Sunday, August 22, 2010

Grassroots Gospel Movement: Cells Groups

Our vision is to catalyze a grassroots gospel movement in our city. We are working to develop a culture where every believer is a leader! We are reminding others that the command to make disciples is for everyone (Mt 28:19) not just the professional pastors!

We will be fostering a missional DNA in the life of our leaders and church. Worship, mission and fellowship are Imago Dei's basic DNA building blocks.

We want this DNA to exist in the life of every leader and at every level of church's structure. For example, our smallest structure of the church is a “Cell Group.” These groups consist of 2-3 people and meet weekly for an hour for the primary purpose of fellowship.

Cells groups foster
• Fellowship- will be fostered in through our accountability with one another.
• Mission- we will gather to pray for those in need.
• Worship- we will gather to discuss the scriptural insights we have gained.


Our prayer is to see these Cells grow and multiply meeting throughout our city: in coffee shops, play grounds, parks, lunch rooms, offices, college campuses, high-schools etc.

Cell Groups

• Meet weekly wherever they want for 1 hour
• Composed of 2-3 people
• Multiply when the group grow to 4-5 people
• Not Co-Ed
• Review scriptural insights from weekly readings
• Ask accountability questions, sin is confessed
• Prays for salvation for those whom don't know Christ.
• Require members to be desperate for Jesus
• Requires members to be faithful to process

As you can see christian fellowship with one another is the primary DNA building block of these Cell Groups. Still these groups have elements of worship and mission as well! The reading God's word and the praying for Salvation for the lost completes the missional DNA that we believe is important for a gospel movement. Our prayer is to see these Cells grow and multiply meeting throughout our city: in coffee shops, play grounds, parks, lunch rooms, offices, college campuses, high-schools etc.

Yes, we will begin to gather in communities as the Lord grows our number, and yes in time, I believe we will come together in for a larger Celebration Service.

But the health of our church will come when ordinary people begin to rely more of the extraordinary power of God's word. When they use their gifts for ministry. We have got to raise the need to make disciples if this is going to happen, equipping and establishing cells throughout our city is our first step!

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