MY FAMILY: CELYCE, SARAH (17), NICOLE (14), CHELSEA (12)

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Point in common between cell church transition and cell

church planting

Both begin with a single cell

Three stages of an Effective Transition

PRE-TRANSITIONTRANSITION

POST-TRANSITION

Steps for an Effective Transition

PRE-TRANSITION

Make Sure the lead pastor is guiding the Cell Vision

Analyze Your Own Church Visit Other Cell Churches Envision the Future

Prepare the people for change Win the “Influencers” in Your

Church; Develop a Team Vision

PRE-TRANSITION

Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers

COMPATABILITY• Ideas are embraced readily

when they fit existing concepts.

•What does this mean?– Use terminology that fits your church.– Don’t talk a lot about “paradigm

shifts!”

Don’t talk about Paradigm Shifts

CHANGE TAKES TIME

What does this mean?What does this mean?– Be patient!Be patient!– Allow others time to Allow others time to process ideas.process ideas.

The HUGE The HUGE problems are problems are

below the surface below the surface and don’t appear and don’t appear

until lateruntil later

• Friendship—not just information.

• What does this mean?– Don’t expect people to quickly be

influenced by you.– Be a friend. – Drink lots of coffee with people.

SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPSSOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Steps for an Effective Transition

PRE-TRANSITION Make Sure the Lead Pastor is guiding the

Cell Vision Analyze Your Own Church Analyze Other Cell Churches Envision the Future

Prepare the people for change Win the “Influencers” in Your

Church; Develop a Team Vision

Win the people of influence-Win the people of influence-don’t be a don’t be a lone ranger lone ranger

Seven Steps for an Effective Transition

PRE-TRANSITION Make Sure the Senior Pastor is leading the

Cell Vision Analyze Your Own Church Analyze Other Cell Churches Envision the Future Prepare the people for change Win the “Influencers” in Your Church;

Develop a Team VisionTRANSITION

Begin Well– “Go-for-it” Approach– “Model Cell” Approach

A Prototype Cell helps model what the first leaders will be

doing

Pilot Cell GroupPilot Cell Group

Senior pastor chooses key leaders who are committed to eventually starting their own cell group.

This is a normal cell group (training on another night). The pilot cell meets for a certain time period (e.g., 4-8

months). Afterwards each member of the prototype cell forms his or her own cell (or in teams of two).

PROTOTYPE BASICSPROTOTYPE BASICS

Seven Steps for an Effective Transition

PRE-TRANSITION Make Sure the Senior Pastor is leading the Cell

Vision Analyze Your Own Church Analyze Other Cell Churches Envision the Future Prepare the people for change Win the “Power People” in Your Church

TRANSITION Begin Well

– “Go-for-it” Approach– “Model Cell” Approach

POST-TRANSITION Build the Key Cell Church Components

KEY COMPONENTS OF THE CELL CHURCH

• Equipping Track

• Care System

• Cell Church Details

• Celebration Services

• Integration of Cells and Ministries

Table Talk

Have your ever been part of a transition to cell church? Briefly share your experience--whether positive or negative. . .

Methods of Church Methods of Church PlantingPlanting• Plant Independent Cell Plant Independent Cell

Churches in Same CityChurches in Same City– Southern Baptists throughout Southern Baptists throughout

the worldthe world

• Plant Independent Cell Plant Independent Cell Churches in Same CityChurches in Same City– Southern Baptists throughout Southern Baptists throughout

the worldthe world

Methods of Church Methods of Church PlantingPlanting

•Plant Independent Cell Plant Independent Cell Churches in Different CitiesChurches in Different Cities–Elim ChurchElim Church–Love AliveLove Alive

Methods of Church Methods of Church PlantingPlanting

•Plant Satellite Cell Plant Satellite Cell Churches in the Same CityChurches in the Same City–Christian Center Christian Center –The International The International

Charismatic MissionCharismatic Mission

Methods of Church Methods of Church PlantingPlanting

•The Combination ApproachThe Combination Approach–Yoido Full Gospel ChurchYoido Full Gospel Church

•Both satellite churches and Both satellite churches and Independent Cell ChurchesIndependent Cell Churches

Cell Church Planting Strategy•First step: recruit prayer partners 

•Paul: “And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should” (Colossians 4:3-4).

Dynamic church planting principles•Norman Dowe wrote:

•I have failed at planting a church twice. I failed not because of my gift but because of my reliance on my experience, training, reading. . . [and not on prayer].

Cell Church Planting Strategy•Second step: develop values/ vision 

•Visit cell churches•Read the literature•Attend seminars

Cell Church Planting Strategy•Third step: invite people to the pilot cell

•The pilot group is your first church—the first cell•Find core people•Model cell life •Train future leaders separately from the cell meeting

Cell Church Planting Strategy•Fourth step: multiply pilot group

•After the pilot group multiplies, the church planter becomes coach of the new leader (s) and starts another cell. It’s great for the planter to lead an open cell!

 

Multiply the pilot groupMultiply the pilot group

First multiplicationFirst multiplication

C-1

Coaching with one leaderCoaching with one leader

Second multiplicationSecond multiplication

C-2

Coaching with two leadersCoaching with two leaders

Third multiplicationThird multiplication

C-3

Coaching with three leadersCoaching with three leaders

C-3

Simple Cell Church PlantingSimple Cell Church Planting

OpenCell

OpenCell

OpenCell

Open Cell

Closed leadership

C3 Group

C-12

C-3

COACHING POSSIBILITYCOACHING POSSIBILITY

Open

Cell

OpenCell

Open

Cell

Open Cell

Pastoral C12

Closed COACHING

Group

Cell Church Planting Strategy•Fifth step: start celebration worship

•Don’t start celebration too quickly•70 - 100 in attendance before weekly celebration• Bob Logan has his own formula:

•When there are 3 cells, celebration once per month•When there are 5 cells, celebration twice per month•When there are 7-8 cells, celebration every week.

Cell Church Planting Strategy•Sixth step: build the infrastructure

•Coaching•Training•Integration

Cell Church Planting Strategy•Seventh step: plant new churches

•Cell churches value reproduction of leaders, pastors, and churches.

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Table talkReflection:

Have you planted or been part of a cell church plant? Share your experience, whether positive or negative. . .