JIL-12

What Is JIL-12?

The JIL12 is a biblical principle of church government and ministry of believers, where groups of men, women, couples and youth are prepared for ONGOING soul-winning, discipleship, multiplication and leadership development. It is a fully developed vision and system for evangelism, discipleship, nurture and mission in fulfillment of the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ stated in Matthew 28:19-20.

The JIL12 is the application of the mentoring technique used by Jesus in training his 12 disciples. It is the application of the ministry style of Jesus to see the heart of the Father fulfilled. Jesus MENTORED only twelve men, forming their character and preparing them for future ministry.

In JIL12, cells are organized into groups of 12. This is where leaders are discipled, nurtured, trained and mentored. Each person in a group of 12 is encouraged to have their own cell where they fulfill their call as leaders - to evangelize the lost, nurture new believers and raise up leaders of their own - who in turn become part of their group of 12. And so the process is repeated. Once this multiplication according to the factor of 12 sets in, rapid growth begins to occur. The 12 grow to 144, and then to 1,728, to 20,736 and so on.

“If I trained 12 people, reproducing in them the character of Christ in me, and each of them did the same with another 12 - the continuation of this process, with every group of 12 transferring what they receive, would lead to unprecedented growth in the Church.” -- Pastor Cesar Castellanos