Trust and Stay Close

by Jeff Tunnell Trusting others with responsibility is a key issue for cell-structured ministries.  The cell church strategy emphasizes raising and releasing new leaders.  Fear to release people into ministry is a choke hold on the church. And the reality is this: We...

Shake Your World for Christ

by Jeff Tunnell “Give me 100 men who hate nothing but sin and love God with all their hearts and I will shake the world for Christ!” John Wesley During the 18th century, with a developing cell method in mind, Wesley was ready to win souls and disciple them to fruitful...

Healthy Leadership Decisions

by Jeff Tunnell A key reason for the cell structure is to decentralize ministry. For the senior pastor, this means allocation of the work to believers and coaching them through a biblical system, like Jethro’s advice to Moses. For the believer this means no longer...

Strawberries and Healthy Cells

by Jeff Tunnell Jesus taught by parables. Following his example, I offer a “strawberry parable” for healthy cell multiplication, and I think you will find some practical conclusions. The “strawberry plants” are your cell and the “beds” are the cell system....

Prescribed Accountability Structures

by Jeff Tunnell Experience and history demonstrate that if the Devil cannot make you stumble and fall, he will push you over the top with success. When everything seems to be going perfectly for the believer (and precisely for this blog the cell leader), we should...