What happens at the Cell meeting?
There is a normal structure for each Cell meeting but this is also flexible.
These elements are often referred to as the 4 W’s.
* Welcome
* Worship
* Word
* Witness or Works

What happens during the Welcome?
It may just be chat with tea and coffee, but usually this takes the form of an icebreaker. Sometimes serious, sometimes hilarious. The aim of this time is to get to know one another better, and build relationships. It generally lasts about 15 minutes.

What happens during the Worship?
Don’t panic, this doesn’t necessarily mean half an hour of singing, though sung praise and worship may be part of it.
All sorts of creative forms of worshipping God are used :- Scripture, prayer, silence, meditation, taped music, artistic expression, etc. Generally this lasts about 20 - 30 minutes.
The basic objective is to open ourselves to God, to focus on Him, and to express our love for Him.

What happens during the Word?
This is not a teaching session or Bible study as such, but a time to work through a Biblical and relevant topic together, and seek to apply the Word to our lives both as individuals and as a body.
Application rather than theory, is the emphasis, often picking up on the theme of the talk at the last Main Worship Meeting. It generally lasts about 45 minutes.

What happens during Witness/Works?
This is where we ask ourselves “What are we going to do about it ?”
It may mean for example, praying for each other, praying for people we are seeking to reach out with the love of God to, planning an outreach event or strategy for the Cell group, or setting ourselves goals for the coming week. This time should generally have an outward focus, and lasts about 15 minutes.

So what is Cell really all about?
Our aim is that through Cells we will be committed to Biblical values of what it means to be Church, and thereby glorify the head of the Church, Jesus Christ .
* Jesus at the centre
* Honesty
* Every member ministry
* Every member growing
* Sacrificial love
* Multiplication
These 6 just listed, are the core values of Cell church, and as each member is committed to these values and does their part, so the Cells will grow.
Cells are indeed expected to grow, both spiritually and in numbers, and when they get to about 12 regular members, to multiply into two new cells
Where possible a Cell will meet in the general locality of it’s members, usually in someone’s home, this becoming much easier as the number of Cells grows.

How often do Cells meet?
Formally, Cells normally meet weekly, at a time which suits the majority of the Cell. This is usually a weekday evening, from 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.
Cell members are encouraged to meet together outside the weekly Cell meetings, where more individual pastoral care, support, and discipleship can take place.
There are also social events organised occasionally by each Cell, and sometimes joint events.

How does the Open Worship Service fit in?
Currently this is on a Sunday morning (but it may not be that way forever).
The Main Worship Service is an opportunity for the Cells to come together as a wider fellowship, in exuberant praise and worship, to receive God’s word, and to be encouraged.
It is also another place people can explore spiritually.
Although most come to both, some people come to just cells, some to just Sundays, depending on their work patterns.
Some services are all age family services, but usually there is a Sunday school for 5 – 10 year olds.
Communion/The Lord’s Supper, is part of the Main Worship Service fortnightly, and is shared occasionally together at other times too.
Youth groups/cell also meet at other times – please ask for the current details.

Does each Cell have a leader?
There is a leader, but their role is mainly organising and facilitating the meetings. They may take a bigger pastoral role when a Cell is young, but pastoral care of each other should become the responsibility of the whole group as it matures.
The different elements of the meeting are led by different members of the group.
The whole Cell structure is over-seen by the Pastor.