Lifting Leaders from Within

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Jesus is full of the Spirit of God– His source for power.  He empowers you for ministry through His Spirit.  Next, Jesus desires to release His power to his followers.  Finally, as a leader I must follow the example of...

The Biggest Step Toward Cell Ministry

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When I was first studying the cell church philosophy, I realized that the cell church defined members’ ministry differently. Most churches talk about making the members the ministers, but most of the time “ministry” meant...

The First Cell-Based Assembly

by Joel Comiskey A well-known, highly applicable Old Testament story is Jethro’s counsel to Moses. Rob Campbell wrote about this in a recent, challenging blog entitled "God’s Gift: A Team," in which he highlighted how Moses learned about his need...

Threat or Opportunity?

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org The cell church’s greatest strength is seen by some as a reason to reject it.  Some pastors are reluctant to embrace a cell-based ministry philosophy because they fear that if they allow church members to lead and...

His Design is Best

by Jeff Tunnell We use personality tests, aptitude scales, motivational gifts surveys, and more, trying to discover and subsequently fine tune the way God created us. We want to be the best leader we can possibly be.  After all, we are in the highest calling on...