Faithful Service

by | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey The blog theme for this month is discovering the “why” of cell ministry. Or put another way, what is the proper motivation for doing cell ministry. I was reminded a few day ago by a discerning reader of this blog that the over-arching...

Proper Motivations for Cell Ministry

by | Feb 3, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey What is the proper motivation for cell ministry? Does such a motivation exist? I’ve noticed that some cell leaders are motivated by fear. They feel compelled to obey the heavy-handed pastor. One superintendent commented about a cell church...

Simple Standards Hold Discipleship Steady

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell Developing a cell structured church is the result of clarifying values, biblically. Values such as, living in community, the priesthood of believers, spiritual formation for each person, assimilation in the body of Christ, the Lordship of Jesus,...

Making Disciples through the Cell System

by | Jan 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey The New Testament house churches were linked together. They were not independent entities. In chapter 8 of my new book, Biblical Foundations for the Cell-Based Church, I talk about how those house churches connected together. In a connected system,...

Developing Healthy Disciples through the Cell

by | Jan 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey Just last week during my Florida seminar at “Segadores de Vida,” I often referred to the cell as the mother’s womb. The cell, like the womb, nurtures new babies and prepares them for the outside world. A womb provides the necessary...