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Lay Leadership.
Initially, leaders are from the laity, rather than being Seminary trained.
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Cell or House Churches.
The church is organized into cell groups or into house churches—having 10 to 30 participants in each group. The concept of a cell group comes from the idea of cells in a human body, which reproduce themselves as the body grows. One cell becomes two cells, two cells become four cells, and soon. In the church, cell groups are linked to each other under central leadership. This link has the advantage of guiding the cell groups toward correct doctrine. House churches are autonomous, so they are less vulnerable to detection and suppression by hostile governments.
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