Someday. . .

by | Feb 13, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle Recently the school where I attended high school (in Europe), sent out a picture of a beloved former teacher standing next to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. It turns out that Steve attended elementary school there many years ago. Mr. Ballmer was...

Building on the Foundation of Jesus

by | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Ralph Neighbour Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ. Take particular care in picking out your building materials. Eventually there is going to be an inspection. If you use cheap or inferior materials, you’ll be found...

We serve the Lord, Christ!

by | Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell The greatest motivation for disciples of Jesus may be the hope of hearing, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ Matthew 25:21 I understand...

Faithful Service

by | Feb 10, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey The blog theme for this month is discovering the “why” of cell ministry. Or put another way, what is the proper motivation for doing cell ministry. I was reminded a few day ago by a discerning reader of this blog that the over-arching...

Where did the New Testament Church Meet?

by | Feb 7, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Mario Vega In the beginning of the book of Acts, Luke places the first Christian meetings in the city of Jerusalem. The meetings took place in the upper room where the apostles, some women, and the mother of Jesus were gathered. At that time, many houses, like the...

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

by | Feb 6, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle One of my favorite book titles is Eugene Peterson’s A Long Obedience in the Same Direction. What a great description of discipleship and of ministry! Some pastors who consider cell-based ministry are drawn by the fact that most of the world’s largest...