Encounters Based on God’s Word

Mario Vega mentioned in his Friday blog that some Encounters in Latin America were based on absolute secrecy, promises of liberation, and weird psychological practices. Such Encounters must be avoided at all costs! Thankfully I didn’t encounter (no pun intended)...

Encounter Retreats

Many cell churches use Encounter Retreats and consider these events  as  key to their growth.  What is an Encounter Retreat? It’s a concentrated time (usually 2-3 days) to experience freedom from bondages, bitterness, bad habits, wicked thoughts, and past...

The Gift of Counseling

I believe that some people are more gifted than others to offer counseling. In fact, some people have a gift of counseling. This gift of counseling is actually called “exhortation” or “encouragement” in the Bible (Romans 12:8). The Greek word...

Supporting Your Leaders

By Michael Sove Over the years I have learned how important it is to support your leaders by providing care and giving them a place to come for advice as it relates to dealing with difficult people. The typical leader can deal with most situations that arise in their...

The Role of the Supervisor in Counseling

One myth in the cell church is that cell groups fulfill all the needs. A slight variation to that myth is that the cell leader–as opposed to the cell group–is responsible to fulfill all the counseling needs, pastoral duties, relational interaction,...