By Joel Comiskey, Groups that Thrive We’ve been talking about the leader’s role in facilitating and pastoring. The word empowerment is the key to making this happen. Synonyms for empowerment include enablement, permission, and approval. Facilitators encourage people...
By Joel Comiskey, Empowered to Lead We’ve spent recent months exploring pastoral leadership in depth. But what about the person leading the cell group every week? In the cell church movement, we hold a conviction that sets us apart from traditional small-group...
By Joel Comiskey, author of Groups that Thriveand From Twelve to Three Research confirms what experienced cell church leaders already know: coaching is the single most important factor in small group health. In their study of 3,000 small-group leaders across 20...
By Joel Comiskey — from Living in Victory I encourage every pastor — lead and staff alike — to be personally involved in cell ministry, whether as a team member or as a cell group leader. The most important reason is simple: to stay close to the fire. Pastoral...
By Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission — scottboren.blogspot.com| @mscottboren Over the years, I’ve encountered many group leaders driven by an individualistic imagination — and honestly, most leaders tend to operate this way. Within this mindset,...
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