Not Giving Up

Last week on the JCG blog, I wrote, “I can make my best effort under His sovereign grace to write the best books possible and to minister to people in the most effective, diligent way I know how. But then I have to leave the results to God.” You’ll...

Counseling in the Cell Church

by Mario Vega When a church has thousands of members, the counseling ministry can not follow the traditional model of a few pastors counseling each one of the members. It wouldn’t take long to discover that needs weren’t being met and that new measures...

Help Me!

by Jeff Tunnell Oh No! My cells are falling apart around me.  Leaders do not report regularly, attendance in cells is down, spiritual direction is not cohesive (every man does what is right in his own eyes), Christian events within our town offer short-lived...

Giving God Something that Costs

by Rob Campbell The final chapters of II Samuel allow you and me to sneak an inside peak at King David. At this time in the course of history, David is suffering from two problems. First, he is making decisions exempting God from the process. Second, he lacks...

Proactive Living

I’m learning more and more that God is God and I’m not. Too often I try to force God into my box. I want HIM to fulfill my will. But He won’t and He doesn’t, especially when I have that attitude. I’ve noticed two areas that I can easily...

The Simplicity Factor

by Mario Vega I appreciate the many comments and interest shown on my blog about our equipping track (training). I think the main characteristic of our training course is simplicity. When Harold Weitsz (Little Falls Christian Centre) asked me about our training...