Fear of Being a Leader

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Eugenia was one of the first cell leaders I personally trained. Eugenia did not miss any of the training meetings. At the end of the course, I announced to the new group of leaders that soon I would tell them what cell they would start...

The Training of New Leaders

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv When a person is born again, he experiences deep gratitude for God’s work of salvation.  That gratitude is expressed in a fervent desire to serve God. In those early days, the person is ready to serve in any role out of pure gratitude....

The Cell Church Philosophy

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv In contrast to traditional churches where believers have a passive and consumer role, cell churches are committed to helping each member become actively involved  both the cell and the celebration. The believer is seen as one who should...

Learning from History

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The passage from 1 Corinthians 14: 26-33 is a true window through time that allows us to see how the first Christians held their meetings. We read, “How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a...

The Control Trap

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv One of our pastors in an Elim branch church from abroad took control of all the activities that were carried on in his congregation. He was in charge of the worship, then continued with the preaching, then collected the offering, then...