Cell Your Life!

Our bodies and every living creature consist of millions and millions of cells working in unity. The reality is we cannot live without them. Within each cell is carried the DNA, the genetic coding of life itself. With our bodies, we can reach out and touch the world around us. Or else, we would be disembodied spirits, unable to influence and impact our world. Naturally, cells will seek to multiply themselves, reproducing after their own kind, or transitioning to fulfill different functions according to hormonal influences. What is real of the physical body is true of the body of Christ, the Church.

We see the origins of the church began with Jesus calling the 12 to Him. His Master plan was to make a small intimate fellowship of disciples around Him, pouring His life - His "DNA" - into them. It was in this small "Life Cell" meeting that Jesus built relationship with them, taught and trained them, imparted authority and power, and sent them out to minister and witness. "Then He selected twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach and to have power to heal sicknesses and cast out demons" (Mark 3:14-15). Later, the Holy Spirit would replicate the same kind of ministry in the lives of subsequent believers.

The DNA of Jesus has been successfully reproduced from Christ's "twelve" to this burgeoning new church in Acts (Acts 4:13). They knew how to build their lives upon the Word of God. They knew how to make close fellowship with each other so that no one is in need. Throughout the history of the Church, whenever the Holy Spirit needed to move in revival power, the phenomena of Life Cells was used as the structure to convey His healing works. A main example is the ministry of John Wesley and his "classes" for believers. In more recent history, over the last thirty years, we see those churches throughout the world who are experiencing explosive growth are Life Cell Churches.

Understanding the G12 System

G12 system was first imported from Colombia five years ago. It was shaped by Rev. Cesar Castellanos in the early 1990s, after a trip he took to South Korea (where Christians account for more than a fourth of the population). In Seoul, Mr. Castellanos met David Yonggi Cho, creator of the Yoido Full Gospel Church, the largest worshippers in the world, now with more than eight hundred thousand members, meeting in a number of satellite locations. In the late 1960s, the growing number of his followers had forced Mr. Yonggi to reorganize his church. He divided it into geographical zones called cells, where attendants were encouraged to invite other friends, even non-Christians, to join cell meetings. These cells would then divide once they had reached a certain level of membership.

The G12 System is one of the foundational factors that have resulted in the exponential growth of the church. This process is very easy to do. A Pastor will just imitate Jesus Christ by choosing 12 people to be His disciples and taught them the way of the Lord. Each of those 12 disciples found 12 disciples and each of those disciples found 12 disciples and each of those 12 disciples and on and on until everyone was in a group.

The number twelve is the number of government in the Bible. Jesus set up His kingdom and government on the earth by using the same principle that God had used to establish Israel in the Old Testament. Just as Israel had 12 tribes, Jesus had 12 disciples. Using this model, Jesus intended to show us a pattern of how to disciple not only our local communities, but also the nations of the world.

The G12 system has several strict standards. In order to be part of the vision, you are expected to be devoted, attend your cell group once a week, go to retreats, go out to evangelize, go the Sunday morning service and also attend special meetings with your leader's leader. Each week is enclosed by these church things to do, as your social activities are contained within your cell group. Your week will be used up with these meetings to attend as they make you a more serious disciple