We Are Lifers!     After two sputtering attempts at transitioning our church to cell life I was fortunate to be able to attend the first module of SCMI's cell training. It was so good I asked my wife to rearrange her busy schedule so that we could attend the next two modules together. The investment helped to get us both on the same page and headed in the same direction with the same vision. The teaching and practical workshops provided the broad perspective, depth of understanding, and ministry tools crucial for a successful cell plant or transition. When I first came to module one (because of my failed attempts) I wasn't totally convinced that the cell church was "doable" in all contexts.

Now, I believe with the right values, vision, and practices cell life is doable in almost any ministry context. My wife and I are very appreciative of the support we received and the relationships we formed with Les and Twyla and the others attending the modules. I guess when it comes to cells as a way of living and ministering you could now say that now we are "Lifers"! Pastor Dave Hagni - Grace Fellowship, Rolla, Missouri

Inspiration... Quality... Thoroughness... Biblical Integrity     I was inspired to see and discover that what I knew in theory should be done can in fact be done - transition a tired old program-driven church into a vibrant body. Quality was written all over it and through and through it. Les' presentations were clear and understandable for everyone. Everything was thoughtfully presented in easily understandable terms without hyperbole or overstatement. The teaching is thorough. Most questions were well-anticipated and reflected experience which came from 'the school of hard knocks.' Yet it was not so voluminous to make it impossible to digest. This was no mere formula. The Biblical basis and roots were not merely proof-texted, but well-considered in Scriptural principles and examples. Les Brickman has lived it and teaches it. I'd say, listen to him. The benefit to your church situation is a transformation of a tired old program into a dynamic movement of the Holy Spirit.

Dr. Wm. Drew Mountcastle - ACTS2020 Ministry - Santa Ana Free Methodist Church, California

I Have Been and Continue To Be Extremely Blessed....     I have had the distinct pleasure of taking the three cell courses with Dr. Les and Twyla Brickman. My time in class proved incredibly informative. The Lord allowed me to encounter this Spirit-filled couple at a point in my life and the life of our ministry in Kingston, where the concepts of cell life needed to be understood. Time with them allowed me to understand and to strategically plan for how our church might transition to a cell church. Admittedly, the transition process is tenuous at best, and it is not even clear that this transition is possible. However, I have been provided with very pragmatic means of determining the feasibility of transitioning our church, while gleaning some very good tools and information that is already being utilized to change our church into more of what the Lord would have us be.

Dr. Les & Twyla's personal sharing has proven invaluable to my personal walk with the Lord. Their transparency and willingness to open up to me, has had an impact probably beyond what they realize. I certainly have spoken on a few occasions to Dr. Les via telephone and gained specific direction and real discernment about where I was relative to my ministry. I applaud the efforts of the Brickman's, SCMI and Regent University for their offerings to the body of Christ.... I have been and continue to be extremely blessed by them!  Pastor James Childs - Church of God in Christ - Kingston, New York

The Cell Classes Revolutionized My Ministry     After years of observing 20% of the members of a local church doing 80% of the ministry I realized that our very structures were part of the problem. I became convinced that cell groups were both biblical and practical, i.e. they work! A major reason I attended seminary at Regent University was because they offered a major in cell group ministry. The cell classes taught by Dr. Brickman revolutionized my ministry! The main point he hammered into our heads is that successful cell ministry is built upon a change in values, not a change in structure.

I was challenged, broadened, and excited by what I learned from the Brickman's and would highly recommend that you take advantage of their experience and expertise in this field. My wife and I now serve as the cell ministry coordinators at our church. A little over a year ago we had no cell groups in our church and now 25% of our church is in a group. Since starting cell groups we have seen spiritual growth, a closer fellowship, and more outreach to our unsaved neighbors and friends than ever before. I'll never go back to doing church the traditional way and I'll never grow tired of thanking Les and Twyla Brickman for what they imparted into me.  Bryan and Pauline Carraway - Regent University Alumni