Essentials of A Cell Group

Conversion

· Prayer for the Lost

· Multiplication – new believers

· Friendship Evangelism

Corps

· Formal Authority

· Group Accountability

· Reproduction – new leaders

Care

· Prayer Care

· Life Style Involvement

Definitions:

· Prayer for the Lost – each group to have a specific list of unbelievers that they are praying for as a group. Keep the list for the term of the group. List given out to group members. Be Specific with Names and each individual in the group gets to add a name to the list. Have a list keeper. Prayer for people we can actively evangelize and with whom we are in contact.

· Multiplication – our heart and prayer focus and activities are directed toward growth through conversion of the lost.

· Friendship Evangelism – individuals and families on our prayer list we are in regular contact with. We have regular contact with unbelievers.

· Formal Authority – the group has a leader and the leader is under the authority of the church.

· Group Accountability – moral accountability, attendance, a fixed period of commitment. Seeking to transform group members into Christlikeness.

· Reproduction – focus on reproducing ourselves as leaders, as groups, as individuals.

· Life Style Involvement – development of personal relationships between members of the group.

· Prayer Care – personal needs listed for prayer. Kept on list until it is resolved. Have a prayer journal keeper.