Cell Strength in Crisis

by | Aug 17, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

In Wednesday’s blog, I mentioned the article “Sharing Our Lives in Difficult Times” (March 2007) writen by Mike Messerli, pastor of small group ministries at at a church in Texas. You’ll remember that the senior pastor at his church fell into sin and many...

Community in Crisis

by | Aug 15, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

I’m a member of www.smallgroups.com. I like to read through the monthly newsletters and a few days ago I came across an especially great article called “Sharing Our Lives in Difficult Times” (March 2007). The article was written by Mike Messerli,...

Recovery Cells

by | Aug 13, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

Dr. Mike Erickson loves cells and cell church. He’s the associate pastor of Big Bear Christian Center in Big Bear, CA (senior pastor is Jeff Tunnell). I had the privilege of coaching Mike (and Jeff) over a three year period and I can testify of Mike’s...

Worship and Cell Ministry

by | Aug 10, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

While I strongly believe that small-group ministry is a powerful tool to reach the lost, we must first give our attention to the Almighty. While techniques to lasso non-Christians are great, they’re not at the core of small-group ministry. God must be at the core....

Each Cell Develops Its Own Style

by | Aug 8, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

Recently, I received a criticism from a new cell member who didn’t like my style. He felt I was too rigid in the following the 4Ws. I thanked him for his honesty and told him that we had other cell groups with different style and flavors. I told him that he...