By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Gatherings in homes are deeply appealing because, in them, faith once again takes on a face, warmth, and a personal name. In a home, each person is seen and heard. There are no crowds that blur identity; instead, there are gazes...
By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor (www.cypresscreekchurch.com) and Executive Director (www.africarenewal.org) An apparent cry bellows forth in this distrustful age of broken families, fallen Christian leaders, and gated neighborhoods. It is an appeal for biblical...
by Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) In most cultures, it is a custom for families to eat together. That is not an accident. Researchers have found many benefits that stem from family members connecting around the...
By Joel Comiskey, Groups that Thrive I avoided speaking about close fellowship (community) in small groups for many years because I feared groups would stop growing. My first book Home Cell Group Explosion highlighted evangelism and multiplication in small groups...
By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv “All the believers were together and had everything in common” (Acts 2:44). With these words, Scripture recounts the birth of the Christian church. From its very beginnings, the first disciples understood two fundamental truths:...
By Jeff Tunnell, JCG board member, pastor emeritus, and cell church advocate In today’s rapidly changing world, more people live in cities than ever before. Traditional extended families are giving way to smaller nuclear families, and a globalized economy...
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