Let's Bring it All Together . . .

Let's take all the Pro's (without the Con's) of Both Models of Church Ministry Structure (Small Churches and Large Churches) and Combine them while following the Biblical Mandates of :

Worshipping God

Equipping the People of God

Building up One Another (In the Context of LIFE Groups, and One to One)

Spreading the Gospel

What we come up with is a Cell Church Model based upon
The New Testament Church Model - which we saw Earlier.

A TWO WINGED CHURCH

One Wing is the Primary and Basic Christian Community
(Small Groups, LIFE Groups, One to One)

The Other Wing is the Large Church Meeting
(Testimonies, Drama, Preaching, Worship, Praying, Etc.)

Both Wings are Necessary. Just as Both wings are necessary for a Bird to fly.

With the Special and Primary Emphasis being on Cell Groups as the Primary and Basic Christian Community , INSTEAD of the Institution/Organization and its Sunday Church Service being the Primary Focus.

 

What is a Church Anyway?

Our Definition of a Church is : Biblically , a Church is a group of disciples of Jesus Christ who have been KNITTED together from the heart to Worship and Serve God, together. Biblically, IT IS NOT a nonprofit corporation, a charitable religious tax-exempt organization that is a Church. A Church is not a place either, biblically.  It is PEOPLE (disciples of Jesus Christ) who have found that following God together in building each other up in their most Holy FAITH AND SPREADING that FAITH is the most important thing in Life.

 

The Cell Church Model

"The 'Survey' Says Yes"

1) Intimacy - Friendships

People Today are looking for good friendships. People are starved for Love and Caring. That is why many families choose Smaller Churches. They Think that smaller means intimate. In This Fellowship/Church that intimacy is found in Being an active and participating part of a LIFE Group on a regular basis. Friendships that help one grow in the Faith and hold one accountable for one's own growth in the Lord are found in the context of the LIFE Group and in One on One Discipleship.

2) Am I Needed ?

Your Gifts/Abilities/Talents given to you by God's Spirit are needed and necessary to help others in their growth - You are Needed.

3) Penetrating the Relationship Barrier

The LIFE Groups are designed to always allow new people in. These Groups are designed to grow and to multiply.  They are not designed to become cliques.

4) Getting Lost in the Crowd

With the Heavy and Strong Focus and Emphasis on Being a part of a LIFE Group as being a part of your walk with the Lord, and of being the Main Ministry of this Church, it would be hard to get lost in the Crowd.

5) Exciting and Attractive Celebration Service

• The Large Group Gathering, or Celebration Service, is composed of the Pastoral Staff and a number of Rotating LIFE Groups "on Assignment", and one of the Music Ministry Teams. What we do is :
   
• Have Some Good Contemporary and Dynamic Praise and Worship
   
• Have Some Good Testimonies from Some of the People from Some of the LIFE Groups (How Exciting to hear Real Testimonies of Real People about God working in Real Lives Today)
   
• Have Some Good and Challenging Preaching and Teaching from the Word along with having some Illustrative Drama

6) Anonymity ?

In the Celebration Service, you will not be pinpointed out and embarrassed and asked to stand in the middle of the Service, or anything like that. All that we will ask is that you fill out the Visitor's Registration Card and let us know how we can be of service to you. The Visitor's Center, and any Usher can help direct you to where or what you need. We allow you to "Check It Out". Someone will get back with you from our Visitor's Relations Ministry if you so requested. (Follow-up is normally handled by a Cell Group Leader of a LIFE Group nearest the Visitor).

7) Access to Leadership

Your LIFE Group leaders know more about you and have your best interest at heart far more than the Lead Pastor-Teacher and his staff. Not because they don't care, but because the LIFE Group Leaders are in closer contact and relationship with you than they are. The LIFE Group Leaders: you will meet with them weekly, you will receive frequent calls from them, they will be praying for you on a consistent basis, etc. They are as close as a phone call or a visit away.

8) Staffing - Leadership That is Effective

Instead of searching for Leadership of various levels from outside sources - we raise up leadership from within. Through the In-House Leadership Training Ministry, men who show good aptitude for various types of Leadership are "Trained As They Do" through leading LIFE Groups, Leading Bible and Elective Classes, etc. By evaluating their ability to handle various levels of responsibilities they progress, as they co-operate with God and His Calling, as they co-operate with others in this ministry, and as they co-operate with the Leadership Overseeing their Training. These are people who know the people in this Church Fellowship and are recognized by those people for their God given Leadership Abilities in Building up This Fellowship. It is not done in a vacuum. It is out in the open.

9) Great Resources

People who love the Lord, Love His Global Cause, and Love His Children with a Loyalty and Commitment are God's Greatest Resources for His Kingdom's Advance. A concept of not burning out people who are already busy with raising families, working, working on strengthening marriages, etc. is at the center of the thinking of this concept.

Rotation of Assignment for LIFE Groups. Let's say, for example, our church family is made up of 12 Home Fellowship Cell Groups at a certain point in her life... Let’s say that each LIFE Group would only have to help out with the Celebration Service maybe 4 times a year, or less.  Spread-out over the whole year it wouldn't be that much work.

Help out in Ushering on Sunday Mornings OR
Help out with Set-Up and Break-Down OR ... <other kinds of things that may be needed>

This Will Really Help Keep Worker Burnout to the Minimum.

10) What About Ministry to Those NOT Adults

In our weekly LIFE Groups various ways of ministry to children can take place. Some groups may just let the children color and do work books while the LIFE Group is going on for the Adults, while others actively work in developing Children Groups as a separate function within the LIFE Group gathering time. The main point in all of this is that the parents are ultimately responsible for the Discipleship of their own children (read Deut. 6:1-25). We live in a “Drop-off” society - typically people drop-off their kids at some church’s Sunday School, at the Baby Sitters, at the Game, and at School. Everyone else is teaching and influencing our children instead of the parents. The Bible is clear (read Deut. 6:1-25), the parents are to train up their own children in the LORD. There are some special circumstances, but with the involvement of other like-minded parents, our hope is that all the children of New LIFE Fellowship will grow up to be On-Fire, Equipped, Bible-Believing, and Bible-Obeying Disciples of Jesus Christ.  Please follow this link for more information (CLICK HERE)
 

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