Leader and Coach at the Same Time

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br In the past we have seen various types of coaching in the cell movement. There is the original five by five system, where the coach does not lead a cell. The emphasis was more administrative. The coach...

Filling the Earth with Disciples

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br In the fifth century the church movement started by Jesus Christ died out, and we saw a return to the Old Testament institutional model. The Old Testament was a centralizing institution. It was a come...

Cells on a Mission

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br It is commonly and accurately said that our God is a missionary God. He sent out the first missionary, His Son! And then Jesus sent out his own disciples to make other disciples of all nations, not to...

Biblical Basis and Inspiration in Cell Ministry

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br When we read the New Testament, we always have to keep in mind the intention of the writers, the subject matter they are dealing with, and the context of the readers.  The NT writers never wrote to large...

Close Friendships within the Cell

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br In most big cities around the world it is impossible to have more than one meeting in the week. Distance and traffic make it impossible. We have had good experiences with connecting two to three people...