Cell Group Training (Life Bible Institute)

What is the LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE?
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The Life Bible Institute (LBI) is the foundation of our bible-learning process (Exodus 33:13).�� It fulfills our need for a bible study structure in our own personal life and in the life of our church.�� The LBI is really a two-step process:
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1.)�� Step one is the commitment to attend a " FREEDOM and HEALING EVENT".��
��This event is an intimate and personal encounter with God.�� This will be a time of powerful prayer, healing, dealing with spiritual bondage, behavioral addictions, emotional hurts, and experiencing spiritual anointing. To prepare for the Freedom Retreat there is a�� four-week bible study course to do entitled "Basic Beliefs".�� After Freedom and Healing there is another four-week bible study course entitled "Inner Life" to build on the Freedom and Healing experience!

��2.)�� Step two is the commitment to go through��"THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL".
The school is a process of two bible study courses.�� The first course is entitled "Ministry" (see sample on the information table).�� It is a five-lesson study in preparation for ministry and service in the home-cell group.�� The second course is entitled "Leadership".�� It is a four-lesson study in preparation for leadership in the home-cell group.

What kind of a bible study is the LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE?

The LBI is NOT a traditional or a typical bible study experience.�� It is not academic or scholastic... in that it is NOT tied exclusively to a class or study format.�� It is also NOT pastor-centered or teacher-centered. The LBI is our church's way of learning and experiencing real bible teaching (Matthew 7:24-27, James 1:21-23).�� The aim of the LBI is to teach and learn by practice and experience.�� Its two-step process (The Freedom Retreat and the Leadership School) are all experience and practice related.�� It is led through co-mentoring, co-modeling, and partnering.�� The format is flexible and variable to fit any individual and personal situation.�� The courses and lessons can be done one-on-one, or in gatherings of three or four... anywhere, in any place (home, church, work, restaurant, etc.)... at any time morning, noon, or night (daily, weekly, or even bi-monthly).�� The LBI is a LIFE-related and PRACTICE-centered bible study that requires persons to live and experience the word of God and not just know it mentally and academically.

How Do I become part of the Life Bible Institute?

1.)�� Join a home-cell group.�� The LBI is most effective there.
2.)��Commit to attend a Freedom and Healing event! Follow the LBI process from
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LICENSED LAY MINISTERS

CONSECRATED DEACONS

WHO IS A LICENSED LAY MINISTER?
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A Licensed Lay Minister is a person belonging to Sylmar Light and Life Christian Fellowship who believes and feels the calling of God to become a pastor in the home-cell group and in the larger Sylmar Light and Life congregation.�� This person is tested and approved by Sylmar Light and Life through its executive Board of Ministry.�� The Licensed Lay Minister's commitment is to pursue the vision and purpose of Sylmar Light and Life through active Spiritual leadership and ministry. The Licensed Lay Minister's license is good for one year and is renewable every year by the Board of Ministry.

WHAT QUALITIES MUST A LICENSED LAY MINISTER HAVE?

1.)�� This person must profess and pursue the experience of an intimate and real relationship with Jesus Christ.
2.)�� This person must demonstrate and practice the infilling, anointing, and power of the Holy Spirit in his/her personal and public life.
3.)�� This person must be committed to living and practicing the Fundamentals of Spiritual Growth (separate material included).
4.)�� This person must be willing and able to submit to the vision, purpose, and values of Sylmar Light and Life Christian Fellowship.
5.)�� This person must finish the first phase of training in the Life Bible Institute and must continue training in the second phase of the Life Bible Institute.
(separate material included)

WHAT COMMITMENTS ARE EXPECTED OF A LICENSED LAY MINISTER?

1.)�� This person must be an active leader of a home-cell group or an active leader in a home-cell group.
2.)�� This person must be actively and regularly in training in the Life Bible Institute.
3.)�� This person must be an active and regular leader or participant in worship celebration.
4.)�� This person must be an active and regular leader or participant in at least one or all of the weekly prayers in the prayer chapel.��
5.)�� This person must be an active and regular tither and giver to the ministry of Sylmar Light and Life.

WHAT AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY DOES A LICENSED LAY MINISTER EXERCISE IN THE CHURCH?

1.)�� A Licensed Lay Minister can mentor, train, and raise-up spiritual leaders to also become Licensed Lay Ministers.
2.)�� A Licensed Lay Minister can pastor and care for persons in the home-cell group and in the larger Sylmar Light and Life congregation.
3.)�� A Licensed Lay Minister can minister to and connect with unchurched persons and non-Christian persons.
4.)�� A Licensed Lay Minister can teach and nurture spiritual leaders through the Life Bible Institute.
5.)�� A Licensed Lay Minister can preach, speak, and teach the word of God in worship, in the Life Bible Institute, and in other appropriate settings.
6.)�� A Licensed Lay Minister can pray over, lay hands, and anoint persons in the home-cell group, in worship, and in other settings for spiritual, emotional, and physical freedom and healing.
7.) A Licensed Lay Minister can lead and serve the sacraments of communion and baptism in the home-cell group, in the larger Sylmar Light and Life congregation, and in other settings.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

FIRST PHASE -�� LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE (LBI)

I.�� Freedom and Healing Session
Course One....�� BASIC BELIEFS
Course Two....�� INNER LIFE

II.�� The Leadership School
Course Three... MINISTRY
Course Four..... LEADERSHIP

SECOND PHASE - LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTE�� (LBI)

TRAINING AREAS

January - March
Bible Study and Sermon Preparation

April - June
Practical Ministry
(spiritual disciplines, leadership, counseling, etc.)

July - September
Christian Doctrine and Methodist Theology

PRACTICE

First Year:�� Go through the First phase of the LBI.
Next Seven Years:�� Required training in two�� training areas every year.��
Must have training in all three areas every two years.
Every Year after:�� Required training in one training area every year.