By José Vega, www.elim.org.sv Over the past few weeks, we’ve made a big claim: the cell is the church, and the person facilitating it isn’t just running a meeting — they’re pastoring people. If that’s true, here’s the question that...
By Joel Comiskey, Groups that Thrive Jesus taught the multitude but spent the majority of the time ministering to his disciples. This might seem counterintuitive. Why not spend the most time with the most people? Why prioritize a group of twelve? Jesus knew that...
By Joel Comiskey, Groups that Thrive We’ve been talking about the leader’s role in facilitating and pastoring. The word empowerment is the key to making this happen. Synonyms for empowerment include enablement, permission, and approval. Facilitators encourage people...
By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The task of the leader, in the roles of facilitator and pastor, is to encourage and equip the cell’s members to carry out the work of ministry. Everything begins with the leader’s love. Love “always trusts, always hopes” (1...
By Aaron Lemuel de la Torre, Iglesia Bautista de la Comunidad, Hidalgo, Texas The cell church model is built on a foundational conviction: the cell group and the Sunday celebration gathering are not competing priorities — they are two wings of the same bird. One...
By Ralph Neighbour, The Shepherd’s Guidebook As you minister to those with special needs and problems, focus not only on the circumstances being discussed, but on the spiritual source of the situation. Often, we open ourselves to Satan’s thoughts and allow...
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