Movement Between Celebration and Cell, Part #2

By Michael Sove As I stated yesterday, it is so important for people to experience both wings of the church (Celebration and Cells). In my experience over the years, most people will come first to the Celebration services before they come to a cell. It is in that...

Movement Between Celebration and Cell, Part #1

By Michael Sove I have been involved with the two-winged church since 1995. I love the quote by J.I. Packer, which says, “If they’re not with the whole congregation on Sunday, and in the small group somewhere during the week, their Christian lives are...

The Early Mistake of not Sharing Ministry

By Michael Sove When I first began cell ministry, I made the mistake of doing everything myself or only sharing assignments with my official apprentice(s). We got things done, the gathering flowed but something was missing. What we were missing was the beauty of body...

Two Extremes to Avoid

By Michael Sove I began in cell ministry in 1995 and as I thought of the lessons I learned and the mistakes I made, I immediately thought of two extremes I took with cell leaders as far as training and coaching is concerned. On one side I found myself requiring too...

Mutual Care and Skills: The Coaching Focus

by Michael Sove, www.allenmemorial.org Last week I focused on the structure we use to coach our cell leaders and I said we like the weekly gathering in our coaching structure. But even more important than structure is the mutual care and the skills we focus on when we...