The pastor at St Boniface's, Fr Michael Eivers, outlines six factors that are keys to the success of the cell system. The cell system must initially be directed by the pastor and continue to have his support. Cells are community related, and reach out to people in the members' neighbourhoods and work environments. Cells are selfmultiplying groups. The cell system is the parish way of life, not just another program.
Cells are highly evangelistic, missionary groups.
I hope that in Australia there will soon be parish priests with their parish teams, who will dare to renew the sacramentalized and evangelise unbelievers in the power of the Holy Spirit and through the cell system. Covenant Communities One eloquent expression of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in charismatic renewal has been the formation of Covenant Communities. Covenant Community is a group of Christians who have been led by the Lord to bind themselves to Him and also to one another in the form of public commitment. As early as 1971 the first members of prayer groups in the USA felt the call to bind themselves together in a shared lifestyle. It may have been relatively easy to do so for students and graduates of the various universities.