Between Movement and Institution

by Mario Vega The Christian church was born as a movement that rapidly spread throughout the world. As time passed, the church began to institutionalize, and its nature as a movement began to fade. Throughout the years, God has provided revivals to not only revitilize...

Writing for the Joel Comiskey Group

by Mario Vega In February 2008 I was invited by Joel Comiskey’s Group Board to write a weekly blog on this Website. At the time I considered it an honor but until then, I had never written a single blog. Later, I thought I was in trouble, because I didn’t know...

Proper Motivations for Cell Ministry

by Mario Vega When we talk about cell ministry, we often associate it with church growth. The desire for church growth may have several motivations. Some people desire growth to build a mega church and become a famous icon. And there will always be pastors who desire...

God’s Work in El Salvador

by Mario Vega This past week, a prestigious institute of public opinion, which belongs to the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), directed by Jesuit priests, issued a  survey on the status of religion in El Salvador. The results are very interesting. In the first...

The Strengths of a Large Church

by Mario Vega In its first nine years, Elim church focused its effort in planting new churches. In San Salvador’s metropolitan area (1.5 millions of people), the church established twenty-two branch churches. However, in 1986 when the transition to a cell church was...