Re-centering the Salt Shaker

By Michelle Geoffrey, www.celebrationchurch.org My dear friend and mentor, Debbie Pell, often reminds me that I must re-center the salt shaker in my cell group and ministry.  What she means by this  is that at nice restaurants after the table is cleaned and set for...

Commitment – the “C” Word   

By Michelle Geoffrey, www.celebrationchurch.org I do not like the word commitment.  It is a bad word to me.  When I think of commitment, I think of cell phone plans, car payments and cable TV plans that are next to impossible to break. Each one sounds like a trap!  If...

On the Move

By Michelle Geoffrey, www.celebrationchurch.org Is your Life Group on the move or stuck in a rut? When I meet with Cell Group Leaders who feel their groups are stagnant, one of the first things I suggest is moving the Group to a different home.  At Celebration Church,...

Failure IS An Option, but Quitting is NOT!

By Michelle Geoffrey, www.celebrationchurch.org In 2007, I met with my cell pastor and asked what kind of group I should start, after taking a short leadership hiatus. He encouraged me to begin a women’s group for 30-somethings. At the time, we had no groups for that...