ORDER OF TODAY

1. ORDER OF TODAY Worship Announcements Prayer Teaching: Groups of Twelve Lunch and Steve Cordle’s book

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS July 07: Next G7 meeting Review Comiskey’s book From Twelve to Three

3. PRAYER REQUESTS

4. GROUPS OF TWELVE Bethany uses G12 Faith Community Baptist A welcomed adaptation for the cell church movement

5. THE GROUPS OF 12 MODEL

6. THE ORIGINAL CELL MODEL KOREA

7. HISTORY • David (Paul) Yonggi Cho, Pastor • Began 1958 in a slum • Keys: • Prayer • Cell Groups • “Let my people grow and go”

8. HISTORY • First six years, worked without a system of cells • Cho collapsed. Initiated the cell model. • Started cells among women.

9. Growth of Church

10. Growth of Church Began in an old army tent

11. Growth of Church Attending, 600; no cells

12. Growth of Church Cho collapsed, began 20 cells with women

13. Growth of Church 18,000 attending, 5,000 cells; moved to Yoido

14. Growth of Church Split in church: 10,000 attending, 5,000 cells 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 M e m b e r s 1 0 0 0 0 0 C e l l s 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 9 5 5 8 8 1 1 9 9 6 6 1 1 1 1 9 9 6 6 4 4 1 1 9 9 7 7 0 0 1 1 9 9 7 7 1 1 1 1 9 9 8 8 0 0 1 1 9 9 9 9 7 7

15. Growth of Church 150,000 attending, 10,000 cells

16. Growth of Church 191,000 attending, 23,000 cells

17. CELLS ARE THE HEART OF THE STRUCTURE Cell Cell Cell Cell

18. ONE CELL LEADER IS PROMOTED TO SUPERVISE UP TO 4-5 CELLS SUPERVISOR Cell Cell Cell Cell

19. THE CELLS AREORGANIZED GEOGRAPHICALLY Cell Cell Cell Cell

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25. Reflections: • Cell Leaders given lesson to be taught weekly. • Prayer & Bible teaching is focus in the cells. Newspaper publishes the teaching. • Quite cognitive, but cells evangelize heavily.

26. Reflections: • Very few men’s cells. • 18,000 are for women, 4,000 are for youth & children. • Began when Korean women were not employed. Cells met Thursday mornings. • The cells are now struggling

27. THE “TOUCH” MODEL Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa, U.S.A., Russia, many other nations

28. HISTORY • Dr. Neighbour began to experiment in 1970: “The People Who Care” • West Memorial Baptist Church pioneered. • Built to equip all believers & evangelize the unchurched.

29. HISTORY • 1974: Further developed in Singapore. • 1975: Visited Cho’s church. • Revisions followed. • Focus changed to “body life” in cells; edification stressed.

30. HISTORY • 1977-1980: Further developed back in church in Houston. • 1980: TOUCH began developing equipping materials. • 1990: 600 member church in Singapore adopted the pattern. • 1994: 7,000 members, all in cells. • 1995-1997: Training all over earth.

31. HISTORY • Basic equipping track: “The Year of Equipping.” • ACT: Advanced Cell Training • CellChurch Magazine. • Has taught geographical cell structures. • Now learning about the “GROUPS OF 12” Model.

32. WHAT MAY CHANGE? • Discipleship materials may be slightly revised, but can work in the “Groups of 12” model. • Two major revisions: group multiplication and leadership development.

33. THE GROUPS OF TWELVE MODEL COLOMBIA,SOUTHAMERICA

34. HISTORY • César Castellanos, Pastor • Began April, 1983 • Keys: • “Groups of Twelve” • Cell Groups • Evangelization

35. HISTORY • First 7 years, worked with Cho’s system of Cells. • Grew to 3,000 people… • 1992-1997, with “Groups of Twelve” Strategy, grew to 10,460 Cell Groups

36. OBJECTIVE To evangelize all of Colombia and see a Cell Church planted in every town in the nation.

37. Growth of Cells(Estimated) 30000 25000 20000 15000 Started “Groups of Twelve”Strategy 10000 5000 0 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98

38. Growth of Church(Estimated) 30000 25000 10,456Cells as ofJanuary, 1997! 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98

39. Growth of Church(Estimated) 30000 Projected growthJanuary, 1998:30,000 Cells 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 84 84 85 85 86 86 87 87 88 88 89 89 90 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 96 97 97 98 98

40. Thus . . . The Bogota model may have more Cell Groups than any other church in the world—and they are only in their sixth year of developing the model.

41. LEADER OF TWELVE HOW IT WORKS Each one of the twelve has been developed by the Leader in a Cell Group. They have emerged as committed workers.

42. LEADER OF TWELVE HOW IT WORKS Each of the twelve develops up to three Cell Groups. The goal is to find twelve leaders who will launch Cells.

43. LEADER OF TWELVE HOW IT WORKS 12 X 12=144144 X 12= 1,728 people, or about 172 Cells in just three generations!

44. TRADITIONAL CELLis a “5x5” or Jethro Model With Clear-Cut Titles and Levels.

45. G12 STRUCTURE Follows Relational Lines 2 Titles: Cell Leader Group of 12 Leader

46. The Equipping Track • Enters the Cell, taken at once on an Encuentro (Deliverance) Retreat. • The church is building multiple Retreat Centers for this purpose.

47. The Equipping Track • Personally tutored through Discipleship Classes, a 3-month study. • Weekly class attended • Involved in witnessing • Intimate Cell life in C.A.F.E. Groups

48. The Equipping Track • After 3 months, taken to second EncuentroRetreat. • Trained to launch a Cell. • Seeks to develop from 1-3 Cells; sponsors others to start cells. • Attends own Cell weekly. • Seeks to become part of a “Group of Twelve.”

49. The Equipping Track • Develops from 1-3 Cells. • Seeks to enlist twelve and become a Leader of Twelve. • Continues to win at least one person per month, placed in one of the Cells.

50. The Equipping Track • Requirement for going on staff full time: must have developed and supervised a chain of 500 Cells! • Teens are all a part of this strategy. • 48,000 weekly in services.