by Jay Firebaugh | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Jay Firebaugh, [Director of Small Groups at New Life Church in Gahanna/ Columbus, Ohio. He’s been actively working with small group point people and over-seeing life-giving small groups in a local church for 24 years. He most enjoys being husband to Janet, Dad...
by joelcomiskey | May 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Joel Comiskey, check out: Facilitate What kills transparency? Steve Cordle nailed one of the culprits last week when he talked about people hiding behind generalities rather than talking about their own personal lives. Another transparency assassin is trying to...
by Mario Vega | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv Various explanations can be given for the difficulty of transparency. But I think the main reason people aren’t transparent is fear—a fear that is omnipresent and obsessive. It is the fear of vulnerability, fear of one’s own...
by michellegeoffrey | May 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Michelle Geoffrey, cell pastor at www.celebrationchurch.org One evening, I was visiting a senior adult cell group and the question was asked, “What is something you need to work on to grow closer to Jesus?” The group went around and each member shared that they...
by Rob Campbell | May 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In his excellent work, The Silence of Adam, Larry Crabb reminds us that man, like God, was meant to speak forth stories to display the wonders of God. Crabb writes, “Throughout Genesis and the Old Testament, man is the...
by Steve Cordle | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org There are a few words that make me roll my eyes when I’m in a cell group meeting. Those words are: “People today….” When someone intones those words, I know we’re in for a speech filled with lofty platitudes mixed with righteous...
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