The CLP is an integrated course intended to lead the program participants into a renewed understanding of God’s call to them as Christians. It runs for a total of 13 separate sessions, usually held once a week. Most sessions consist of three basic ingredients: a teaching, a group discussion, and a time for fellowship. Each session would normally last for about 2 1/2 hours.
The CLP has two basic purposes: evangelism and spiritual renewal. To evangelize is to take the basic message of Christianity and to proclaim it anew so that those who hear it can make a renewed commitment to the Lord in a way which will allow them to receive a fuller experience of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
Spiritual renewal works in three ways:
- For the individual, it brings a person into a stronger relationship with God by discovering and living more fully the power and gifts he or she received through the Holy Spirit.
- For the family, it brings married couples to a renewed commitment to Christian family Life and it starts to build up a community of committed Christian families.
- 3.For the Church, it brings people within a particular parish to a fuller experience of life in the Spirit. Consequently it strengthens and revitalizes community life in the parish.
The topics of the 12 sessions are:
Module 1: The Basic Truths About Christianity
- God’s Love
- Who is Jesus Christ?
- What it means to be a Christian
- Repentance and Faith
- The Christian Ideal: Loving God
- Loving Your Neighbour
- The Christian Family
- Life in the Holy Spirit
- Receiving the Power of the Holy Spirit
- Growing in the Spirit
- The Life and Mission of the Couples of Christ
- Transformation in Christ
After the CLP, those who finish are invited to join CFC Singles for Christ. When they do, they are made part of a small cell group called a household. The household is composed of 5 to 7 participants who meet weekly for mutual support and encouragement in the Christian life under the direction of a household leader. The household meeting is held in the homes of the group members on a rotation basis. A typical meeting would involve some time for prayers, a time for sharing or discussion, and finally, some time for fellowship. It would normally last about 2.5 hours.
