Community in the Body of Christ

By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Where Do We Go From Here  Why did they have to wait? Could not the Holy Spirit have come upon them right away? No. Something had to happen first: they had to become bonded into a community. Meanwhile, God’s Spirit was patiently poised in...

The Beauty of the Lord’s Supper

By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Where Do We Go From Here  The Lord’s Supper became precious to the cell groups from their very first gatherings. It was a constant reminder of the place and the cost of their birth and their life. Well-meaning believers have often turned...

Basic Christian Communities

By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Christ’s Basic Bodies  I am going to introduce a new word for referring to ekklesia in its most basic formation, sometimes called “cells” or “basic Christian communities” or “holistic small groups.” I will use the term Christ’s Basic Body....