The Long Term Reality of Cell Ministry

by Mario Vega, http://www.elim.org.sv/ There is a saying in Spanish: “God’s mills grind slowly but they grind well.” God has his own pace to accomplish his purposes, but those purposes are perfect. We are the ones who are always in a hurry and wanting the work...

Ministry is a Marathon not a Sprint, part two

by Dr. Jim Wall, Executive Director, Acts 2 Network, www.acts2network.org It was the seventh year in the life of Western Branch Community Church in Chesapeake, VA, USA. In that short time the church had grown to over 1,000 souls. Sixty percent of that growth had come...

Ministry is a Marathon not a Sprint, part one

by Dr. Jim Wall, Executive Director, Acts 2 Network, www.acts2network.org This week marks the launch of my 45th year in Christian ministry. (I sometimes think I am still in my 30’s. So how can I possibly have been doing this for so long!?) If I’ve learned...

Growing More Loving

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, http://www.crestlinefbc.com/ For the past month, I have been asking our church if we are becoming a “Relational Church that is Sold Out for Jesus.” We are at the time of our annual renewal of membership and the...

Goal Setting for 2015

by Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil Goal setting can be a blessing or a trap. First the negative aspect. Some pastors are  numbers driven. Their only goal is to produce numbers and this causes an unnecessary stress on most of the cell leaders. When goals are...