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Korean/American Perspectives of Cell Group (01)
Paul Jang  2008-03-24 16:00:27, hit : 3,416


Korean/American Perspectives of Cell Group (01)

In case of Korean churches, the home cell group movement has been firmly settled in every church. This home cell group ministry is, in particular, one of the key strategies for church growth. The home cell groups are absolutely essential to the high impact church (Morris 1993, 152). Even from the beginning of the new planting church the cell groups used to begin in homes.

Especially it is true that Korean church has a lot of successful factors through the home cell group for church growth considering its cultural charateristics which are specified by neighborhood close-fellowship spirit, and which are co-operative relationship spirit in contrast to the individualism which is the basic building block of society in America (Hiebert 1988, 122).

The most successful church around the world using the home cell group movement is the Yoido Full Gospel Central Church in Seoul Korea, the 600,000 members of which was divided into more than 60,000 home cell groups (Morris 1993, 151). And so Elmer L. Towns said that the cell groups have probably become the ungwersal trademark of Full Gospel Central Church (Towns 1990, 65).

And so some critics are skeptical about the home cell group strategy working in Westrern culture like America. As mentioned above, they argue that the home cell group strategy can be successful in Korea due to factors unique to a regimented Asian society (Morris 1993, 151). Otherwise, they insist that it is very difficult for the home cell group ministry to be successful in Western culture like America.

But the home cell group strategy can be successful in Western culture too (Morris 1993, 151-152). The most persuasive reason is that both cultures originated from the same family culture in itself in spite of the differences each other (Matt. 19:4-6; Gen. 2:18-25; Mal. 2:15). Although both life styles are somewhat differnt each other, the people of both cultures have the same basic desires as human beings. Both want to have the same close relationship and fellowship one another in their society. They would like to see, to meet, to have fellowship, and to enjoy one another. These are basic desires of human beings.

Home cell meeting is a good chance to share and enjoy the words of God. It is the best opportunity to have fellowship in love and the activities for church growth. When a home cell meeting is full life, and when people are happy and sharing their faith and witnessing to what the Lord has done in their lives, other people are drawn to them and then their church can grow (Cho 1978, 58). In these points both Korean church and American church are just same.




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