Cell Culture in a Pandemic Time

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The new coronavirus was slow to arrive in El Salvador. The news about the virus and its unstoppable advance through Asia, Europe, South America and North America were known. That gave time to receive basic information about its...

House Meetings in Difficult Times

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv House meetings became a practice of Judaism during the captivity in Babylon. The temple had been destroyed and they had no place for teaching. On the other hand, in Babylon they also did not have the freedom to gather in large numbers....

Good and Bad Motivations of the Coach

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv In cell churches, the role of the coach (supervisor) is not always defined very clearly, like the role of a cell leader. Because of this, coaches receive different “signals” depending on the lead pastor, denomination, or particular...

Criteria for Choosing New Coaches

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv There are several reasons for choosing new coaches in the cell church. Some are better than others. Here are a few:   Choosing the person because of his or her position. Because leaders become coaches, a leader might be chosen as a...

The Coach’s Authority

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Authority is intrinsic to the role of the pastor. Since his role is similar to that of a father, he immediately develops a sense of authority over people. It is about this authority that Paul speaks in the following passage: “For...