Trust and Stay Close

by | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Jeff Tunnell Trusting others with responsibility is a key issue for cell-structured ministries.  The cell church strategy emphasizes raising and releasing new leaders.  Fear to release people into ministry is a choke hold on the church. And the reality is this: We...

Risking for Jesus

by | May 19, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Joel Comiskey Since the Holy Spirit indwells each believer, he can be trusted to complete his work through each Christian (1 John 2:27). Yes, there is risk in encouraging lay involvement. Yet, I believe there’s far more risk in not doing so. The risk of not...

Consumer Christianity and the Sermon on the Mount

by | May 16, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Mario Vega During the industrial revolution, products were produced in abundance at a very low price. Manual labor was eventually replaced by automation and machines. Trade expanded and people were surrounded by more products than they had ever imagined before. As...

How Do You Define Ministry?

by | May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org Ephesians 4:12 tells us that the role of the pastor is to equip the saints for ministry. The question is: what ministry? One of the main differences between a cell church and other ministry philosophies is the way that question...