Elim’s Unique Transition to the Cell Church

by | Jun 9, 2016 | Uncategorized

by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Many people know that the Elim Church in El Salvador made a very rapid transition to cell ministry by starting lots of cells simultaneously. However, I would not recommend the way we transitioned as a model or example for others to...

Why Change To The Cell Church System?

by | Jun 8, 2016 | Uncategorized

Pastor Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist;  www.crestlinefbc.com Have you thoroughly answered the “Why” question? You may say, “We have already decided to change so that doesn’t matter.” The problem is that to truly transition into a cell church you must have...

Hoist Your Sales, part 2

by | Jun 7, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In the early church, no person is more poignantly present than the Holy Spirit.  The decisions and directions of men and women were rooted in the moving of the Holy Spirit.  Despite this reality, there were missteps,...

Hoist Your Sails, part 1

by | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com This month, the JCG bloggers will be focusing on transitioning to a cell church.  In the early days of the cell church movement (in North America), a tongue in cheek saying went as follows: “If you have to choose...

Transitioning to Cell-based Ministry

by | Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey For three weeks in May I traveled to eleven states in Brazil with the Foursquare Church and spoke to 19,000 pastors and leaders. The top leadership is encouraging the entire denomination of 20,000 churches to transition to the cell church model. Their...