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Hope for Harvest
HOPE for Harvest is packed with everything you and your church need to reconnect with the importance of harvest and to focus on the importance of work, generosity and thankfulness.
Includes:
• Fresh ideas for harvest festival services and celebrations, plus ways to
reach your community with the good news of Jesus during harvest
• Four weeks’ worth of Bible studies from the Stewardship Trust looking at harvest in the Old and New Testaments
• Articles and ideas from Mark Greene of London Institute of Contemporary Christianity on the value of work and how to support your congregation in their workplaces.
• Articles from International development agency Tearfund on thankfulness, generosity, mission and caring for the environment
• A youth group session, lots of mission ideas and a Bible study
for young people
• Thoughts on meditation by Abbot Christopher Jamison
• The importance of harvest by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
• Articles on prayer, fasting and thankfulness from Pastor Agu Irukwu of Jesus House
Discipleship Resources Pack
A resource pack containing our popular discipleship books, Walking Together, Walking with Jesus and 4Life. Buy all three together for £10.00, a saving of £1.70 if bought separately.
Myths & Truths of the Cell Church
Author: Joel Comiskey
Most of the modern day cell church movement is dynamic, positive, and applicable. As is true in most endeavours, errors and false assumptions have also cropped up to destroy an otherwise healthy movement.
Sometimes these false concepts caused the church to go astray completely. At other times, they led the pastor and church down a dead-end road of fruitless ministry. Regardless of how the myths were generated, they had a chilling effect on the church’s ministry.
In this book, Joel Comiskey tackles these errors and false assumptions, helping pastors and leaders to untangle the webs of legalism that have crept into the cell church movement. Joel then guides the readers to apply biblical, time-tested principles that will guide them into fruitful cell ministry.
Icebreaker Playing Cards
Icebreaker playing cards
A fun pack of playing cards with each card having a different question. Ideal for the Welcome section of your small group. Can also be used in other situations such as one-to-one mentoring, fun discussion starters amongst friends or as a normal pack of playing cards.
Cell UK Magazine Issue 47
Full of help and advice, real life stories and inspiring articles, the final edition of the Cell UK Magazine is available to purchase for £5 a copy including postage and packaging. Including articles from:
Howard Astin, St. John’s Bowling, Bradford – helping us to delegate in our small groups…
Mark Greene, Executive Director LICC – challenging us to be missional in very area of our lives…
Jane Beaumont, St. Mary’s, Sale - sharing how her church keeps people after the Alpha course…
together with information on resources and conferences/training days.
Transforming Values
Author: Laurence Singlehurst
In this book Laurence challenges us to think differently about our growth as Christians. Transforming Values ‘does what it says on the tin’ and asks us to think about our values rather than just trying to change our actions. This book will enable you to highlight 4 key values for your Christian walk and set a new framework in which you can then grow, and help others to do the same. Full of practical advice, wit and great stories.
Read friarmike's blog on Transforming Values by cutting and pasting this link into your browser:
http://friarmike.typepad.com/friarmike/2011/03/transforming-values.html
Who's Shaping You?
Author: Graham Cray
In Who’s Shaping You? Graham describes a radical way of life, based on Biblical thinking which he sees is necessary if we are to impact our world. He encourages us to allow Jesus to infect the whole of our lives and to live those lives openly in front of those we come across day by day.
The Big Story
Author: Mark Powley
The Big Story is a manageable way to grasp the story of the Bible in its own words. Using this guide you can:
· Take a 40-day express tour of the whole Bible.
· Or cover the 112 most important passages in Scripture.
· Work through the Bible story on your own or with a group.
The Big Story follows the plot of scripture in eight major episodes. Along the way, you will find greater confidence in handling the Bible, new insights into how it fits together, and most importantly the voice of God bringing His message alive in your life.
The Great Divide - booklet
Author: Mark Greene
In this compelling essay Mark Greene, LICC’s Executive Director, explores the stifling, pervasive, life-denying impact of the sacred-secular divide on Christian mission and living, and reveals how overcoming it can expand our vision, inspire our mission, … thrill our spirits, free our imaginations for faithful following and fruitful living in all of life.
The Answer Book for Small Group Leaders
Author: Randall Neighbour
Have you ever wondered what to do when faced with a new challenge in the small group leadership?
The Answer Book for Small Group Leaders will answer a wide range of questions frequently asked by leaders just like you. Inside you will learn to:
Lead your weekly meeting more effectively
Develop new leaders from within your group
Reach out to unchurched friends and family members
Multiply your group
Leadership Explosion
Author: Joel Comiskey
Multiplying small group leaders to Reap the Harvest.
Through well-documented research, Dr Joel Comiskey has discovered why some churches are better at raising up new small group leaders than others. These churches do more than pray and hope for new leaders. They have an intentional strategy . . . a plan that efficiently equips as many new leaders as possible.
In this book, you will discover the models these churches use to multiply leaders, the underlying principles of these models and how to develop your own system that will effectively raise up new small group leaders.
House to house
Author: Larry Kreider
House to House documents how God called a fellowship of young believers in Pennsylvania, USA, to become an international house-to-house movement. Larry Kreider candidly draws from two decades of victories and defeats to communicate lessons about operating in a new church paradigm. In sharing his journey Larry looks at a number of issues, including how to lead a cell group effectively, reaching the lost through cells and how to operate as a leadership team.
HOPE for the future
by: Hope Together
Hope is all about bringing change to communities across the UK through churches uniting and demonstrating the love of God in their words and in their actions. This book is packed with masses of case studies, top tips, great ideas and brilliant resources to help anyone, anywhere think creatively about how they can best love and serve those around them.
This book is a must-have resource for any individual or church serious about sharing the love of Jesus.
When a child asks to take communion
Author: Daphne Kirk
This book answers the question that many are asking about children’s participation in communion and also takes a look at the scriptural basis for communion.
When a child asks to be baptised
Author: Daphne Kirk
This booklet answers questions surrounding baptism by looking at the scriptural foundations for baptism and giving simple explanations and practical ideas around baptism. It looks at how to include parents and the cell members in a baptismal event.
Transforming Children's Ministry Part 2 - Small Group Material
Author: Daphne Kirk
Please call Cell Office on 01582 463330 for availability.
12 weeks of children’s small group/cell material to introduce children to the values of loving God, loving one another and loving those who do not know Jesus.
Transforming Children's Ministry - Part 1
Author: Daphne Kirk
Please phone Cell Office on 01582 463330 for availability. Training booklet to introduce children’s small groups/cells which will empower every member ministry among children.
Living Life Upside Down
Author: Lorna Jenkins
A book which allows the family to discuss Christian values, this book is a self-study guide that encourages children to work through such values by themselves. Where possible, children could ask their parents for help.
Cell Handbook - a resource for small group leading
Author: Rich Wilson
This cell leader handbook is a must for anyone either leading or training to lead a student cell or small group. It is packed with information on how to run a small group as well as on guidelines for problem solving.
Fusion has been involved in establishing and training cell groups over the past ten years and continues to provide resources for churches to effectively carry out student mission.
For more information visit www.fusion.uk.com
Youth Cell Outlines 2
Author: Ellie Hart
edited by Paul Hopkins
More cell outlines ideal for use in youth cells for ages 13-19.
Youth Cell Outlines 1
Author: Paul Hopkins
These cell outlines are designed to help you in the early stages of forming youth cells. They have been put together to spark a revolution in the thinking of your cell members and to establish the five main values of Cell in their lives.
Supervising Youth Cells
Author: Ellie Hart
How to support and supervise a young cell leader.
Drawing from her many years’ experience of supporting youth cell leaders, the author outlines the supervisor’s job and gives invaluable insights into the practical details of this vital role. The booklet contains helpful guidelines and has an appendix packed with useful material.
Passion
Authors: Liz West, Paul Hopkins
This is a manual for youth leaders who want to know-how to start and develop youth cells. It explains something of the why of youth cells and the practical steps to follow through the change process and beyond. Its four authors are seasoned youth workers who have first-hand experience of developing and working with youth cells
Cell It
Authors: Liz West, Paul Hopkins
This is a manual for youth leaders who want to know-how to start and develop youth cells. It explains something of the why of youth cells and the practical steps to follow through the change process and beyond. Its four authors are seasoned youth workers who have first-hand experience of developing and working with youth cells
The White Swan Formula
Author: James Featherby
Rebuilding business and finance for the common good. James has worked in the City of London for over 25 years and is an enthusiast for the contribution that business can make to social as well as economic development, here and abroad. The current economic crisis has led to this book in which he argues that if business is to fulfil its role in creating a healthy economy we will need more than increased regulation, a robust re-examination of the human factor and the values that drive our institutions is needed.
Lord's Prayer Cards
We are currently out of stock of these items.
20 prayer cards for use in small groups and church gatherings
The Bible Book - a user's guide
Author: Nick Page
An intelligent and practical guide to the Bible, The Bible Book is a new kind of guide. Informative, thought-provoking and very, very readable, this is a book that will help you explore the most famous book in the world. Informal, but informed, simple but never simplistic, it tackles the Bible with honesty, humour and inventiveness. Nick page maps out the way the Bible works, with illuminating graphics and user-friendly design.
Spoken Worship
Author: Gerard Kelly
Living words for personal and public prayer. Spoken Worship is written with the conviction that the spoken word has a unique power. The forty poems in this collection go beyond image and emotion and include performance notes for each of its eight sections that offer insights into the why as well as the how of spoken worship.
Help! I'm Leading part of my Cell Meeting
Author: Trevor Withers
This booklet is for cell members leading one of the 4Ws. If your heart sinks when it’s your turn to lead part of your cell meeting, this booklet is for you. It aims to give members confidence as they participate in the cell meeting. Presenting the key components needed to make each of the 4Ws run effectively, if offers practical advice and ideas which will stimulate cell members’ creativity and enhance their leadership abilities.
52 Cell Outlines
Author: Paul Hickman
This very popular, top selling resource has really practical Cell Outlines for a whole year to encourage your cell group to live out the cell values. Easy to photocopy and use in your group, these outlines have been tried and tested in Paul’s own church.
303 Icebreakers
Edited by Randall Neighbour
A pocketsize resource to help you out when ice breaker questions are hard to come by. The booklet is sectionalised so you can choose questions that are relevant to the stage your group is at. It includes questions such as “Which actor or actress would best play you?” and “If you could ask Noah one question, what would it be?”
300+ Sizzling Icebreakers
Authors: Michael Puffett, Blair Mundell
Get your group talking, laughing and thinking with 150 pages of daft and entertaining things to help a church social, a youth event, an evening meeting, a house party or a day away start with a swing – or even a bang.
Ideas include blowing up a balloon until it bursts, using only your nose, human maggot racing – with sleeping bags, act out your day in 30 seconds etc. and in addition to the mayhem and jollity there are siz quizzes and fifteen more serious ‘themed evenings’.
'Set your Heart' bookmark
Pack of 10 bookmarks
Proclaim!
Proclaim! is a resource designed for leaders to use with their groups, to facilitate discussion about various contentious issues that challenge Christians and their faith.
Proclaim! is based on an imaginary Christian radio show where the host DJ fields telephone calls from ‘listeners’ who ring into the show. The callers have different and specific issues that they wish to raise and discuss. The DJ tries to engage each caller in a short conversation that opens up further debate into the topic (rather than trying to focus on specific teaching or a ‘right’ answer).
The intention is that Proclaim! is a stimulus for discussion and further work in small groups rather than as a provider of ‘right’ answers. This is a first class new resource for and we believe that its format is unique for this purpose.
Leading from the Heart
Author: Michael Mack
This book will renew your hear, refocus your priorities, and recharge your ministry. Powerful cell group leaders share a common trait: a passionate heart for God. They know their priorities and know that time with Him always tope the list. This resource has multiple uses: private reflection, one on one coaching, and turbo group experiences. Each chapter includes powerful heart to heart questions that will help to turn theory into practice.
How to Lead a Great Cell Group Meeting
Author: Joel Comiskey
Designed to encourage every member ministry and give step-by-step guides to enable you to lead people into the presence of God and experience the joy and challenge of being together. Joel looks at creating stimulating questions, ensuring that the meeting has movement and flow and how to open the group to non-Christians, to list but a few.
How to be a Great Cell Group Coach
Author: Joel Comiskey
Currently out of stock. Please call 01582 463232 for availability.
The greatest contributor to cell group success is the quality of coaching provided for cell group leaders. Following in the footsteps of his bestselling book, How to Lead a GREAT Cell Group Meeting, author and church consultant Joel Comiskey provides a comprehensive guide fro coaching cell group leaders. This book will prepare your coaches to be great mentors, supporters, and guides to the cell groups leaders they oversee.
Equipping Future Cell Leaders
Authors: Liz West, Trevor Withers
Developing leaders is at the heart of the cell model. This course has been designed to equip leaders to do more than lead a structured cell meeting. It is developed from the values base of the cell model and as such is an opportunity to establish the plumb line of cell for the new cell leaders. It will help to correct the weaknesses in their experience of cell life through taking part over eight sessions in cell meetings which are thoroughly evaluated. Contains cell outlines for each training session, trainer’s notes and evaluation material.
Moving Forward - Community Life Series
Author: Michael C. Mack
Helping your group members embrace their leadership potential.
Through scipturally-based discussions your members will soon understand that a healthy cell group is just like a healthy family. The goal is to raise spiritual children to maturity, and then help them “move out of the house” to begin new spiritual families of their own.
Looking Upward - Community Life Series
Author: David Finnell
Helping your group members develop a supernatural relationship with God.
This book of agendas was created in order to provide your group with enough biblical information and direction to experience this kind of life-long walk with God. Over the course of six weeks your group will examine many common misconceptions about prayer and the nature of God.
Connecting Inward - Community Life Series
Author: Mark Collins
Helping your group members develop a deep love for one another.
Harnessing the power of biblical community to reach friends, neighbours, and co-workers for christ with a natural, relational kind of evangelism. Innovative icebreakers will have your members smiling, laughing and maybe even singing! Challenging questions based on the Bible passages will stimulate thought-provoking discussion. Connecting Inward was designed to bring your cell group together as extended family!
8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders
Author: Dave Earley
Published by Touch Publications, US
Discover the eight habits that will transform your cell group leadership. This is a real ‘how to’ book with plenty of application examples and guides. Good reading for those currently in cell group leadership or planning to take it on in the near future. A valuable resource for those supervising cells as they support and train leaders .
Equipped to Lead a Cell Community
Author: Trevor Withers, Liz West
A great deal is learnt about how to lead a cell by observing a cell leader doing the job. What is not obvious is the thinking behind why cell life is arranged as it is and what unseen things are part of the task of cell leader. This book highlights these areas and brings some practical tools to enable potential leaders to understand the picture more fully. It can also be used as a resource manual for those attending an Equipping Future Cell Leaders Course.
The Relational Way
Author: M Scott Boren
With all the excellent books on small group ministry on the market today, one would think the subject has been covered completely. However, the foundational basis for holistic small group ministry (a highly relational set of values) must be in place before holistic small group ministry will thrive. In this book, Scott Boren does an excellent job dispelling the most common myths about small group ministry.
The Cry for Spiritual Fathers and Mothers
Author: Larry Kreider
We all need practical input from loving,seasoned, spiritual fathers and mothers whose goal is to help us reach our full potential in Christ. This is a book about returning to the biblical model of spiritual parenting. Larry Kreider draws from his own experience, highlighting principles and methods that encourage the development of spiritual parents in the Body of Christ.
Equipped to Supervise
Author: Liz West, Trevor Withers
Looking at the cell movement in the UK we have realised that supervision and coaching of cell leaders is essential. If a supervisor is not regularly visiting the cell and coaching the cell leader, the church leaders are working blind. Our booklet, entitled Equipped to Supervise, gives an overview of the role of the cell coach and is full of practical insights. This booklet aims to help equip those who are supporting cell leaders.
Psalms
by John Mansfield
After the success of his CD Inspiring Calm, John Mansfield has now created Psalms: Hope and encouragement for our journey. Powerful, deeply moving and inspirational . . . favourite Psalms blended with music and nature sounds.
Clusters - creative mid-sized missional communities
Authors: Bob Hopkins, Mike Breen
More than 15 years of working with churches seriously committed to cell has convinced Bob Hopkins and Mike Breen that to meet the mission challenge in many situations just cell and celebration is not the whole picture. This book explores why the principles they have observed lead to the conclusion that an intermediate size community of some 25 to 60 people, or clusters of 2 to 7 cells, is so significant. Chapters cover topics such as: Clusters in a Nutshell; Biblical, Historical and Mission Rationale; Introducing Clusters to a Church and freqently asked questions.
Where are we now?
Author: William Beckham
‘The Small Group Movement and its Models’. Bill Beckham has painstakingly evaulated curent movements existing around the world today. The implementation of small groups has become a fad in this generation, and he has examined them all. The reader will be encouraged to evaluate his or her commitment to the various models presented.
The Challenge of Change
Author: Phil Potter
Whether you are a church of 50, 100 or 250 people, it is not easy for leaders to think through how we lead and inspire in the culture of today. It is not always easy for church members as we realise that we are the workforce, and it is not leaders who are going to do the work – it is the people. In this very positive and practical book Phil helps us to think through where we are, where we want to go, and what changes we will have to face as we go along that journey highlighting some structures and methodologies that might be helpful.
The Challenge of Cell Church
Author: Phil Potter
The Challenge of Cell Church is the book for all those who are puzzled but intrigued by the mention of cell groups. Phil Potter explains how tapping into the hidden potential of small groups can help your church grow. Sharing his own experience, he covers issues including shared ministry, discipling, communication, community, evangelism, prayer and worship.
Simply Cell
Authors: Laurence Singlehurst, Liz West, Trevor Withers
Whether you have recently joined a cell group or are thinking about whether to join one, this booklet is for you. It will explain what you might experience in your cell group and why things are done as they are. It will explain about the things that motivate the activity of a cell group, the vision and values behind cell life, and hopefully help you to make the changes that are inevitably necessary when joining a new community.
Making Cell Groups Work
Author: M Scott Boren
We currently have very low stock on this item. Please call 01582 463232 before ordering.
Discover an eight-stage process to lead your church from no cell groups to an expanding cell group base! These eight stages have been developed from interviews with North American cell-based pastors so that you can learn from their successes and failures.
Cell Groups and House Churches - what history teaches us
Author: Peter Bunton
This book provides an historical backdrop to much of what is happening in cell groups and house churches today. It points us to lessons which the modern church can learn from history.
Examine how cell groups and house churches developed in the centuries since the Reformation.
Explore the writings and practices of the Reformers such as Luther and Bucer, as well as the Pietists, Moravians, Methodists and others.
These writings show clearly that when God moves in restoring His church, there is a renewal of small groups to aid discipleships and growth into holiness, often resulting to a greater concern for reaching the lost.
Cell Church Solutions
Author: Joel Comiskey
‘Transforming the Church in North America’. This book not only declares that the cell church concept does work in North America but dedicates an entire chapter to examining North American churches that are successfully using the cell strategy to grow in quality and quantity. This book will provide practical solutions for pastors and lay leaders to use in implementing cell-based ministry.
A Story of Church Growth from Peterborough
Author: Dave Smith
An exciting account of how Peterborough Community Church has grown and flourished and how cell groups are a vital ingredient in this dynamic.
Welcome to your Changed Life
Author: Ralph Neighbour Jr
This booklet takes the new believer through the steps they have just taken to become a Christian. It confirms to them what has happened and gives them an opportunity to validate their decision. It is designed to be worked through in one sitting and reviewed with a sponsor when completed. It is often used to follow up commitments made at the Alpha course Holy Spirit weekend, and introduces the new believer to the equipping track process.
Beyond the Clouds
Author: Laurence Singlehurst
Pain and disillusionment are an inevitable part of life, admits Laurence Singlehurst, but God has not left us without the tools to cope with such suffering. Drawing on the lessons of a traumatic time in his own life when God’s promises seemed distant, he offers advice on how to deal with inner hurt, and how to find God in the midst of our pain. This book presents the same practical, strategic approach to dealing with life’s challenges as his bestselling Sowing, Reaping, Keeping.
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Sowing Reaping Keeping plus 40 day guide
Sowing Reaping Keeping and the 40 Day Guide now available to buy together
Sowing Reaping Keeping 40 day guide
Author: Liz West with contributions by Trevor Withers
This guide is a recipe to revolutionise your outreach. Based on Laurence Singlehurst’s popular book Sowing Reaping Keeping it sets out to help you as individuals and a group to process those ideas in bite size chunks to encourage the process of relational evangelism. This booklet is laid out in weekly sections with reflective questions for five days out of seven including cell outlines for eight weeks of meetings.
Sowing Reaping Keeping - 4 CD Conference recording
Laurence Singlehurst leads us through four sessions of training on ‘people-sensitive evangelism’ from his best selling book Sowing Reaping Keeping. Contains 4 CDs.
The sessions are:
1. Change of values and understanding culture
2. The sowing reaping keeping process
3. Effective strategies
4. The role of small groups
Redefining Revival
Author: William Beckham
At last! A book that is unafraid to look at the components that come together to stimulate and sustain revival while holding these in tension with God’s sovereignty. Bill Beckham looks in his inimitable way at the context, roots and principles of revival and suggests strategies that will help us move towards a sustained growth situation in our churches. He clearly lays out biblical patterns for mission, evangelism and growth. The scope of his research and reflective thinking makes Redefining Revival a challenging and stimulating read.
Praying with Creation
Author: Alison Morgan
Renewal for mission in the power of the Holy Spirit. This booklet is one of a series offered by ReSource as part of working to support and encourage the Church for mission.
Home Cell Group Explosion
Author: Joel Comiskey
Joel Comiskey traversed the globe to find out why certain churches and small groups are successful in reaching the lost. He found the answers and shares them in this thoroughly researched book. These pages are full of transferable principles that rekindle a vision for growth through evangelism and explain clearly key characteristics that determine evangelistic growth through a small group.
Cell Planting Training - 4 CDs
Laurence Singlehurst leads us through four sessions of training on Cell Planting. The sessions are:
1. The idea of cell planting
2. Who to plant and where
3. How to plant
4. Support through the process
Cell Planting - Putting the 'Go' back into Church
Authors: Laurence Singlehurst, Liz West
It is the purpose of this booklet to suggest an innovative way to ‘Go’, by planting new cell groups. A cell plant is a new cell group which has been grown by a cell planting team reeaching out through relationship to those in a geographical area or through their relational networks, often around a common interest. Liz and Laurence’s new booklet leads us through chapters on The idea of cell planting, Who to plant and where, How to plant and Support through the process.
Breakthrough Cell Groups
Author: Karen Hurston
Dr Karen Hurston takes us through the inner workings of the dynamic cell system that is part of Victory Christian Centre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She explains how their creative cell system helps 500 people a month to come to faith, giving an average of seven people per cell coming to faith each year. Drawing the transferable principles from Karen’s writing and applying them to our UK situation will stimulate ongoing growth in the cell church movement.
Sowing Reaping Keeping
Author: Laurence Singlehurst
The Christian gospel is the best story ever told. Yet many of those who hear it perceive it as a threat. Laurence Singlehurst believes that much of the threat would be removed if Christians would respect and understand the people they are approaching. This short, crisp and often humorous book is full of seeds of wisdom for those who long to make permanent disciples for Jesus. Discover the reasons why evangelism may have been difficult in the past and learn new ideas to help you share your faith in a relevant way. “A short and very practical book containing essential reading for a church thinking through its evangelism strategy – give it half an hour and it could change your church’s life.” Recommended by Krish Kandiah, Christianity magazine, July 2009
You can also purchase a 4 CD conference recording of one of our Sowing Reaping Keeping training days. Browse 'Audio' for more details.
Evangelism through Cells
Authors: Liz West, Laurence Singlehurst
Loving people and reaching out is what we know we should do – but do we? This booklet contains practical strategies on how to reach out as individuals and groups and demonstrates how cells can encourage and empower us al to love the lost. It contains eight clearly defined steps with witness outlines for a cell group to use. This booklet is for church leaders, cell supervisors and cell leaders who want to be mobilised as workers in the harvest and who want to lead others to become workers too.
Inspiring Calm
by John Mansfield
Here is a CD with a unique style, one that speaks deeply into our busy lives. John Mansfield has crafted a series of Scripture readings, reflections and prayers, woven beautifully into a calming background of soothing music, birdsong, ocean waves and gentle streams.
Moving to Cells
Authors: Laurence Singlehurst, Liz West
A simple step-by-step guide to enable you to develop healthy cells by using the prototype method. How many car manufacturers would build a production run of cars from the designer’s initial ideas? We, like them, need to learn the value of building prototypes to prove our developing ideas about cell and allow us to see how it all works. This booklet has been used by hundreds of churches as they have explored cell.
Body and Cell
Author: Howard Astin
“In July, we scrapped our house groups. In October we began meeting in cell groups. We did not realise what a revolutionary step we were taking.”
So begins Howard Astin’s account of the transformation of the church he runs from a caring but inward-looking parish to a Christian community where every member really counts. In St. John’s Church, Bradford, a tough inner-city church, the focal pooint of the week is now the cell group meeting. Through Body and Cell, Howard tells the story of his journey to cell church as the leader of St. John’s.
Life in His Body
Author: David Finnell
A simple guide to active cell life. Life in His Body is practical, simple and comprehensive. It synthesises the inner workings of a cell church. It clearly communicates the keys to a vital cell-based church: prayer community, team evangelism, servant leadership and vision. Throughout are lively questions and strategies, which illustrate these components. Communicate the vision of cells to everyone in your church with this simple tool.
The Second Reformation
Author: William Beckham
Bill Beckham will brilliantly walk you through the logic of a cell/celebration structure from a biblical and historical perspective. His stories and illustrations make reading fun and bring the concepts to life. He provides you with a strategy for launching your first cells.
Loving the Lost
Author: Laurence Singlehurst
What is cell church and how does this way of being church help us to look out and reach those beyond our church communities? In Loving the Lost Laurence works from basic definitions and values to practical application with a key focus on the relationship between discipleship and mission.
A Journey Guide for Growing Christians
The journey guide is a review tool to help us understand where we are on our Christian journey. Until recently only A Journey Guide for New Believers was available and was designed for use with new Christians. Increasingly we have seen the value of the journey guide experience and have extended the range to include A Journey Guide for Growing Christians and A Journey Guide for Cell Group Leaders. These are invaluable as people grow in their faith and move towards leadership. They are laid out in an easy to use format and are designed to be reviewed with a sponsor or in the case of the Cell Leader guide with your Cell Supervisor or church leader.
A Journey Guide for New Believers
This guide can be used along with the other resources that comprise the Equipping Journey Series.
Walking Together
Authors: Liz West, Trevor Withers
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? How am I meant to go about being a disciple? Walking together answers these questions and helps us to not only be disciples ourselves, but also to make effective disciples in our present culture. There is material for you to apply as well as help in forming those one-on-one relationships that are essential for us to grow as disciples.
Walking with Jesus
Author: Gary Gibbs
Gary Gibbs says his favourite thing is introducing people to Jesus. His booklet, Walking with Jesus is a brilliant resource designed for new Christians. Each section is packed with the principles that all Christians need to live by. The interactive style not only helps you to apply the ideas but gives you a new found energy and confidence to go out and use them. A simple read with a profound impact.
4Life Group Notes
Author: Mark Powley
How about using the 4Life material as a basis for your cell meetings? These group notes around the 4ws of a cell meeting will add value to your cell members as they work through their identity, values, lifestyle and purpose. Your meetings will have an added depth as they build on the time invested by your cell members in following 4Life individually. Share the journey, double the investment.
4Life
Author: Mark Powley
Want to go deeper with God or refresh your faith? 4Life is full of honesty, passion and humour, and seeks to give a solid foundation for practical Christian living today. The ingredients are simple; ten readings on your own, then an honest meeting with a trusted mentor. Forty readings and four meetings in all, it could take eight weeks or as long as you like. However you do it, the journey in these pages will leave you changed. So take the risk and follow this guide for a deeper journey into the Christian life.
"Just wanted to say how brilliant I think the 4life book is. We are starting to use it as our main nurture/discipleship tool. I think it is brilliantly written, brilliantly simple, and brilliantly thought provoking and engaging. Well done and thank you!"
Dr Nic Harding, Senior Pastor, Frontline church. Leadership mentor and coach
12 1/2 Steps to Spiritual Health
Author: Howard Astin
This is a powerful course for new Christians and mature believers alike, designed to clear the rubbish out of our lives and help us grow towards spiritual maturity. Howard takes us through each of the steps and gives instructions at the end of each chapter to enable us to move forward and deal with the issues that will surface. Our promise is freedom in Christ.
12½ Steps to Spiritual Health is a valuable tool to help us make this promise a reality.