Cell Church Or Church With Cells

Ask any medical student "What is a cell?" and they will explain that it is the basic building block of the body. Our bodies consist of millions and millions of cells working in unison. We cannot live without them. Within each cell is carried the DNA, the genetic coding, or "blueprint" of life itself. Through our bodies, we can reach out and touch the world around us. Otherwise, we would be disembodied spirits, unable to influence and impact our world. By nature, cells will seek to multiply themselves, reproducing after their own kind, or transitioning to fulfill different functions according to hormonal influences. What is true of the physical body is true of the body of Christ, the Church.....More

G12 Vision

Jesus' vision for the world is to "win souls and make disciples." This He clearly stated in Matthew 28:19-20: "Therefore

go and make disciples of all nations. . . ." To achieve His Vision, Jesus worked closely with twelve men that He mentored

to take His place on the earth. Following Jesus' pattern, the apostle Paul also trained a number of young men

("Timothys") who later became the great leaders of the New Testament Church. We call this mentoring technique the

"principle of twelve.

The number twelve is the number of government in the Bible. Jesus established His kingdom and

government on the earth by using the same principle that God had used to establish Israel in the Old Testament. Just as

Israel had twelve tribes, Jesus had twelve disciples. Using this pattern, Jesus intended to show us a model of how to

disciple not only our local communities, but also the nations of the world.The "principle of twelve" was first implemented

by Pastors César and Claudia Castellanos at International Charismatic Mission in Bogotá, Colombia. This church has

used this discipleship principle to build the largest small group network in the world: 30,000 small groups in a single

congregation!Now, churches worldwide are implementing this dynamic principle. Its simple, personal nature is easy to

duplicate. It is not a program, but the development of "mentoring" relationships that help every believer become a

multiplying leader who can disciple others.

Send

Believer Begins To Lead

in Cell Leadership

In this part of the G12 Vision, the believer begins to lead his own Cell, becomes part of a G12 Leadership and works towards developing his G12 Leadership Cell (made up of leaders whom he will mentor). In G12, we believe the most effective way of multiplication is done through the Cells thereby allowing each leader to reach his spiritual potential.

Disciple

Matthew 28:19-20

Jesus' vision for the world is to "win souls and make disciples". This He clearly stated in Matthew 28:19-20: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations. . . ." To achieve His vision, Jesus worked closely with twelve men that He mentored to take His place on the earth. Following Jesus' pattern, the apostle Paul also trained a number of young men ("Timothy(s)") who later became the great leaders of the New Testament Church. We call this mentoring technique the "principle of twelve."

Consolidate

Care for New Believers

The consolidation process begins immediately after the new believer has made his decision for Christ.

Consolidation is "the care and attention that we should give to every new believer in order to reproduce in him the character of Christ with the aim that he fulfills the purpose of God for his life which is to bear fruit that endures". The consolidation process was a practice of the early church: "...strengthening the souls of the disciples.

Win

Proverbs 11:30

A healthy church is one that brings people to Christ. Growth, Fruit, Reproduction (nothing in nature is mature until it can reproduce after its kind). Our purpose in life, the reason we are here is to bring souls to the saving knowledge of Christ. Winning souls is top priority because God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. There is a sense of urgency to the commission because darkness is coming when no man can work. We must labor while we can.

Cell Church Or Church With Cells