Body and Cell

By Howard Astin. "In July we scrapped our housegroups. In October we began meeting in cell groups. We did not realise what a revolutionary step we were taking." So begins Howard Astin's account of the transformation of the church he runs from a caring but inward-looking parish to a Christian community where every member really counts. In St Johns Church, Bradford, a tough inner-city church, the focal point of the week is now the cell group meeting.