Activating Those “Done” with the Church

by Joel Comiskey One of the best kept secrets is that the pastor grows more than those sitting in the church. The pastor has to depend on Jesus to effectively minister. The pastor draws close to God in the preparation of the sermon, when visiting the sick, or...

Word and Spirit

by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Some people stop attending church because they think they know the Bible, are tired of routine singing, and don’t want to give their tithe and offerings. With regard to listening to sermons, to some extent they might be right if...

How to Keep the Dones

by Joel Comiskey A pastor who I’m coaching recently shared a story of a member who announced he was done with the church. Jim, a godly member and faithful tither, announced that he was leaving the church during a prayer meeting.  Before Jim announced he was...

Relationship between Celebration and Cells

by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Most of the unbelievers who attend Elim do so because previously they have been reached by one of our cells. Moreover, the members of the cell are the ones who are in charge of transporting the people to the church building. After every...

Connecting People from Cell to Celebration

by Joel Comiskey We’ve talked about connecting people from celebration to cell, but what about from cell to celebration? Here are a few thoughts: 1. Remember that the cell is the church. If a person regularly attends a cell group that person is part of the...