Cell Booklet 2010

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Cell Booklet 2010

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The Objective

To put evangelism at the forefront of the cell agenda

One of the words that we will be putting forth to thechurch is missional. It simply means to be a

missionary where you are. As the clich goes, a

missionary is not someone who crosses the seas, but

someone who sees the cross. A missionary has a

sense of being sent, rather than waiting for the world

to come and see

To allow our cell pastors to have a break in organizingformal cell meetings.

The Calendar

The BBC (Bridge, Bring Cell) meetings will occur once every

fortnight with a couple of variations in between.

Please refer to the attached calendar

Four Cycles

First Cycle-Feb, Mar, Apr

Test Your LimitsHigher, Deeper, Longer, Wider (The

Four Dimensions of Gods Love)

Higher in expectation

Deeper in love

Longer in endurance

Wider in inclusiveness

Second Cycle-May, Jun, Jul

Fun, Friendship, Familysingles, parenting, marriage focus


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BBC Cell Planning

THREE STEPS--ATM

FirstAssess and Strategize

Demographics. Rick Warren says : You dont attract whoyou want, you attract who you are.

A cell without any student will find it hard to reach out

to students. Are you targeting migrant families,

international students or local students, etc?

Socio-economic and education backgrounds businesspeople, young professionals. This is an important

consideration, some cells that consist of young

professionals tend to organise dinners at restaurants,

but they will find it hard to attract refugees or parents

with young kids to that kind of activities.

Giftings and talents - cooking, apologetics, etc.

Now that you have assessed what you have, write down your

target group, brainstorm what are their needs and

opportunities.

Migrant familiessettling in, friends, job seeking

Business peoplehow to be successful, balance of family and

work.

Studentsacademic help, friendship.

Then write down your strategieswhat can you do?


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Second - Train and Prepare

Prepare a team which may consist of host, treasurer,event organizer, cleaning, follow up

Train your cell members to share their testimonies andhow to have a conversation with new people

Third - Mobilize and Launch

This is it! Have fun and see the fruit!


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Things to take note of when organising activities

Remember the goal is to be missional, not just abouthaving funso activities dont have to be largescaled, just have to be effective.

Its hard to organize activities that please everyone,for example, if you organize to go bushwalking, those

not used to physical activities may not come. Dont be

discouraged. One solution is to have two different

groups organize two different activities on the samenight, reaching different people. You dont have to

have to whole cell attending the same activities.

Aim to alternate one low key activity with one activitythat requires more intensive planning. Low key

activities include movies, bring them to church wide

meetings, coffee and dessert, etc. Intensive activities

include outings, dinner, etc.

Please take into consideration the affordability of theactivities to your group.

If you are organizing a cell retreat, remember a cellretreat should not take people away from Sunday

service. All cell retreats should take place on Fridaynight and Saturday and be back on Sunday for

services.

Please beware that certain activities includingmountain climbing, bungee jumping, etc are not

covered by church insurance. You must warn the

members that they are joining these activities at their

own risk.


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Sample activities for family cells

5th FEB

--REGATHERING AFTER THE BREAK--BYO Dinner

--Share updates, testimonies

20th FEB

- Chinese New Dinner- Invite New People to come- Alternately change this into a normal cell- Invite your cell members and friends to the Chinese New Year

Concert at church on 27th of Feb

If your cells are mainly non Chinese, opt for a low key activity this

week.

Try Test Your LimitConnect with Your Ones

Encourage your member to connect with at least one prospectiveBeliever during the week e.g. having lunch with them, visit them,

etc. come back and share in cell next week

5th MAR

Two alternatives:

- Join the Multicultural Caf NightIf you have had two dinners in Feb, opt for low keyoption- Refer to above for Test Your LimitConnect with

Your Ones

- Test Your Limit- International CookingHave a few different people cookingdifferent

nationalities will be more fun e.g. Korean, Malaysian,

Singaporean. Invite your friends to come and try your

food and be judges.


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Get a couple people to share their migrant experience and

how God and church made a difference in their lives

19th MARLow Key Activity

Test Your Limit --Adopt an Angel (the Bible, when youre

entertaining strangers, you could be entertaining an

angel)challenge the families to test their limits by

inviting one or two international students for a mealcan

be after church on Sunday or dinner one night. If they

dont know who to invite, speak to Jordan.

2nd

APR

Low KeyBring all of them to the Good Friday Service

If you want, capitalize on the long weekend to do

something e.g. Picnic at the Park, Easter Egg Treasure Hunt

(organize a special Easter Egg Treasure Hunt and invite

families with little kids to come and join. And then get one

or two kids to read the passage on Easter/Jesus

resurrection and tell the true meaning of Easter)

16th

APR

Low KeyTest Your Limitconnect with Ones


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Sample activities for young peoples cell

(note that Feb and Mar will be two very busy months in terms

of activities, see this as time to gather as many new people aspossible but keep the people journaling as part of their

growth)

5th

FEB

Regathering

Share, update

Dinner/supper

13th

FEB

For some cells, you may want to organize informal dinner for

Chinese New Year Reunion

19th

FEB

Combined Young People Cell for Training in preparationFor O Week. Get Everyone mobilized for O-Week outreach

27th

FEB

Normal cell or join all Chinese speaking cells--

Invite your cell members and friends to the Chinese New Year

Concert at church on 27th

of Feb

5th MAR

Multicultural Caf Night

Or Low Key Activity - Test Your LimitConnect with Your

Ones

12th

MAR

All young people cells with university students should

Aim to join the Club CCA Camp


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2010 Cell Calendar

February

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (5/2)

WEEK 2 MID Normal cell (12/2)

WEEK 3 MID/MLM BBC (19/2)

Combined young

people training in

preparation for O

week

WEEK 4 MID Normal cell

For the chinese cells,

they can join the CNYoutreach the next day

Chinese New

Year Outreach (27/2)

Uni Market Days (TBC) 16th

Feb(QUT), 24th

Feb (UQ), 23th/25th

(Griffith)

March

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (5/3)

Multicultural Caf Nite

WEEK 2 MID Normal Cell (12/3) Club CCA camp

WEEK 3 MID/ALT BBCChinese Karaoke Nite


For March, the university students cells will only have one normal cell meeting as they

will have at least one week involving in Caf Night (multicultural/Chinese) and one week

in the camp.

APRIL

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (2/4)

Good Friday ServiceWEEK 2 MID Normal Cell (9/4)

WEEK 3 MID/MLM BBC (16/4) Lifetrack Intensive

WEEK 4 MID Normal Cell (23/4) Lifetrack Intensive

WEEK 5 Free LIFT

Key

BBC Bridge Bring Cell

CP Cell Pastors session with Senior Ministers

MID Mentoring Internship Discipleship (within journalling group)

MLM Ministry Leaders MeetingALT - All Leaders' Training


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May

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (7/5)

WISH

WISH

WEEK 2 MID Normal Cell (14/5)

WEEK 3 MID/ALT BBC (21/5) Living in harmony

Concert (Sat)


JUNE

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (4/6)



Youth Lock In


Cell Pastors Summit14th

June (TBC)

JULY

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (2/7)


WEEK 3 MID/ALT BBC (16/7)

WEEK 4 MID Normal cell (23/7)Encounter Camp

Encounter Camp

WEEK 5 Free LIFT (30/7)

Club CCA Market Day21th

July (UQ)

JClubNeighbourhood Fun DayJuly 29th

9am to 3pm

August

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (6/8)

Club CCA Event

Lifetrack Intensives

WEEK 2 MID Normal Lifetack IntensivesWEEK 3 MID/MLM BBC

WEEK 4 MID Normal

SEPTEMBER

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (3/9)

WEEK 2 MID Normal (10/9)


Youth Lock In

Mooncake festival

WEEK 4 MID Normal (24/9)WEEK 5 Free LIFT (1/10)


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VBS20th

to 22nd

of Sept (Mon to Wed) 9am to 3pm

OCTOBER

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP Synergy (8/10) Synergy




November

WED FRI Saturday

WEEK 1 CP BBC (5/11)


encounter Camp

Encounter Camp



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