G12 Movement

[Leafrivermac]

Has anyone heard of or have experiance with the G12 "methodology?" of church growth? It's something that I have just heard of myself. It seems to be a dicipleship program that builds cell groups that evolve on thru a pyramid systym. I'm interested in learning more tho what little I've found on the internet does'nt seem too positive.

[Rebel Hog]

G12 Vision - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Leafrivermac]

I read that one Reb, thanks. My stepson says that his church is being called a G12 church because they practice decipleship in this way. He took the G12 comment as a negative remark. I see the dicipleship program as a positive thing but have never heard of the G12 movement. Usually tho when you hear of something taking place on the west coast it will soon make its way east.

[Rebel Hog]

History
César Castellanos DomÃ*nguez developed the G12 strategy after visiting the Yoido Full Gospel Church pastored by David Yonggi Cho, who had successfully implemented a cell structure in his church in South Korea. Cesar returned to his church, the Misión Carismática Internacional in Bogotá, Colombia with the revelation that God had spoken to him while he was in South Korea, and that God had given him a vision which would increase the size of his church. He subsequently formed his church into groups of 12, while his brother-in-law, César Fajardo, did the same with the youth. From 1991 to 1994 his church grew from 70 to 1,200 members.[1] Between 1994 and 1999 the church grew to 20,000 cells with a regular weekly church celebration of 45,000 people. Soon they lost track of numbers and began to count in cell groups.
In the year 2000 church leaders around the world, seeking to increase the size of their churches, travelled to the Misión Carismática Internacional to learn about the G12 vision. In the year 2001, Castellanos formed an international group of 12, with leaders from various countries (including the controversial Brazilian evangelist Valnice Milhomens). However, by 2005 some of these leaders, including César Farjardo, left the G12 vision, which had by this time become a movement centrally controlled from Bogotá, and formed their own adaptations. Many of the original leaders, however, have continued branches of the G12 movement following in the footsteps of Castellanos. One of these individuals is Adam Hoover, located in Tri-Cities.
Currently MCI has 55,000 cell groups and approximately 550,000 members.

[motor]

We had a discipleship class for new converts at our churh at one time and it was a good thing..but we had no set number for each disciple and it was all one on one..Jesus started this in His ministry..Matthew 28:19-,"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
the main purpose of the local church is to make disciples of all kinds of people and as Jesus says here they need to be Baptized showing their identity to Christ and to the local church.and then they are to train them from the Word of God so they can go on and tell others..a church cannot choose one or two and neglect the other as many teachers do...and we have our cell groups if you want to call them that in our sunday school classes..I'm all for teaching others but not for the numbers but for salvation of the souls..

[Leafrivermac]

Yeah Bro Wayne, it sounds like the folk who started the g12 thing could have been in it for the numbers and the $ . . .but I do like the concept of dicipleship cell groups pyrmiding.
My stepson Joshuas church is growing by leaps and bounds and they don't even have a church building, but have been renting for yrs now. They don't even seem to be concerned with building a church at all. A big part of their ministry is geared toward reaching the gangs in S California.