After the author studied Bangkok and the cell church, he concluded that Bangkoks rapid urbanization, religious pluralism, and slow church growth need a new strategy and that the cell church is appropriate paradigm for church planting in Bangkok because of its historical, biblical, structural, and functional elements.
The author gives a practical method for starting a cell church in Bangkok, including prayer, establishing leadership cell, transplanting, opening cell groups, and organizing a cell church. He also suggests four elements for developing a cell-church movement in Bangkok, such as networking, holding a conference, publishing cell-church literature, and including cell courses in the seminary curriculum.
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 1 Statement of Purpose Background of the Proposal Delimitations Methodology of the Research
2. UNDERSTANDING BANGKOK Historical Background People Groups in Bangkok Population and Demographics Political Situation Cultural Situation Religious Situation Christianity in Bangkok Understanding the Thai Conclusion
3. MODERN HISTORY OF THE CELL-CHURCH MOVEMENT The Cell-Church Movement in Korea The Cell-Church Movement in the United States of America The Cell-Church Movement in Central America The Cell-Church Movement in Latin America The Cell-Church Movement in The Cell-Church Movement in Asia
Conclusion
4. DEFINITION OF THE CELL CHURCH What the Cell Church Is Not What the Cell Church Is Biblical Model for a Cell Church
5. THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CELL CHURCH Structure of the Cell Church Functions of the Cell Church
6. PRACTICAL CHURCH-PLANTING METHOD FOR STARTING A NEW CELL CHURCH IN BANGKOK Praying for Guidance Establishing a Core-Leadership Cell Transplanting a Team of Two Opening Cell Groups Organizing the Church
7. DEVELOPING OF A CELL-CHURCH MOVEMENT IN BANGKOK The Cell-Church Movement in Thailand Contemporary Trend of the Cell Church in Bangkok Suggestions for Development of a Cell-Church Movement in Bangkok
8. CONCLUSION
Appendix 1. THE BANGKOK CHURCH-PLANTING SURVEY 2. THE BANGKOK CELL-CHURCH SURVEY 3. TOUCH FAMILYS CELL AGENDA
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