PUTTING AN END TO WORSHIP WARS - Elmer Towns

BRIDGING GROWTH
The increase of the church membership through the process by which new churches are
planted in cultures different from the culture of the base church; represented iin two degrees:
first degree (designated as E-2 evangelism)--in cultures somewhat different fromthe base church;
second degree (designated as E-3 evangelism)--in cultures greatly different from the base church.
Cross-cultural church planting.
CARRIERS OF REVIVAL
The phrase "carriers of revival" has been coined to describe the means by which the spirit
of revival may be transfered from one place to another. There appear to be at leaset three types
of carriers may be identified and utilized to create a desire for revival. These include (CR-1)
individuals who have themselves experienced revival, (CR-2) authentic accounts of revival
experiences, and (CR-3) anointed literature which uniquely motivates others to begin working
toward revival.
CELEBRATION
The gathering of the church collective in its primary function of worship and praise to
God; the sum total of worshipers represents the whole church family. Also used to describe the
quality of contemporary worship in contrast to other worship styles.
CELL
The foundational unit of a church's infrastructure, sometimes called a kinship circle. A
cell is a small group of 8-12 believers functioning in a manner to establish spiritual
accountability and provide intimacy in fellowship. Most generic cells have a secondary function
such as Bible study, prayer, training, etc. A technical cell usually meets outside the church
building and not on Sunday to carry out its task of ministry.
CHURCH
An assembly of professed believers, in whom Christ dwells, under the discipline of the
Word of God, organized to carry out the Great Commission, administer the ordinances, and
minister with spiritual gifts.
CHURCH GROWTH, TYPES OF:
1. Internal - growth of Christians in grace, relationship to God, and to one another.
2. Expansion - growth of the local congregation by the evangelization of non-
Christians within its ministry area.
3. Extension - growth of the church by the establishment of daughter churches
within the same general homogeneous group.