Some people have missed what this abstract-sounding
phrase really means: principles of life that are
applicable to Christians in Africa as well as in Asia,
in Australia as well as in Europe, in Latin America
as well as in North America. They apply regardless
of your theological bent, your philosophy of ministry,
or your favorite church model. They apply to your
personal life as well as to the life of your church.
And they apply even if you decide not to utilize them.
The Five Basic Components
that make up NCD can be compared with five different
parts of the human body. How healthy is our cell church
body? What can we do to cooperate with the processes
of God in removing hindrances and releasing the church's
inherent life?