Reporting: What Items are Necessary?

by Joel Comiskey Last week we blogged about the “why” of statistical reporting. Let’s now look at the “what” question. What are the essential statistics to ask for? One common error is to overload the reports with details that will never...

Statistics: Use ‘em or lose ‘em

by Steve Cordle It’s said “We count people because people count.” This is very true in cell ministry work. However, one way to make sure leaders stop reporting is to ignore the statistics they send. If you never mention or refer to the statistics the leader provides,...

Know the Condition of Your Flocks

by Michael Sove Prov 27:23 “Be sure you know the condition of your flocks…” This principle is very important if you are going to develop people. That’s what the cell church is all about.  So it is important to have a process for developing people and a way to measure...

Statistics and Goals

by Mario Vega Cell statistics are very important because they relate intimately to cell goals. You can only know how a church is doing in relation to its goals through the statistical records. Whatever can not be measured, can not be monitored. The progress of  cell...

Get What You Inspect

by Jeff Tunnell You don’t get what you expect, you get what you inspect.  That saying has stuck with me for years and proven to be true in nearly every case where quality of outcome is important.  Farmers and crops, engineers and building projects, teachers and...

Cell Reporting

by Joel Comiskey During the month of March, we’ll be talking about holding cell groups accountable through regular statistical reporting. Some of the questions we’ll be looking at are: Why do most cell churches ask for weekly reports? What do cell groups...