as A. J. Russell's book, For Sinners Only, which went through 17 editions in two years, or Garth Lean's Frank Buchman - a life. Buchman would share the thoughts which he felt were guided by God, but whether others pursued those thoughts was up to them. The Five Cs The "Five Cs": Confidence, Confession, Conviction, Conversion, and Continuance was the process of life changing undertaken by the "life changer": Confidence: the grouper had to have confidence and know his secrets would be kept . Confession: the grouper had to be honest about the real state of their life. Conviction: the acknowledgement of the seriousness of their sins by the grouper and the need to be freed of them. Conversion: the process of the grouper's decision to surrender to God had to be the grouper's own free will. Continuance: the grouper was responsible as a "life changer" to help new groupers become all that God wanted them to be. Only God could change a person, and the work of the "life changer" had to be done under God's direction. Methods "House Parties" The first First Century Christian Fellowship "House Party" was held in China in 1918. In the summer of 1930 the first International House Party was held at Oxford, followed by another the next year attended by 700 people. In the summer of 1933, 5,000 guests turned up for some part of an event which filled six colleges and lasted seventeen days. Almost 1,000 were clergy, including twelve bishops.By 1934 the International House Party had grown and was attended by representatives from 40 nations, and by 1935 it had grown further more, and was attended by 50 nations, to the total of 10,000 representatives. The 1936 International House Party at Birmingham drew 15,000 people, and The First National Assembly held in Massachusetts drew almost 10,000 people. There were also travelling teams organized house parties : featured out-of-town people came to the party to relate their experiences in the "Group Way of Life". Attendance was by printed invitation. Invitations were also sent to "key people" in the community. House parties were held in a variety of locations: wealthy homes, fashionable hotels, inns, or summer resorts, as well as outdoor camps, and, at times, less fashionable locations such as college dorms. House parties were held from a weekend up to two weeks. A house party team would meet in advance for training