Church Life

Church Life

The last man standing in cell group

There are games in which we wouldn’t mind being the last man standing, like king of the hill or hide-and-seek. But what if it’s cell group we’re talking about? Undeniably, that would be...

Church Life

What can we do about cliques in our cell group?

Cell was quieter that day. There weren’t many of us around – just the leaders and three peers of mine who all happened to serve in the same ministry. And then our leaders asked us a discussion...

Discipleship

How can we empower young people for the purposes of God?

Elevate Conference started as a vision to equip youth pastors and youth ministries: to share our experiences, successes and failures and help other ministries succeed. Our heart has always been to...

Church Life

What should we do for the flaky members in our cell group?

Every cell group has that person. Whether it’s because they’re busy, “busy” or actually facing a season or deeper issue that they’re not sharing about – there can be many...

Church Life

There is no such thing as a perfect cell group

“If you were given a chance to pick seven people from the ministry to form your ideal cell group, who would you choose?” That was the question I felt God lay on my heart some time ago. I thought...

Tech

How God used a hackathon to save me from burnout and renew my passion for digital ministry

In 2017, I pioneered a social media team for my church. The plan was simply to build an online platform to disseminate church announcements. Since that moment, God has been bringing me on a journey...

Money Matters

How can I be generous when I don’t have a lot?

Recently, when I was chatting with a friend over dinner, he asked, “What do you do when you don’t have enough for the month?” I shrugged, and almost instantly said, “I don’t know. I guess...

Outreach

What will it take to win a soul? 3 things I’ve learned when it comes to personal evangelism

Having gone through the devotionals of the 40.day prayer season, I would like to share my reflections on what it will take to win souls.  Say no to cliques and elitism Meet practical needs See...

Discipleship

Should the average Christian study biblical Hebrew or Greek?

Have you ever considered learning the languages the Bible was originally written in? After all, it wasn’t written in English — almost the entire Old Testament was originally written in...