A Reminder

by Jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org “We don’t need more instruction, or new information, but we could sure use a good reminder!”  This comment was shared last week at a financial seminar we hosted for people looking for help in our...

Diversity

by Rob Campbell www.cypresscreekchurch.com Years ago, I heard a speaker at a Promise Keeper’s gathering declare, “Diversity is not the enemy of unity.”  I think it’s a brilliant quote actually.  I believe it to be true. Are the cells in your...

Cell Church in Quebec

I’m on the plane flying home from my ministry trip to Quebec, Canada in a city called Granby, about 1.5 hours outside of Montreal. A few cultural experiences from my trip: first, it’s cold in Quebec in January (an average of about 15f below while I was there). Second,...

Strands

by Rob Campbell www.cypresscreekchurch.com Economic pundits are suggesting that 2009 is going to be a challenging year in many arenas.  Indeed, many American churches have felt the downturn of the economy.  Staff have been laid off.  Ministries have been cut.  New...

Adapting Cell Ministry to Your Church Tradition

Last week I ministered to 100+ Episcopal ministers (both fulltime and lay ministers) among the Episcopal Church of Albany, NY. This is a conservative, Evangelical group who is at odds with the direction of the Episcopal denomination in North America (e.g., liberal...

The Time that Leads to Intimacy

by Mario Vega Besides keeping a low number of people in the cell and practicing love, there is a third element that can be added that will facilitate reaching intimacy: time When we review the stories about the first church in the book of Acts, it’s clear that the...