Introductory Reading
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.
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
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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.
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.