Servants, Leaders, Disciple-makers

by Joel Comiskey Myth: View Everyone in the Church as a Leader Many of the growing cell churches ask each person to enter the training track to eventually become a leader. I immediately saw this as a positive development over the goal of attendance and promoted it in...

The Goal of the Cell Church

by Joel Comiskey Myth: The Cell Church Is All about the Cell Most people would never accuse the cell church of not focusing on the cell. After all, those within the cell movement agree that the cell is its crown jewel. All other cell systems spring from the cell, and...

Fail Often, Grow Often

by Joel Comiskey Myth: If You Fail, Try Something Else I know pastors who tried cell church ministry, failed at it, and then became cell church critics. They say, “Oh yes, I tried cell church, and it didn’t work.” Or they might say, “Cell church works great in...

Avoid Cell Church Legalism

by Joel Comiskey Myth: All Pastors Must Lead Cell Groups When a pastor is leading a cell group or part of a cell leadership team, he has additional authority with his congregation. The pastor is able to connect the message on Sunday with the needs of the person in the...

Far More Demanding

by Joel Comiskey Myth: There Are Fewer Problems in the Cell Church than Traditional Ministry Throughout this book I’ve been extolling the virtues of cell church ministry, while not trying to hide its problems. A lot of pastors gravitate to cell church ministry...