Key Information

by Mario Vega Once you’ve established the initial contact with the person you want to lead to Jesus, you must deepen the friendship by looking for ways to give continuity. In my previous blog, Michael Sove posted an excellent commentary where he narrates an experience...

Storming

by Jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org Remember that new cell we started back in September? We are well under way by now and moving into the “storming” segment of discovering our differences.  Personalities, approaches, who’s on time,...

Leading Staff in the Cell Church

by Steve Cordle Yesterday Joel introduced the idea of how to structure and choose staff for a growing cell church. Today let me offer a few thoughts on how to lead staff once they are hired. Every staffer needs to know what their targets are and how they are doing. So...

Staffing Questions in the Cell Church

I have the privilege of coaching pastors of churches from various sizes and different places in the cell journey. One church I’m coaching is in the single cell stage, has no celebration, and is preparing to multiply into two cells. Another church has 650, meets weekly...

The First Contact

by Mario Vega In the process of inviting a new guest to the cell, the first step is to make contact. The goal is to develop a relationship with the person and then eventually invite him or her to the cell. Joel Comiskey tells the story of how he would “do things...

Stuck In My Heart & Head

by jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org Hallelujah! Thine the glory, Hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! Thine the glory; Revive us again!  The words kept running through my heart and head.  Sitting to write I couldn’t shut off the familiar tune rolling over...