Cell church

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A cell church is a Christian church structure centering on the regular gathering of cell groups. Small group ministries are often called cell groups, but may also be called home groups, home friendship groups, home care groups or house fellowships.

A definition of a cell church is notably tricky. A church with cell groups is not necessarily a cell church. A cell church must be composed of cell groups and centered around them.

Successful cell churches also emphasise that cells are more than meetings- people develop relationships outside the normal weekly cell meeting.

In many cell churches, the cell leader is considered to be effectively a pastor or mentor for the members of his/her cell group.

[edit] Cell structure

There are a number of structures used to organize and coordinate multiple cells within a church.

  • The G-12 Structure consists of a leadership cell consisting of 12 people who each facilitate and lead their own cell group.
  • A Tree Network consists of multiple cell group leaders that report directly to a cell coordinator. Each cell coordinator manages multiple cells in this way, and several cell coordinators may be present in a single cell church. Additional levels of hierachy may be added as well.

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