Transitions

by Rob Campbell www.cypresscreekchurch.com After you read Joel’s new book, Planting Churches That Reproduce, consider picking up a copy of Transitions:  Making Sense of Life’s Changes by William Bridges.  Here’s why I suggest you read this book.  It...

Cell Church Growth Factors

Last week I was talking to Jeff Barbiera, founder and lead pastor of Grace Christian Church in Howell, New Jersey. Jeff was born and raised in the area, and he remembers as a kid when all the neighbors went to church on Sunday. “Now it’s a ghost...

Encounter at the Republic Church

by Mario Vega In 1998, after working with cells for twelve years out of pure instinct, I received an invitation to speak at a conference on church growth in Quito, Ecuador. The invitation was from a church called The Republic Church, named after the important street...

Battling the Mundane

by Rob Campbell www.cypresscreekchurch.com In a recent survey, 67% of Americans resist change.  I must confess I don’t get this reality.  I’m in the minority.  I embrace change.  I like change.  I know I’m sick!  Mind you, I’m not for change...