The Power of Cell Church Planting

by Jim Wall Our church is located in a large metropolitan area. A few years ago, we discovered our church family included several families who lived in small towns thirty to forty-five minutes away. They attended our weekend celebrations. They did not join our cells...

Pastoral Care and Cells

by Jim Wall I remember the day I read Exodus 18:21-23 with understanding. I was pastoring a growing church; trying to preach all of the services, pastor all of the people, lead all of the meetings, etc. etc. etc. (If you are in church leadership you know what...

The Danger of Focusing Only on Celebration

by Jim Wall Last week I wrote about the power of staying committed to the simplicity of doing church the way the early church did; i.e. large group celebrations partnered with small groups in homes. Unfortunately, in the early years of our church we put too much...

Cell and Celebration

by Jim Wall It was a Sunday morning in 1989. My wife and I had been praying and planning for this day for a decade. We stood in the parking lot of the day care center wondering if anyone would come to the first gathering of a new church. By 10:30 a.m. cars started...

The Values Behind the Model

by Jim Wall In the fifteen years that we’ve been “celebration/cell based” we’ve adjusted the model multiple times. One of the primary ways we’ve adjusted is in the way we support our cell leaders. In the early years, I met with all of the...