Bigger or Better

by Brian Kannel, lead pastor of York Alliance Church www.yorkalliance.org and author of Follow Me It’s not my fault. Or any of our faults, really. It’s the way we’ve always been. The cell church movement has literally spanned the globe, touching an incredible...

Three Effects of Celebration Abuse

by Andrew Mason [I Joel Comiskey want to present Andrew Mason, the Lead Associate Pastor of Thrive Church, where he oversees Small Groups, Discipleship Ministries and Pastoral Staff. He is Founder of SmallGroupChurches.com, an online community of leaders dedicated to...

My shift

by Jeff Tunnell Eph 4: 15-16 says, “But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of...

The Cell-Driven Church

by Joel Comiskey One pastor bought into the cell church philosophy but didn’t change his inward value of church success. The value that success equaled Sunday attendance was deeply ingrained in his psyche. As I coached him over the months, I found that he naturally...

Studying the Bible in the Larger Gatherings

by Mario Vega At Elim church the teaching of the Word of God has a central place. Our major emphasis and effort is placed in teaching God’s Word. Therefore, the celebration services are very important for the training of leaders, for both new and current...