Start wth the Why

by Joel Comiskey Simon Sinek, popular speaker and author, was considered a “successful” businessman. Like so many, he began to focus on what he was selling and then trying to figure out how to sell it. Yet, he realized he was missing why he was selling the...

Flexible Planning

by Joel Comiskey When helping cell leaders prepare the lesson more effectively, two words of advice come to mind: preparation and flexibility. Preparation I highly recommend that the leader receives a copy of the lesson before the pastor preaches on Sunday morning. It...

Aim at Transformation

by Joel Comiskey Several years ago, I visited a cell that was discussing the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18:21-35. The cell leader asked question after question about what the text said (observation), then a few more questions about what the text...

Connecting Sermon with Cell

by Joel Comiskey I’ve written a lot about how cell churches connect the teaching on Sunday (or mid-week teaching, as in the case of Elim) with the cell lesson. All of the cell churches in my research connected their teaching in the larger gathering with the cell...

Refreshment for Summer Cells and Their Leaders

by Osvaldo Kentura The church passes through wonderful moments in the cell group, in the celebration services, and in the daily journey of life and ministry during the twelve months out of the year. As we look back at the days that have past, we rejoice at lives that...