Preferences & Principles

by Jeff Tunnell My preference in transitioning an established church from “programs” to “cells” as the base of ministry is for the Pastor to begin a prototype cell group with key leaders (along with their spouses if possible).  As this group grows in relationship,...

Moving Toward Full Integration

by Joel Comiskey I coached one denominational church that had grown to mega church status through their wide array of programs. Every night of the week they featured a different program to attract people. The senior pastor eventually realized he was a one-man show,...

No Competition

by Steve Cordle One sure-fire way to drain the life out of your cell group ministry is to make it one of dozens of ministry options. To be central, cells cannot have lots of competition. That said, at our church we still need other ministries to function: children’s...

Integration for Transition

by Michael Sove A few days ago Jeff Tunnell wrote an excellent article called Understanding Integration.  In it he talked about the four types of integration.  (non integration; faulty integration; minimum integration and maximum integration)  Here is how it works for...

Integration: Looking Back 25 Years Later

by Mario Vega When talking about integration, it is usually done from the perspective of a church that is making its transition to become a cell church. This is not the case at Elim. Next year we will celebrate 25 years since making the transition to cell church...