Seeing through a Different Lens

by Michael Sove To me the biggest problem in transition is helping the people see through a different lens.  People have been taught that the answer to every problem is a program.  Programs aren’t bad things in and of themselves.  The program was initiated to...

Integration for Transition

by Michael Sove A few days ago Jeff Tunnell wrote an excellent article called Understanding Integration.  In it he talked about the four types of integration.  (non integration; faulty integration; minimum integration and maximum integration)  Here is how it works for...

Shared Ministry – The Cell-based Benefit

by Michael Sove I’ve done it both ways!  I planted a church with cells (called “Little Platoons”) and I’m currently Cell Pastor in a church of cells.  I prefer the church of cells.  Here are some of the benefits I’ve found in our...

Coming Full Circle

by Michael Sove 1 Thess 5:11 “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing”. From the beginning I have called the tool I give the cell leaders to use their weekly gatherings, the cell edification sheet.  I’ve done that in part...