By Bill Beckham, 70: Jesus’ Expansion Strategy Listening precedes speaking in the development of a child’s language skills. The exact order applies to the development of our prayer life. The Divine Spirit touches something in our spirit before we are drawn...
By Bill Beckham, The Second Reformation I have identified more than twenty key characteristics that describe the structure and dynamics of the cell church. This list is not exhaustive, but together with the other definitions, it provides a fuller picture of the nature...
By Bill Beckham, The Second Reformation One church that passed the seven tests (yesterday’s blog) was started by the Mennonite Church of America in Ethiopia. By the 1970s, the Western missionaries had returned home, leaving an indigenous national church of 5000...
By Bill Beckham, The Second Reformation Many churches have small groups of five to fifteen or more people meeting weekly as one of their programs. Does this classify them as a cell church? The following tests help differentiate between cell churches and those that may...
By Dr. Bill Beckham, Redefining Revival When Christ is the life source of the cell (DNA), the church’s ministry tasks can be fulfilled within the cell. Jesus keeps His promise to abide with His followers in His church and to empower it. He begins to direct...
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