D. E. L. T. A.

By Rev Albert Kang

One of the exciting ministries this year is the Cell Ministry. Previously, it was known as Oikos Network. Today it is known as “Delta Cells Ministry.” This is not just a change of name but also a change of the whole Cell system. “Delta” stands for:

D – Discipling God’s People

E – Evangelizing the Community

L – Loving God and Fellow Men

T – Teaching God’s Word

A – Adoring and Worshipping God

Delta Is The Whole Church

Delta Cell Ministry must not be viewed as part of the church programs. It is not! Delta Cell Ministry is the whole church itself. Everybody who attends our church is strongly encouraged to attend Delta Cell Groups. The new concept in our Cell system is revolutionary. This new approach has within itself the benefits of a fellowship group and an evangelizing group.

Delta Cell System is different from Dr. Ralph Neighbours’s Cell system which was the Oikos system that we have used for many years. Though many large churches have used Dr. Neighbours’s system, their pastors have found it to be imadequate for long-term relational bonding among the members. The system is too nomadic and  highly impermanent as far as interpersonal relationship is concerned. In short, Dr. Neighbours’s method has its primary focus on winning souls but that it does not take into account the importance of long-term interpersonal relationships. It is more of a task-oriented system than a people-oriented system. A Cell Group is forced to grow as rapidly as possible. It has to multiple within six months or else it will be forced to close. Such rapid growth creates a high turnover of new people. A person attending a fast-growing Cell soon realizes that it is difficult for him to establish long-term meaningful relationships. Before he could make new friends, they are or he is moved to another Cell group.

With our new Delta Cell system, we will be able to win souls and still continue to develop good long-term relationships. Our much-treasured friendships within the Cell will remain intact even after many years.

Delta Cell System works like this:

1.        You will be attending 2 different Delta Cells in a month.

2.        The one where you are attending will be known as your Original or Mother Cell.

3.        The cell that you and some of your friends from the Original Cell plant will be known as an Outreach            Cell or Daughter Cell.

4.        You will be attending these Cells on alternate weeks.

5.        One week you will attend your Original Cell and then another week, you will attend the Outreach Cell.

6.        The Delta Leader from your Original Cell will separate you and your friends into two or more task forces            to launch Outreach Cells at different locations or with different groups of people.

Please take note of item 6 above. Every Delta Cell is different because of the combination of talents. If there are more effective leaders with strong evangelistic gifts in your Original Delta Cell, your Delta Leader may divide your Delta Cell into smaller task force units and launch more Outreach Delta Cells.

This is all you need to know right now. Pastor Alvin Tan and I will be conducting more Cell Leaders and Workers Meetings in the near future and please keep some of week nights free so that you may attend at a moment’s notice.

After Delta Cell Meetings are launched, we will be cutting back on the training sessions. We like you to concentrate on building up your Original Cell and then to launch the Outreach Cells.

The first mother Delta Cell will be led by our Senior Pastor, Pastor Alvin Tan and me. This cell will include our church lay leaders. These leaders will then launch their own Delta Cells.

We are confident that you will like this new cell system and we believe that this will impact our church in a fresh way. Remember, Delta Cell Ministry is not a part of the church programs, it is the whole church itself. V