Body and Cell
Making the Transition to Cell Church - A First-hand Account
Howard Astin(Author)
Monarch Books (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Big book
176 pages
978-1-85424-577-9 (ISBN)
Description
"In July, we scrapped our house groups. In October we began meeting in cell groups. We did not realize what a revolutionary step we were taking..." So begins Howard Astin's account of his church's transformation from a caring but inward-looking parish to a Christian community where every member really counts. In St John's, Bradford, a tough inner-city church, the focal point of the week is now the cell group meeting. Pastoral care; teaching; lay training; nurture of new members: all are handled by a network of small cells, which offer easy, non-threatening points of entry for visitors. Leaders concentrate on equipping church members. The result has been sustained growth, both in numbers and quality of discipleship. The transition to a cell structure has not been easy or painless, but definitely worthwhile.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
SPCK Publishing
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85424-577-9 (9781854245779)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
06/1998
Monarch Books
€28.65
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Person
The Rev. Howard Astin has been minister at St John's, Bowling, Bradford, an Anglican church, since 1988. He is a Director of Cell UK, an organisation to promote the development of cell church.