What is Family For?

by Steve Cordle There’s an old saying that when you marry a woman, you also marry her family. When we become followers of Jesus, we also get a family in the deal: the family of God! All those who have God as their heavenly father are now your brothers and...

The Church as Family

I believe that “family”  is the principal image of the church in Scripture. Paul says in  1 Timothy 3:15, “If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the...

Emphasizing Different Wings on the Cell Journey

by Joel Comiskey The cell church teaches and practices both cell and celebration. However, cell or celebration might be emphasized more or less in the church’s life cycle. Let me explain. Most church plants will begin by focusing almost entirely on the cell. As...

Where is the church?

by Mario Vega I’m writing this blog at the airport in Panama where I have to wait for a few hours before my flight to Brazil. Before leaving El Salvador, I arrived at the San Salvador airport and the policeman at the air terminal door greeted me and shook my...

Connecting Cell with Celebration

by Joel Comiskey Last Saturday during my seminar in New Jersey, I talked about helping the transition process by posting physical cell indicators in the church building (e.g., cell maps, pictures of cell leaders, banners, etc.) so that those on Sunday will know that...