Team Leadership in the Cell Church

Team Leadership in the Cell Church

by Robert Lay, www.celulas.com.br One foundational principle must be stated at the outset: the lead pastor of a cell church should never delegate his position to another staff member. He remains the head of the system. That said, the most effective and...
Grow Your Own Leaders

Grow Your Own Leaders

by Steve Cordle, Executive Director, The River Network International (trni.org) Any healthy, thriving church requires a healthy, effective pastoral team. The pastoral staff of a cell-based church has different responsibilities from those of a program-based church. For...
Building a Pastoral Team

Building a Pastoral Team

By Rob Campbell, Executive Director USA, Africa Renewal (www.africarenewal.org) The work of building a pastoral team begins long before a position is filled or a leader is recruited. It begins on the lead pastor’s knees. Jesus modeled this when, before naming...
Developing Teams in Cell Leadership

Developing Teams in Cell Leadership

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil — www.celulas.com.br I pastored for fifteen years before discovering cell church ministry — and in all that time, no one taught me about shared leadership or team-based pastoral care. Seminary trained me to be a capable solo...
Paul’s Focus on Team Ministry

Paul’s Focus on Team Ministry

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Paul is one of the most prominent figures in Scripture and in the history of Christianity. For this reason, we tend to picture him as an exceptional man who fought alone for the cause of the gospel. But this image sells him short. The...