Relational Structures

by Jeff Tunnell Jesus is the only foundation that can be laid (1 Cor.3:11).  Imagine the four corners of that foundation outlining the ministry of Jesus while among us on the earth.  Here they are: Spiritualistic worldview (Mark 4:35-5:20), Kingdom perspective (1 Cor....

Avoiding the Mentality of the “Dones”

by Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil It is easy to understand the situation of faithful church members getting bored because of years and years of the same thing. In my observation the dones comprise 10 to 15% of those faithful people who do all the work to keep...

Stopping the Rise of the Dones

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren Yesterday, I was sitting with our kids eating Danishes at a coffee shop. Two of the kids were have a discussion about something ridiculous, about which they were both...

Learning from the Dones

by M. Scott Boren, The Center for Community and Mission, www.mscottboren.com, Twitter@mscottboren The “dones” confess that they are done with the church. Many times they are former church leaders and have been highly committed to the life of the church. But now they...

Each Member is Important in the Cell Church

by Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Developing new leaders is critical in cell ministry. An essential element of developing new leaders is to allow the cell members to perform significant tasks within the cell group. I’m referring to allowing members to: open in...