Cell Pastors

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv At Elim church in San Salvador we are a team of 87 pastors. This number was reached because the number of people we needed to take care of who attend our cells. All pastors were once cell leaders who excelled, for that reason they were...

The Home Meetings of the Early Christians

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv All the references that are found in the New Testament in relation to the church are in the context of the meetings in the houses. The celebrations are mentioned in the courtyard of the temple and next to the river in Philippi. But, all...

Building Transparency in Cell Life

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Relationships in a cell begin long before the guests arrive.  In the process of inviting people, emphasis is placed on the need to be authentic with others.  The process begins by taking an interest in the other person by...

Transparency within the Cell

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Various explanations can be given for the difficulty of transparency. But I think the main reason people aren’t transparent is fear—a  fear that is omnipresent and obsessive. It is the fear of vulnerability, fear of one’s own...

Transparency in the Christian community

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv v In chapter five of the book of Acts, we read about a shocking story about Ananias and Sapphira. They sold a property and saved part of the sale money. But, they told the brethren that they were giving all the money as a donation for...