The Secret of Cell Ministry

by | Jul 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey What is the secret of cell ministry? Pastors and leaders are often asking this question. I talked with a pastor recently who wondered why the church had the same number of cells for two years. He wanted me to share with his leaders something that...

Dealing with those Fed-up with the Church

by | Jul 2, 2015 | Uncategorized

by Angel Manuel Hernandez, www.misionmoderna Canary Islands, Spain There are many reasons to join a church, but only one makes you stay there: the passion that the church has for the lost souls and the church’s effort to keep them. We know the price that Christ...

Relational Structures

by | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell Jesus is the only foundation that can be laid (1 Cor.3:11).  Imagine the four corners of that foundation outlining the ministry of Jesus while among us on the earth.  Here they are: Spiritualistic worldview (Mark 4:35-5:20), Kingdom perspective (1 Cor....

Avoiding the Mentality of the “Dones”

by | Jun 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

by Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil It is easy to understand the situation of faithful church members getting bored because of years and years of the same thing. In my observation the dones comprise 10 to 15% of those faithful people who do all the work to keep...

Stopping the Rise of the Dones

by | Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren Yesterday, I was sitting with our kids eating Danishes at a coffee shop. Two of the kids were have a discussion about something ridiculous, about which they were both...

Learning from the Dones

by | Jun 28, 2015 | Uncategorized

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren The “dones” confess that they are done with the church. Many times they are former church leaders and have been highly committed to the life of the church. But now they...