Apprenticeship in the Junkyard

by | Dec 10, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org My wife and I helped with a surprise birthday party in one of the cells last night.  We gathered outside the house with a small band of friends and came in singing the familiar Happy Birthday tune just as the cell was...

A “Ripe” Leader

by | Dec 9, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Steve Cordle I enjoy fresh fruit – but only when it’s ripe. I love a juicy orange, but I’ll pass on rock-hard pears and green bananas. New leaders are part of the “fruit” of our cell ministry. But deploying a leader who is not ready...

Sending

by | Dec 7, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

Ben Wong, founder of CCMN, has an excellent PowerPoint on the concept of sending (or being sent out) (download the PowerPoint here). He argues that Christ desires to “send us” rather than “keep us.” Ben feels that the missing factor in the...

Key Information

by | Dec 4, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Mario Vega Once you’ve established the initial contact with the person you want to lead to Jesus, you must deepen the friendship by looking for ways to give continuity. In my previous blog, Michael Sove posted an excellent commentary where he narrates an experience...

Storming

by | Dec 3, 2008 | Cell Church Ministry

by Jeff Tunnell www.bigbearchristiancenter.org Remember that new cell we started back in September? We are well under way by now and moving into the “storming” segment of discovering our differences.  Personalities, approaches, who’s on time,...