The Freedom of Vulnerability

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...

The Fear of Vulnerability

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...

Transparency Killers

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...

Transparency within the Cell

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...

Time to Open Up

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...