Planting Cell Churches

by | Jul 3, 2016 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey is at the heart of the great commission and also drives cell ministry (Matthew 28:18-20). When Jesus told his disciples to make new groups of disciples, he was implying that new local churches would be established and not that one local church would...

Learning from My Mistakes

by | Jun 19, 2016 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey I (we) failed miserably in trying to transition the El Batán Church in Quito, Ecuador to the cell church strategy back in 1993. I was beaten and bruised in the process but in hindsight, we went about it all wrong. We thought we could make the change...

Three Principles for a Successful Transition

by | Jun 12, 2016 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey I’ve coached and observed churches that have failed in their transition to cell church. I’ve also had the great pleasure of witnessing churches who have made it all the way to a fully functional cell church. The churches that successfully transition...

Hoist Your Sales, part 2

by | Jun 7, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In the early church, no person is more poignantly present than the Holy Spirit.  The decisions and directions of men and women were rooted in the moving of the Holy Spirit.  Despite this reality, there were missteps,...

Hoist Your Sails, part 1

by | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com This month, the JCG bloggers will be focusing on transitioning to a cell church.  In the early days of the cell church movement (in North America), a tongue in cheek saying went as follows: “If you have to choose...