Cells Outside the Church Building

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br To begin with, there were no church buildings in the early days. They started after Constantine, in the fourth century. My wife and I went several times to Italy assisting churches in transitioning to...

The Cell and Celebration Driven Church

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br For many years, there has been an imbalance between cells and celebration in many churches. For too long, the  celebration has been the main expression in our ecclesiology. It has been the main attraction...

Transparency Starts with the Pastor

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br Transparency is a problem since sin came into this world. After sinning Adam and Eve hid from God, although no one can “hide” from God.   The devil loves it when we hide our difficulties and pretend that...

The Submission of the Leader

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br Submission is a political incorrect word in our days. We live in a day when everyone is crying for “freedom” in our society. Individualism has taken over the minds of people. “I have my rights and choose...

More than a Small Group

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br MYTH:  The cell is just an add-on to the Sunday church service TRUTH: The cell is not an add-on. It is not a choice among many different ministries. It is not an inferior group that sits in the shadows of...