Learning how to say the right YES

by Aaron Lemuel De La Torre,  Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad in Hidalgo, Texas, www.comunidadiglesia.com How can we help our people say no to say yes to the most important things? One way is to remind them that good is often the enemy of the best.  In...

Achieving a “Yes” for the Transition

by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.svWhen a pastor decides to transition his church to the cell model, he must emphasize the new priorities by telling them “yes” while he says “no” to the things that do not contribute. Transitioning to the cell model...

Eight “Nos” from Psalm 91

By Daniel de los Reyes Villarreal, Superintendent, Pastor, teacher, and writer One of the three purposes of the cell is to have community, practicing the one-anothers of Scripture. Community is most valued when facing adversity. When facing trouble, we can quickly...

Say No to Drugs

By Daniel de los Reyes Villarreal, Superintendent, Pastor, teacher, and writer “Say No to Drugs” refers typically to undesirable narcotics. Although the word drug in Mexico is also interpreted as debt, they often overlap. To live dependent on narcotics is...

The Discipleship Habit

By Joel Comiskey, check out By Joel Comiskey, Making Disciples in the 21st Century Church Jim Berry writes in his book, The Power of Habit,  ”The kind of life we lead today is essentially the product of our habits – our daily routines, our daily...