Cell and Celebration

by Jim Wall It was a Sunday morning in 1989. My wife and I had been praying and planning for this day for a decade. We stood in the parking lot of the day care center wondering if anyone would come to the first gathering of a new church. By 10:30 a.m. cars started...

Simple!

by Jeff Tunnell My practical side asks simply, “Why not do it the way the boys in the Bible did?” (not excluding the ladies of course). The rest just seems to complicate things. Certainly we need the clearest theology and the Bible is clear, so we...

Cell and Celebration

by Joel Comiskey We know for sure that the early church met in house churches. Were these house churches independent of each other? I don’t think so. Scripture indicates a connection between the house churches in each city (e.g., 1 Corinthians 1:2; 14:23;...

Factors to Consider When Setting Goals

by Mario Vega Goals should be challenging enough so that you feel rewarded when they are fulfilled. The balance between challenge and reward varies according to the particular church and context. When the Elim church made ​​its transition to the cell model, it was...

Thinking about Growth Goals

by Scott Boren Goal setting is an important function of leadership. That’s just a general principle. If we don’t establish goals then how will we know where to focus our energies? How will we be able to work as a team? Of course this applies to...

Do You Have A Target?

by Liz Lynberg www.montereychurch.net Goals are intended to help us stay motivated, gauge progress and increase our effectiveness.  If we don’t put a target on the wall, we’ll miss it every time!  We can often make the mistake of not setting achievable goals. Below...