:: The Principle of 12 Vision ::

Jesus' vision for the world is to "win souls and make disciples." This He clearly stated in Matthew 28:19-20: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..." To achieve His vision, Jesus worked closely with twelve men that He mentored to take His place on the earth. Following Jesus' pattern, the apostle Paul also trained a number of young men ("Timothys") who later became the great leaders of the New Testament Church. We call this mentoring technique the "principle of twelve."

The number twelve is the number of government in the Bible. Jesus established His kingdom and government on the earth by using the same principle that God had used to establish Israel in the Old Testament. Just as Israel had twelve tribes, Jesus had twelve disciples. Using this pattern, Jesus intended to show us a model of how to disciple not only our local communities, but also the nations of the world.

The Principle of 12 is not a program, but the development of "fathering" relationships that help every believer become a multiplying leader who can disciple others.

The Vision

To win souls and make disciples.

Our desire is to produce rapid church growth in our city and nation. Reaching people for the Gospel is not enough, they must be transformed into disciples of Jesus and through the G12 model produce fruit that lasts.

The Goal

Every believer a leader.

Everyone is encouraged to attain a leadership qualification in a short period of time. People are developed into leaders through a process that is called the “Ladder of Success,” which consists of: winning, consolidating, discipleship, and sending. The model is based on the Biblical "principle of twelve.”

The Method

Win
New believers are added to the church through personal evangelism, weekend celebration church services, and monthly "net" meetings.

Consolidate/Connect
Both new believers and new church members are "plugged in" to the church through the consolidation process. Members of the consolidation team are assigned to new believers or new members to help enroll them in a weekly cell meeting, guide them through a short Pre-Encounter course, and register them to attend an Encounter Retreat. At this weekend retreat, they "encounter God" through teachings on inner healing, deliverance, baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the vision of the church. Following the retreat, they are encouraged to attend a ten-week new believers' class entitled Post-Encounter.

Disciple/Equip
After completing the consolidation process, the new disciple enters the School of Leaders, which consists of three ten-week trimesters of study. During the second trimester, the students will open their own cells but will also continue meeting in their original cells, which now become their leadership, or Leadership of 12 groups.

Send
As the disciple progresses through the School of Leaders, he opens his own cell and begins to develop his twelve, taking them through each step of the process of the vision: winning them, consolidating them, discipling them, and eventually sending them "to make disciples of all nations."

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