Relational Evangelism

I count it a great privilege to be coaching pioneer cell church planters. I’m referring to those pastors who are trying to start something out of nothing. Some church planters have the distinct privilege of starting with a large number from the mother church...

The Other Wing

It’s been said that the cell church flies with two wings: cell and celebration. While the cell groups require daily attention and nurture, let’s not forget about the other wing! (After all, when you’re in a plane at 35,000ft. it’s hard to...

Avoiding Cell Church Legalism

I appreciated the response to my most recent post on cell church legalism. If you’re like me, you have strong convictions about the nature of Christ’s church and what it should look like. You want the present day church to have a far more New Testament...

The Cell: A Wellspring of Good Works

A wellspring is an “unending source.”  Virtually everyone reading this post would agree that one cannot earn his/her salvation through good works.  Rather, it’s because of our salvation that we choose to participate in good works.  What if your cell...

Cell Church Legalism

I remember visiting a cell church with a group of pastors a few years ago. Because I was coaching these pastors, I had been encouraging them to lead their own cell group in addition to their main role as senior leaders in their churches. And in fact, all of them were...

Jesus Died to Set Us Free

Today on Good Friday, let us remember that Jesus Christ died on the cross to set us free. And let us remain free! The Galatian church walked in Christ’s freedom for awhile but then allowed Judaizers to take them back into the legalistic bondage. Paul had to...