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We have church at a regular building on Sunday what started out as intending to
be a cell did not split and keeps growing! Ha! I guess that is alright to. All
are welcome when do you tell someone that they have to go to another cell? HA!
HA!

Joseph and Alison Bryan wrote:

> Brother Daniel, What you said about cell church is interesting.  Though I
> had a question about who you were mentoring? Because the way cells is (from
> what I've read and seen) supposed to work is that the groups grow to about
> 12-14 and then grow another cell.  A cell church is not just a church that
> meets in the home. It is a body and the cells multiply into another cell
> just like the cells of a body. A church that meets in the home is home
> missions.  There is a difference between a church that has cells and a cell
> church.  A cell church isn't a church that has cells. It is a group of cells
> that get together and  have church, at a designated time i.e. Sunday.  With
> a church that has cells the emphasis is on what happens in the church
> building on Sunday.  Where as in the latter the emphasis is on what is
> happening in the body that is celebrated on Sunday. Or as I like to say
> "CELLebrated".
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel Wellman <dwellman@zoomnet.net>
> To: <higher-fire@prairienet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 11:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Cell church
>
> > I have been having church in my home for about two years. It is
> challenging
> > when you have large groups of  around forty or better. I have to laugh at
> the
> > way some pastors look at things. If you have a large building and have
> forty or
> > fifty it is a small congregation. If it is in your home and from time to
> time
> > you feed them all, in the natural also, it is a huge congregation. More
> pastors
> > need this experience, God bless!
> >
> > Pastor Daniel Wellman
> >
> > Robert J Faron wrote:
> >
> > > ----------
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Our church is becoming (has become) a "cell church".  We now have
> several
> > > > groups that meet
> > > > on a weekly basis and eventually these meetings will take the place of
> > > > the mid-week
> > > > service.  Does anyone on this list attend a "cell church"? Also, does
> > > > anyone have
> > > > any comments concerning "cell churches" , pro or con ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > We have those meetings, only we call them care groups.  We have been
> doing
> > > them for years.  They don't take the place of mid week service.  Our
> > > associate pastor writes the lessons, the group leader teaches them and
> the
> > > objective is to bring visitors who might not otherwise attend church.
> They
> > > really are a blessing, it;'s an informal atmosphere, I enjoy them.
> > >
> > >                          Robert
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