A Real Community

by | Apr 19, 2021 | Uncategorized

by Roldan Flores, lead pastor at Centro Cristiano Hosanna, www.cch.matthewsumc.org Acts 2:46-47 says, “Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and...

Community: the Way of Jesus

by | Apr 18, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br As we look at the life and work of Jesus, we quickly noticed his unique way of forming disciples of Jesus who would eventually lead his church. One of his key formation strategies was eating with his...

The Largest and Smallest Church

by | Apr 15, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv We first began to hear about Pastor Cho’s church in El Salvador in the mid-eighties through his books. In one of his books I read he had been introduced to one of the deacons from his church. It gave me a feeling of disappointment that a...

Your Small Group, Family, and Partnership

by | Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, Founding Pastor, www.cypresscreekchurch.com It’s great when a small group is a family.  Further, a healthy family experiences the power of partnership (which removes aloneness and isolation). Jesus demonstrated to his disciples the power of...

Family Life

by | Apr 12, 2021 | Uncategorized

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org I come from a small family, so I will never forget the first time I went to one of my wife’s family reunions. It took place in a church because no house could contain it. I had fun, but it was a much different family experience...