The Team Gathering

by | Jun 17, 2012 | Uncategorized

We’ve been blogging this past week on the importance of team ministry. Team ministry is biblical and more effective. In the cell church, the team members rise from within the cell structure. While a leader’s godly character is foundational, fruitfulness in...

Raising Up Leaders from Within

by | Jun 10, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey In the early church, the house churches were a training ground for future leaders for church and mission .Most are amazed at how quickly Paul raised up leadership for the church. In Paul’s church plants, he raised up leaders quickly and without...

Team Leadership

by | Jun 3, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey In the cell church today, we need to emphasize the plurality of leadership, both at the cell level as well as the staff who oversee the cells. The day of the lone-ranger leader is over. Teams of leaders should be the new norm, which is actually a...

Reconnecting the Generations

by | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey Who will care for the children? Everyone. Intergenerational cells ask everyone to be involved. The focus of IG cells is to reconnect the generations. I love Daphne Kirk’s book Reconnecting the Generations: Empowering God’s People, young...

Welcoming Children into the Family of God

by | May 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey As I travel around the country, I rejoice to hear stories of children following Jesus because of the godly example of their parents. Pastors and leaders agree that the parents first ministry is their children. Paul tells parents to “bring them...