Author: Mike Tilley

Gaining Traction 1: Cell Groups

Cell Groups are Small Groups that possess the critical traits of a full-grown ministry. Activities like socials, prayer, outreach, and Bible study all happen within the group, making it a mini-ministry and not just a Bible study. Read More

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Gaining Traction 3: Going From Ten to Fifty

Your ministry will grow like ministries have always grown: by doing the right things. What are the right things? This article will explain them. Read More

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Introduction: What Will it Take?

While difficult to put into an exact sequence, this section attempts to provide a helpful pattern for launching a ministry. This article is the introduction. Read More

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Step 6: Planning, Part 1

As you plan for the year, and bring others into that planning at the leadership retreats, it is important to map out both ‘what’ you are going to do and ‘how’ you are going to do it. Read More

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Reaching a Campus Through Cell Groups

A cell group is an on-campus expression of biblical community, carrying out all of the key functions of a full-fledged ministry. A perfect vehicle for planting a new ministry. Read More

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Transformational Community

Following the second chapter of Acts as a guide and the human cell as a metaphor, Mike Tilley describes the essential components of a healthy, growing, biblical community, where lives are truly transformed. Read More

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