by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The most significant difficulty I have identified in making disciples is the lack of clarity about what a disciple is. There are many ideas about this: that a disciple is someone who has believed in Jesus and is born-again someone who...
By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv A few months before the pandemic, together with the church’s pastors, we identified a weakness: we were failing to retain new converts. We realized we needed to intensify our efforts in the Lord’s core mission—making...
by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Cell group work needs to be constantly reviewed, as situations that require improvement or adjustment always arise. A few years ago, the 72 pastors of Elim Church in El Salvador gathered to evaluate our cell ministry. We had gone through...
By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Gatherings in homes are deeply appealing because, in them, faith once again takes on a face, warmth, and a personal name. In a home, each person is seen and heard. There are no crowds that blur identity; instead, there are gazes...
By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv “All the believers were together and had everything in common” (Acts 2:44). With these words, Scripture recounts the birth of the Christian church. From its very beginnings, the first disciples understood two fundamental truths:...
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