Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus' vision
for the world is to "win souls and make disciples." This
He clearly stated in Matthew 28:19-20: "Therefore go and
make disciples of all nations. . . ." To achieve His
Vision, Jesus worked closely with twelve men that He
mentored to take His place on the earth. Following
Jesus' pattern, the apostle Paul also trained a number
of young men ("Timothys") who later became the great
leaders of the New Testament Church. We call this
mentoring technique the "principle of twelve."
The number twelve is the number of government in
the Bible. Jesus established 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 twelve tribes, Jesus had twelve disciples.
Using this pattern, Jesus intended to show us a model of
how to disciple not only our local communities, but also
the nations of the world.
The "principle of twelve" was first implemented by
Pastors César and Claudia Castellanos at International
Charismatic Mission in Bogotá, Colombia. This church has
used this discipleship principle to build the largest
small group network in the world: 30,000 small groups in
a single congregation!
Now, churches worldwide are implementing this
dynamic principle. Its simple, personal nature is easy
to duplicate. It is not a program, but the development
of "mentoring" relationships that help every believer
become a multiplying leader who can disciple
others.
New believers are added to the church through
personal evangelism, weekend celebration church
services, and monthly "net" meetings. read
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Both new believers and new church members are
"plugged in" to the church through the consolidation
process. Members of the consolidation team are assigned
to new believers or new members to help enroll them in a
weekly Life Cell gathering, guide them through a short
Pre-Encounter course, and register them to attend an
Encounter Retreat. At this weekend retreat, they
"encounter God" through teachings on inner healing,
deliverance, baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the vision
of the church. Following the retreat, they are
encouraged to attend a ten-week new believers' class
entitled Post-Encounter. read
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After completing the consolidation process, the new
disciple enters the School of Leaders, which consists of
three ten-week trimesters of study. During the second
trimester, the students will open their own Life Cells
but will also continue meeting in their original cells,
which now become their leadership, or G-12, groups. read
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As the disciple progresses through the School of
Leaders, he opens his own Life Cell and begins to
develop his twelve, taking them through each step of the
process of the vision: winning them, consolidating them,
discipling them, and eventually sending them "to make
disciples of all nations." read
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