Cell Evangelism

by Joel Comiskey Even though I wrote Home Cell Group Explosion eighteen years ago, the concepts still ring true. The focus of HCGE was cell evangelism that leads to multiplication and how cell evangelism is the key difference between cells and small groups. Cells, in...

Prayer and Church Planting

by Joel Comiskey Most church planters are pragmatic. They want to know what will work. Immediately. Most are fascinated by techniques that promise quick growth. But we need to remember that only God can give lasting fruit in church planting. Paul the apostle said at...

Hindrances to Planting New Churches

by Joel Comiskey I see two major hindrances to cell church planting. The first one is not believing that the cell is the church. In the cell church strategy, the first cell group is officially the church. Many have a hard time with this.  I mentored one doctoral...

From Cell to Celebration

by Joel Comiskey In the cell church strategy, the church begins with the start of the first cell. The essence of the celebration is connecting the cells together and helps each person to see themselves as part of a greater whole. Many cell church planters start...

The Beauty of Cell Church Planting

by Joel Comiskey People ask me, “Joel, why are you so interested in cell church planting?” I tell them that cell groups are the perfect place to develop new leaders. Leaders are not developed and released by sitting in church on Sunday morning or worshipping in a...