Taking Coaching to the Next Level

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Living in Victory When I graduated from Bible College, my mission agency (Christian and Missionary Alliance) recommended that I take further Bible education, and I ended up attending seminary, which helped me explore the Christian faith...

Pastoral Involvement in Cell Ministry

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Living in Victory I encourage pastors (lead and staff pastors) to be intimately involved in cell ministry, whether as a team member in a cell or leading a cell group.  The most important reason is to stay close to the fire and...

How to Coach

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Living in Victory I talked with a pastoral team recently who said to me, “Joel, can you explain how to coach in a practical way. It seems that coaching is more subjective and not as clear-cut. We understand the equipping, the order of the...

Keep Coaching Simple

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Living in Victory “But what coaching model should I use?” asked the bewildered pastor. He had heard of 5×5, G12, and G12.3, and yet he had no idea what was best for him. He didn’t know where to start and was ready to...

Cell Group Goals: Making More Disciples

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Living in Victory I love hearing Mario Vega talk about cell group goals. Elim is so crystal clear about making specific, yearly multiplication goals. They realize that until Jesus comes, we need to be making more and better disciples. This...