Bringing LIFE to Your Small Group

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...

People today…

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...

Lead the Way

By Joel Comiskey, check out: Facilitate Group transparency will never happen unless the leader shares some of his or her deep struggles. David Hocking says, “Learn to admit your mistakes in the presence of the group and to apologize sincerely when things go wrong or...

Transparency in the Christian community

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv v In chapter five of the book of Acts, we read about a shocking story about Ananias and Sapphira. They sold a property and saved part of the sale money. But, they told the brethren that they were giving all the money as a donation for...

Generational Vulnerability

By Andrew Kirk, Director of Generation 2 generation, Website – www.G2gMandate.org, Social Media – @G2gMandate Transparency in cells seems to very much focus on the adults with the expectation that children and teens are removed from the room.  Adults...