Each Cell Develops Its Own Style

by | Aug 8, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

Recently, I received a criticism from a new cell member who didn’t like my style. He felt I was too rigid in the following the 4Ws. I thanked him for his honesty and told him that we had other cell groups with different style and flavors. I told him that he...

10-5-1

by | Aug 6, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

I was chatting on the phone last week with Joel and mentioned something that came to me one day as I was coaching a church planter.  It was like one of those “epiphany” moments.  Joel asked me to do a post on what I call the “10-5-1” plan. This...

Just How Do We Continue?

by | Aug 2, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

Jeff Tunnell again, filling in for Steve Cordle.  Cell-based ministry is difficult, not readily accepted by the masses, and feels like pushing an oversized bowling ball uphill.  It starts out as an awkward task and just about the time you have both hands behind it and...

Team Ministry in the Cell Group

by | Aug 1, 2007 | Cell Church Ministry

I like what Rob said yesterday about the importance of team ministry. Let’s apply this to the cell. Many cell leaders assume the mentality: “I’m the cell leader. I need to do all the work.” Wrong. The cell leader is the facilitator, not the work horse. The cell...