What Are Cell Groups

A Cell Group is a small group of 8-12 people that meets weekly in someone's home.
Our Cell Groups are modelled after the Biblical pattern of small groups found in Acts 2:42-47.

The early followers of Jesus understood the need to gather as a church in small groups for support, encouragement, and training for ministry. These small groups meeting in homes, offered a place to form genuine relationships, and they provided easy entry places for new believers. They also provided a non-threatening, comfortable place for those who were seeking to know more about Jesus and His church.

Cell Groups are the main vehicle to build relationships at our church. In our day of broken homes and broken families, Cell Groups provide a stable family environment that all of us so desperately need. The need for intimacy and accountability can be met in this weekly, small group environment.

There are four primary focus points in a Cell meeting.

• Welcome (looking to each other)
• Worship (looking to God)
• Word (looking to the Bible)
• Works (looking to our world)

Cell Groups are led by a Cell group leader who functions in a "shepherd" or "caretaker" role. Since no pastor can care for the needs of every person in the church, these leaders work with the Pastors of the Durbanville Methodist to make sure people's needs are addressed. Each Cell Group has an "apprentice leader" called an Intern, who is being trained to lead a future Cell Group. We believe healthy Cell Groups will reproduce themselves and plant new groups.