Setting Expectations

www.montereychurch.net by Liz Lynberg Last week in my post, I mentioned that Monterey has many folks that come through town for military training.  They come from a variety of church backgrounds and have had different small group experiences.  Consequently, they have...

Sensitivity to the Hosts

by Randall Neighbour www.randallneighbour.com Here’s a paradigm-shifting thought for you. Why does the homeowner have to play the role of the host? Why are they responsible for cleaning their home for the meeting? Why should they set up the chairs? Why should...

Honesty and Love

by Jeff Tunnell Hosts: please be honest with us as guests in your home. Don’t become a victim in your gracious position, thinking that you cannot ask us to leave. We would do much better with your openness about the need for us to complete our fellowship at...

How Cell Members Can Help the Host

by Joel Comiskey I ate dinner with a fruitful host (who was also the cell leader) in Eastern Russia who told me that one of the hardest things about hosting her cell group was “not wanting the people to leave.” She told me she encouraged her cell members...

Many Thanks to the JCG Translation Team

by Joel Comiskey I wanted to take a moment to thank the translators of the JCG blog who have done an incredible job in persistently translating this blog each day. Their work is behind the scenes, but they have pressed on privately to make sure it happens. I know they...