Coach, Love, Protect

By Jeff Tunnell, JCG board member, pastor emeritus, and cell church advocateCell Coaches are heroes, just like their cell leaders. They lead a cell and dedicate additional time, energy, resources, and love, to provide support and encouragement to the cell leaders they...

Giving vs Supporting

By Jeff Tunnell, JCG board member, pastor emeritus, and cell church advocateJesus told us in Acts 20:35 “It is more blessed to give than receive.”  I hope we have all experienced the wonderful feeling that comes when we meet a temporary need for someone...

Why I Am Committed to Cell-Based Ministry

By Jeff TunnellWhen asked “Why are you so committed to cell-based ministry?,” my mind floods with memories from more than 35 years of experimentation and application of this robust, biblical, and life-giving ministry approach.  While I shy away from giving...

The Protection is Real

By Jeff Tunnell While pastoring a cell ministry in Southern California, I enjoyed a regular, ongoing “benefit” that few people experience.  Visiting ministers came to the church and instructed the congregation on the importance of this...