By Bill Beckham, The Second Reformation I have identified more than twenty key characteristics that describe the structure and dynamics of the cell church. This list is not exhaustive, but together with the other definitions, it provides a fuller picture of the nature...
By Bill Beckham, The Second Reformation One church that passed the seven tests (yesterday’s blog) was started by the Mennonite Church of America in Ethiopia. By the 1970s, the Western missionaries had returned home, leaving an indigenous national church of 5000...
By Bill Beckham, The Second Reformation Many churches have small groups of five to fifteen or more people meeting weekly as one of their programs. Does this classify them as a cell church? The following tests help differentiate between cell churches and those that may...
By Joel Comiskey, Biblical Foundations for the Cell-based Church What would happen if everyone in your church knew that the first place to plug in was a cell group? Imagine if believers clearly understood that the cell was the best place to discover and exercise their...
By Joel Comiskey, Reap the Harvest One of the greatest challenges for pastors is learning to say no. Well-meaning people will always bring good ideas and worthy programs to the church. Yet if every suggestion is embraced, the focus of the cell vision will be...
By Jeff Tunnell, JCG board member, pastor emeritus, and cell church advocate We live in an age of endless distraction. That’s why cultivating focus within the church isn’t optional—it’s essential. A culture of concentration is not a passing theme but a spiritual...
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