Cells that Flourish

By Gerardo Campos, District pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador, www.elim.org.sv The health of a cell church starts when it defines its own model to its cultural context. Otherwise, trying to copy someone else’s model will prevent the church from...

Serving Others during Impersonal Times

By Gerardo Campos, District pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador, www.elim.org.sv Over time, the forms of communication continue to change. When the printing press was invented, communication became not only oral but also written. Today we live in the era...

The Goal of Innovation

By Gerardo Campos, District pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador, www.elim.org.sv In his book Myths and Truths of the Cell Church, Joel wrote about the myth that says, “Once you have a model, stick with it.” Comiskey comes back with the truth, “Innovate...

John Wesley and Cell Ministry

By Gerardo Campos, District pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador, www.elim.org.sv In 1738 John Wesley, a British Anglican clergyman and theologian, began meeting with friends in a small group to pray, study the Bible, and encourage one another. Mocking...

The organic within the institutional

By Gerardo Campos, District pastor at Elim Church, San Salvador, El Salvador, www.elim.org.sv Organization is important in cell churches. The organization helps avoid overlap so that more than one person is not doing the same thing. Roles and responsibilities are...