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Joel Comiskey (Ph.D. Fuller Seminary) is a small group coach and consultant and and founder of Joel Comiskey Group. He has served as a missionary with the C&MA in Quito, Ecuador, started a cell-based church in Southern CA, and now coaches pastors in cell group ministry. Joel has written bestselling books on the worldwide cell group movement and teaches as an adjunct professor at Tozer Seminary. Joel and his wife, Celyce, have three daughters and live in Moreno Valley , California.

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	Biblical Foundations for the Cell-Based Church 3.80 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Cell Group Explosion: How Your Small Group Can Grow and Multiply 3.89 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Lead a Great Cell Group Meeting.. . So People Want to Come Back really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Disciples in the Twenty-First Century Church: How the Cell-Based Church Shapes Followers of Jesus 4.29 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Appointment with the King: Ideas for Jump-starting Your Devotional Life 4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Planting Churches That Reproduce: Starting a Network of Simple Churches 4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Groups that Thrive: 8 Surprising Discoveries About Life-Giving Small Groups by Joel Comiskey (Goodreads Author), Jim Egli 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be a Great Cell Group Coach: Practical Insight for Supporting and Mentoring Cell Group Leaders by Joel Comiskey (Goodreads Author), M. Scott Boren (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leadership Explosion: Multiplying Cell Group Leaders for the Harvest 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2000 Years of Small Groups: A History of Cell Ministry in the Church 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Great Goal of Making Disciples

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One cell group principle is that the cell must remain small. The purpose of this is to more effectively evangelize, experience community, and grow spiritually. But keeping the cell small can cause the leader to fall into a routine that ultimately exhausts and discourages him. To the question, what do you do? The leader might respond, “I lead a cell meeting.” But if th

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“Mi Padre es glorificado si dais mucho fruto, mostrando así que sois mis discípulos”.”
― Joel Comiskey, Plantando Iglesias que Reproducen: Empezar una Red de Iglesias Sencillas

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“Caring and prayer … are the keys to starting new groups.”
― Joel Comiskey, LEAD: Guide a Small Group to Experience Christ

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“Una iglesia orgánica no depende de un edificio. Depende de personas.”
― Joel Comiskey, Plantando Iglesias que Reproducen: Empezar una Red de Iglesias Sencillas

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