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Strategies for Cell Group (Division Methods of Home Cell Groups)
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Strategies for Cell Group (Division Methods of Home Cell Groups)
Division Methods of Home Cell Groups
Division of cells is a natural phenomenon which reproduces when a living organism grows. Church is a living organism, therefore home cell groups are living cells because the home cell groups are the parts of the church.
The living cells of a living organinsm grow and divide. And so the living cells like the cells of a human body multiply double with their growth, and there are four, then eight, then sixteen, then thirty two, and so forth (Cho 1981, 66). By this multiplication principle home cell groups increase in number of the group and membership. As the results of the multiplication, the church has naturally grown up.
Cell division method can be fully adapted to the church growth as well as a body growth. This biological approach to the church growth is based on the biblical principle (Eph. 4:16; Matt. 13:1-9). This cell division method may be separated into two ways: the one is natural division, the other forced division (Cho 1981, 65-66).
The natural division occurrs when the home cell groups have grown and increased double. For example, when the home cells, the number of which are four homes, have become double, the number of which are eight homes, the group could be divided into two home cell groups.
According to the case of Rev. Cho's church the spontaneous division of the cell group takes place when the group exeeds fifteen families (Cho 1981, 66). In other words, it is said that the home cell division goes after the growth of the home cells. This is the natural division method of the home cell groups. This is a passive method for church growth. It is no doubt that many people have been taken to this passive method for church growth (Cho 1981, 66).
Otherwise, there is another method for church growth, an active or positive method for church growth, namely forced or coercive cell division method (Cho 1981, 66). This is an active cell division method by which the pastor or leader enforces for the rapid growth of the church. For example, before the home cells have increased double and if they have increased only half, they should be divied into two home cell groups.
According to circumstance a home cell group could be forced to divide the group into two groups by the pastor in active method from the beginning (Cho 1981, 66). But such a case must needs great faith and strong leadership.
Rev. Paul Y. Cho has used this method, and his church, Yoido Full Gospel Central Church in Seoul, Korea has grown rapidly, up to the largest membership of which is 700,000. He forced the cell groups to divide their cell groups into double groups if they have been over ten families (Cho 1978, 120). He wrote with firm confidence on the coercive home cell division method as follows:
I already mentioned that in the beginning of our cell group ministry many people were reluctant to divide. Division had to be forced. That still happens occasionally, but the most of the members of Full Gospel Central Church realize that the life of the group and of the church depends on constant cell division.
Occasionally we have to send one of the pastors to persuade a cell group to divide, but generally the division takes place spontaneously when the group exceeds fifteen families. That is the rule in our church, and most of the members obey it without complaining (Cho 1981, 66).
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