Trust The Process

By Stephen Daigle, College and Young Adult Pastor at Celebration Church, www.celebrationchurch.org Working with young adults, I constantly get asked ‘when did you know that you were supposed to be (or called to be) a pastor?’ That’s a loaded question if you ask me....

The Cell Pastor’s Focus

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The cell pastor, also called the zone or district pastor, might be full-time or part-time. He is called to serve leaders and their coaches.  He must be very clear about expectations. The most important thing is to understand that he has...

Dumping or Delegating

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com There’s a great difference between dumping and delegating. Dr. Roger Fritz wrote, “Dumping is indiscriminate. It’s done for expedience, taking no account of the strengths and weaknesses of the person who is supposed to do...

The Making of a Pastor

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org  Joel Comiskey has helped the Church understand that cell leadership is not a gift-based ministry; it is a maturity-based ministry. That is, leading a cell does not require a certain set of spiritual gifts; it requires spiritual...

Two Deep Values of Effective Pastors

By Joel Comiskey, check out, Groups that Thrive The first deep value or conviction of an effective pastor is spending time with Jesus.  Someone said, “if you were hauled into court for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to conflict you?” Great pastors...