Dealing with the Talkers

By Joel Comiskey, check out  coaching  Life groups offer a warm environment in which open sharing thrives. This is extremely positive but danger lurks as well. Some people gravitate to small groups in order to express their opinions, however negative and combative...

Listening Brings Healing

By Joel Comiskey, check out  coaching  When someone shares transparently in the group about struggles, hurt, or doubt, it’s best for the group to listen. When someone is facing a crisis, it’s not the moment to say, “You just need to trust in the Lord. Don’t you know...

Dealing with Common Group Problems

By Joel Comiskey, coaching available here (free first session available for those interested in receiving coaching) I had a recent opportunity to visit specific groups and meet with leaders. Between visiting the groups and meeting with the leaders, I noticed four...

Life Group in Bangkok

By Joel Comiskey, coaching available here (free first session available for those interested in receiving coaching) I’m writing here in Thailand as Celyce and I help ECB (Evangelical Church of Bangkok) become more cell based. Celyce and I visited a Life group last...

Effective Small Group Lessons

By Joel Comiskey, coaching available here (free first session available for those interested in receiving coaching) The goal of my men’s Life group is to make everyone a disciple who makes other disciples. This should be the goal of every cell group. Although I lead...