I Can’t Hear You When I Am Talking

By Bill Mellinger, www.crestlinefbc.com Recently I read the book of Job and I was impressed by the compassion of his three friends as described in chapter 2. Job 2:11 says the three friends “met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.”...

Making Time to Listen

By Gerardo Campos, district pastor at Elim Church, www.elim.org.sv We live in a world that is under the tyranny of the immediate, to the point of thinking that in order to be efficient in cell ministry everything must be done right now, immediately. Such an attitude...

You Can Be a Better Listener

By Joel Comiskey, check out, Groups that Thrive Imagine yourself going to a doctor’s office in great physical discomfort. Instead of helping you with your ailments, the doctor begins to complain about his own infirmities, sharing story after story from his own life....

The healing power of listening

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv v In the JCG blogs, we’ve learned a lot about the importance of listening and learning how to listen. I have another story to tell. This happened when I was just beginning in the ministry. I was single and a very young pastor. One day...

The Power of Listening

By Pastor Shawn Stoever, Pastor of Community Groups, Cypress Creek Church, Wimberley & San Marcos, TX, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In a world full of talking, tweeting, posting, and opinionating, the power of listening may have never been more in need. People seem...