His Body, My Family

by | Apr 9, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell “When the Church Was a Family”, by Joseph H. Hellerman gave me some keen perspectives on the historical view concerning to whom the New Testament was written.  His use of terms like “strong-group societies” helped me see the flaw in our American...

Leading Families to Christ

by | Apr 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org Last Sunday, April 1, 2012, marked the completion of a 3-year transition of Pastoral leadership for our congregation.  John 3:30 has been a key verse for me during the last 30 months as Rob Hastings has prepared to be our...

Momentum and Flexibility

by | Mar 26, 2012 | Uncategorized

By Jeff Tunnell Pastor Rob Hastings & I were discussing this topic yesterday: “Where should our emphasis be at this time in our cell church development?” When we had 30 cells, those groups became the front door of the church. We had more people...

Celebrating His Cause

by | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized

I have dreamed of touching my entire population with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Similar underlying motivations touch you, as a leader in the body of Christ.  The cell driven strategy presents us with the biblical method for penetrating our populations with efficient...

Mutually Inclusive, Not Exclusive

by | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell While each cell in the body has DNA to achieve the reproduction of itself, it must align its efforts with the other cells in the body, contributing to the entire structure of God’s amazing creation.  In comparison we say, “The cell is the church, but...