The Gifts of the Spirit in the Cell Group

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv When the Elim church began to work with cells, the decision was made that the gifts of the Holy Spirit would not be allowed in the houses, unless there was a pastor present. The reason for that decision had to do with the way the service...

What Would I Do Differently?

Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com When we started cell ministry, we spent a lot of time with Joel Comiskey as a coach and did a lot of reading. We began with two prototype groups of potential leaders. I wanted to move quickly in our transition from a traditional...

Careful Hand offs

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org      When our church transitioned to a cell-based ministry, I understood that, as senior pastor, I needed to be the primary champion of the cell strategy. So, for our first ten years as a cell church, I personally led the cell...

Let Go of the Rope

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com As a kid, a group of individuals (yes, notice that word again—group) were teaching me how to water ski.  Huddled safely inside a dry boat, they shouted brief directions.  Some of these directives I heard and others...

Community is a Good Thing

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Facilitate I avoided speaking about close fellowship (community) in small groups for many years because I feared groups would stop growing. My first book Home Cell Group Explosion highlighted evangelism and multiplication in small groups...