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...

Listening Brings Healing

By Joel Comiskey, check out  coaching  When someone shares transparently in the group about struggles, hurt, or doubt, it’s best for the group to listen. When someone is facing a crisis, it’s not the moment to say, “You just need to trust in the Lord. Don’t you know...

Dealing with Difficult People

By Michelle Geoffrey, www.celebrationchurch.org In everyday life we all have to deal with people that are trying or challenging.  Sometimes it is family members, friends, co-workers, or neighbors.  Hopefully, it is not all four at the same time! Then there are...

Liberating Gang Members through Cell Ministry

Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The main problem in El Salvador is violent gangs. Elim church is confident that the gang members can be saved by the gospel of Jesus. That has produced the conversion of many of them in cells. But in addition to conversion, the former gang...

My Mistake:  Being Slow to Resolve Conflict

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com In the first year of our existence as a church family, we experienced zero conflict.  Yes, that is a big statement and one that is hard to believe.  It is, however, true.  Eventually, I began to understand the phrase “motion...