It is, in the spiritual realm, what oikonomos is in the physical realm. As a servant of God, He entrusts me with His...

Understand Your Setting

by Jeff Tunnell For those reading the blog while living in relational countries where an understanding of Oikos pre-exists gathering in Cell groups, I congratulate you in the relative ease you experience is adopting the cell life-style and admonish you to continue...