A Church of Leaders

by | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized

by José Ignacio Galdos, https://iglesialavid.org/ [I, Joel Comiskey, am pleased to introduce José Ignacio Galdos, one of the pastors at La Vid in Cusco, Perú. José started as a cell member and moved up through the cell system. Pr. Luis and Jenny Nuñez are the lead...

Fish the Deep End

by | Nov 18, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell Big Bear Valley, where we live, has a recreational lake in the center.  The bottom slopes from a rocky area on the east to the dam at the west end.  Depth is between 64 and 74 feet (19-22 meters).  When spring arrives we fish the...

Expanding Leadership

by | Nov 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey The cell model is not a small-group strategy; it is a disciple-making strategy. The focus is not to start home groups but to equip an expanding number of caring leaders. If you succeed at this, your church will flourish. Churches do not reap the...

The Cell as the Seed of a New Church

by | Nov 13, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Mario Vega, https://www.elim.org.sv/ The basic idea of the cell model is “the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry.” Part of that “perfecting” occurs through the exercise of the gifts of every believer in the space of a small meeting...

A Vision for Leaders

by | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org I was visiting a dynamic cell-based church in another state, and I had a chance to interview several of their staff. I asked one of their pastors if their goal was for every member of their church to become a group leader. He...

Dumping or Delegating

by | Nov 11, 2014 | Uncategorized

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com There’s a great difference between dumping and delegating. Dr. Roger Fritz wrote, “Dumping is indiscriminate. It’s done for expedience, taking no account of the strengths and weaknesses of the person who is supposed to do...