Continue the process until the person is leading his or her own cell group. Give the potential leader some type of training. The training track will vary from church to church, but a new leader should know basic Christian doctrine, how to have a devotional time, how to evangelize, and then how to lead a cell group. No one likes to change. We become locked into our programs.
Some pastors are hesitant about releasing their lay people to do the work of the ministry.
They re afraid. It s less demanding to simply ask people to come to church on Sunday morning and possibly be involved in a few other programs when time permits. True cell ministry asks each church member to be involved in cell ministry with the goal of actually leading a cell group. This requires a greater time commitment and a greater commitment to people and New Testament community. Many will resist this and even leave the church.