The cells and small groups in many local churches are based around 6 core values that outwork Jesus' command to Love God, Love one another and love the lost.

1. Jesus Centred
Cells and small groups, as in all Christian life, aim to keep Jesus at the centre, taking it from a hazy experience to a life changing reality. As we meet, Jesus meets with us. The Cell structure should facilitate this so we can know and experience Him. Jesus is the source of life and it is his presence that will create life - life in the Cell and life for multiplication.

2. Every Member in Ministry
In 1Cor.12 Paul describes the church as a body in which every member has a different yet essential part to play. Cells and small groups look to draw out skills and gifting - whether that is caring, praying, speaking etc, so that the whole Cell will be encouraged and function well. Cell life only thrive when all contribute.

3. Ongoing Discipleship
Christianity is a lifelong developing relationship with Jesus. It should be growing and maturing. Within the life of the Cell, this value challenges us to wrestle with problems, outwork our beliefs and become more like Christ with the encouragement and accountability of others.

4. Exist in Community
Cells and small groups are communities not meetings. In John 13 Jesus provoked love in his disciples by challenging them that the love they showed one another would radically mark them out as his disciples. There is a craving for community in society; Cells and small groups can be attractive, inclusive, outward looking communities that invite others to be a part of it. They are groups of caring, dynamic, committed relationships that exist out-side of meetings and facilitate discipleship and outreach.

5. Cell as Lifestyle
Cell and small groups are a lifestyle. The communities should model openness, honesty and sacrificial love. In that context, by building an atmosphere for trust and deepening friendship, we can learn to share each other's lives - the good times and the bad. We can experience Jesus and grow in relationship with fellow group members, learning to love and care for others. Without that openness, there can be no real community.

6. Mission and Multiplication
Cells and small groups multiply. This value will impact our friends and communities so that people will be won to Christ. We must prepare for groups to grow through our friends becoming Christians. As a result, each cell or small group experiencing this new life will multiply into two new Cells.