Making Cell Groups Work Navigation Guide: A Toolbox of Ideas and Strategies for Transforming Your Church

by Boren, M. Scott

• ISBN13: 9781880828489
• ISBN10: 1880828480
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Cell Group Resources

Summary

The journey to making cell groups work is unique for every church. No two churches start at the same place nor will they take the exact same steps. The journey is a creative process of following the Lord's direction, one that is similar to navigating a ship on the open seas. Making Cell Groups Work outlines eight stages of navigating the journey from no cell groups to an expanding cell group base. This Navigation Guide follows the organizational pattern established by Making Cell Groups Work, but it has a different purpose. It fleshes out the topics introduced in the first book and provides practical tools, team exercises, revealing self-assessments, useful forms, exclusive web-based information (passwords are supplied) as well as helpful teaching outlines so church leaders can move through the eight stages of cell ministry development successfully.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. 9
Introduction	p. 11
Discover the Cell Group Vision
A Cell Group Model to Fit Your Church	p. 25
Form Follows Function: Beyond the Models to Biblical Community	p. 39
A Theological Foundation for Cell Groups	p. 49
Church Design	p. 57
Cell Groups in the History of the Church	p. 64
Cell Group Church Values	p. 77
Leadership: The Key to Cell Group Development	p. 92
Sharing the Cell Group Vision with Key Leaders	p. 103
Develop Vision and Strategy as a Team
How to Choose a Cell Group Vision Team	p. 111
Cell Change Champion: Finding a Joshua	p. 114
Cell Group Vision Team Retreat	p. 119
Define the Cell Group	p. 122
God-Made Cell Groups	p. 140
Developing a Cell Group Vision that Fits Your Church	p. 152
Community Life in the Cell Group	p. 156
The Cell Group Community Cycle	p. 169
The Cell Group Meeting	p. 174
Body Life in Cell Groups	p. 185
Assess Your Current Reality
Cell Group Readiness Assessment	p. 199
Church Planting and Church Restarting Strategy	p. 206
Leading People through Stages 4-8	p. 227
Charting the Journey to Cell Groups through Storyboarding	p. 238
Prepare the Church through Transformation
Preparing Your People for Cell Group Success	p. 251
Changing Values: Moving Beyond a New Paradigm	p. 256
Recruitment Retreat	p. 264
Basing Cell Groups on the Foundation of Prayer	p. 268
How to Multiply Your Ministry	p. 272
The Pastor's Inner Life	p. 279
Transitioning Church Staff	p. 287
The Pastor's Wife in a Cell Group Church	p. 292
Dealing with Competing Visions and Programs	p. 298
Transforming the Church Constitution and Government	p. 304
Improving Corporate Worship	p. 312
Launch the First Groups with Kingdom-seekers
Starting Strong for Future Growth	p. 319
How Many Groups Can You Start?	p. 329
Moving to Cells: How to Develop Healthy Cells via a Prototype	p. 334
Complex Prototype	p. 347
Raising Up Leaders in Parallel Prototype or Turbo Group	p. 349
How to Write Great Cell Meeting Agendas	p. 360
Training Cell Group Leaders	p. 369
Overcoming the "I don't have time" Barrier	p. 372
Youth Cells	p. 377
Generate Cell Group Momentum
Strategic Growth for Cell Groups	p. 387
Becoming a Praying Church	p. 391
Ten Ways to Refresh Your Church Atmosphere	p. 400
Living in a New Testament Lifestyle	p. 408
Relational Evangelism	p. 412
Creating Evangelistic Momentum	p. 416
Common Cell Member Equipping Models	p. 422
Effective Cell Group Coaching	p. 439
Options for Effectively Coaching Cell Group Leaders	p. 449
Cell Group Forms	p. 454
Establish the Hidden Systems that Support Cells
Critical Mass	p. 461
Congregational Networks	p. 469
The Role of the Visionary Senior Pastor	p. 474
Staffing the Cell Group Church	p. 486
Goal Setting	p. 491
The Dilemma of Ministries	p. 508
Cell-Based Church with Integrated Ministries	p. 514
The Integration of Celebration	p. 522
Assimilating People into Groups	p. 528
Restructuring Facilities	p. 532
Restructuring the Church Calendar	p. 535
Transitioning the Church Budget	p. 542
One Church, One Vision: Adult, Youth, and Children	p. 546
Strategies for Children in Cell Groups	p. 550
Discipling Children in Cell Groups	p. 558
Expand the Cell Groups To Reach the Unreached
Penetrating "Type B" Unbelievers Through Target/Share Groups	p. 565
Cell-based Harvest Events	p. 576
Training Future Staff Pastors	p. 585
Transplanting to Jump-Start New Church Plants	p. 589
Cell Group Church Missionary Strategy	p. 596
Endnotes	p. 607
Index	p. 615
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