What Kind of Listener Are You?

Submitted by: Jayne Trapnell How many times do you make a determination that you know someone? You feel you’ve been around them enough to “size them up” and you have your initial impression of them all zipped up? We all do this. Maybe even subconsciously at times, but...

Forming Bonds Through Small Group Ministry

It happens sometimes slowly.  Strangers meet, sometimes several times, and then, it happens. Something shifts as people feel more and more open to sharing.  They know that they will be heard.  They know that they are safe, and that there is trust and respect.  And...