THE CELL MINISTRY MANUAL
PURPOSE OF CELL MINISTRY FAMILY MODEL Children grow Nature and raise members Prepare members to fit into Church vision Trains members to fulfil the purpose & plan of the Church Manners are taught
UNDERSTANDING YOUR WORLD: CHURCH STRUCTURES Fortress Model: The gathering of Christians with no evangelical activities Come All Ye model: Responsibility is taken based on profession Athletic model: Pastors seems to do everything Expeditionary force Model: Members are regarded as missionaries
URBAN CHALLENGES Psychological Overload: These are activities, calls and urban stimuli that crave our attention Social Isolation: There are 4 basic relationships Biological family Geographical Vocational Recreational Social Invisibility: Urban people tend to develop filters
CHAPTER 1 THE LAY CHRISTIAN ON A MISSION The communicator of eternal life The steward of the divine mysteries Responsible for ministry of reconciliation(2 Corith 5:18-19) Acquaint yourself with likely problems Endeavour to give scriptural solutions
CHAPTER 2 THE CELL UNIT THE DEFINITION OF A CELL Cell Meetings: The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning Independent Functioning—means being capable of independent functioning -Structural----Means that a cell is more than a number in the Church -A Cell is the blood of the Church -1st meeting prayer and Planning -2nd meeting Bible study -3rd meeting Outreach -4th meeting Fellowship
CHAPTER 3 CELL LEADERSHIP Leadership Characteristics -Passionate -Bold -Meticulous -Visionary -Committed -Focused -Motivates -Producer Follow-Up and Visitation
CHAPTER 4 SOUL WINNING ACTIVITIES Discipleship -Who is a disciple….A learner and a disciplined follower of Jesus Follow-Up -The goal of follow up is to make disciples Visitation -materials -Who do we visit -Personal visit
CHAPTER 5 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Cell Member Bible Study Class Teacher Assistant Cell Leader Cell Leader PCU Leader PCU Co-ordinator PCF leader Deaconry/Lay Pastor Group/Church Pastor
CHAPTER 6 SOULWINNING PRAYERS He who wins soul is wise (Prov 11:30) Prayer is doing battle with the invisible forces of darkness Types of Prayers Intercessory Prayers….The word intercede comes from Greek “entugchano” Which means to act as an agent Prayer brings sensitivity Gives the Soulwinner a genuine for Souls
SUMMARY Belonging to a cell is a must Practical Issues Find Scriptural solutions to the Following -Social commitments -Social security -Suspicions, fearful and reserved -Marital problems -Financial difficulties -Argumentative & critical -Occultic involvement -Demonic harassment -Class consciousness -Cultural bias -Health problems