You Can Make the Transition

by Joel Comiskey We’ve talked a lot about what it takes to make a successful transition. Where are you in the process? Maybe you are still counting the cost, just starting the transition, half-way into it, or perhpas you’ve arrived at the finish line. We...

Three Steps for Transition and Integration

by Mario Vega Three steps for transition and integration. Pastor Roberto Lay, who runs an excellent cell church teaching ministry in Brazil, sums up the issue of transition and integration in a way that, up to now, I think is the most clear and practical. Roberto Lay...

Time, Time, and More Time

by Richard Houle Time for the lead pastor to learn new skills. Accustomed to church and hospital visitation, sermon prep, preaching, teaching, board involvement, now he has to learn making disciple, coaching, equipping, training. Doing normal evangelism if there is...

The Importance of Allowing Enough Time

by Bill Joukhadar The most important part of any building is its foundation – it gives stability, security and support to what is built upon it. The preparation phase for transitioning into a cells-based church is the laying down of a foundation for what might follow....

Gently Lead

by Jeff Tunnell Korean Version Spanish Version (Versión en español) When my senior leaders placed their hands on me and prayed to commission me into ministry as a Pastor/shepherd, the exhortation preceding the moment was from the prophetic passage concerning Christ in...