by joelcomiskey | Sep 21, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
Persecution is good for the church. Jesus said to the church in Smyrna, “These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!” (Revelation 2:8-9). The blood...
by joelcomiskey | Sep 19, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
Last Sunday I returned from a week-long cell ministry trip in Caracas, Venezuela (my first trip to Venezuela). The people are super friendly–like most Latin Americans. When I do cell seminars around the world, I use a personal rating system of 1-3 (3 being the...
by joelcomiskey | Sep 17, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
During the sharing of the Word in the small group (normally after the worship time), God speaks to our hearts through the Bible. Many small groups follow the same theme and Scripture passage as was used in the Sunday-morning message. Even if this is the case, it’s...
by joelcomiskey | Sep 14, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
Even though worship in the cell needs to go beyond singing, it does normally include singing. I counsel cell worship leaders to pick five to six songs before the group begins. Or the worship leader might invite small group members to select the songs before the...
by joelcomiskey | Sep 12, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry
Singing is an important part of worship, but it’s not the only activity. At a small-group seminar, one participant shared, “It’s important to go beyond singing songs. Our group has experienced God’s presence through reading psalms together, praying sentence prayers or...
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