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Ep 49: Tearin’ Up My Heart (GH)

Why can church groups still feel lonely? In this Greenhouse discussion, Brian Fisher and Kyle Moody continue the conversation from Episode 48 by exploring intimacy, vulnerability, and the risk of being known. They discuss why many small groups function more as fellowship or information groups than truly formative communities, and why that often leaves people longing for something deeper. The conversation explores how trusted relationships shape our experience of God, why intimacy requires risk, and why being real with God and others is essential to spiritual formation. Brian and Kyle also reflect on the difference between polite Christian connection and the kind of community where people can bring their doubts, fears, wounds, and questions honestly.

BY Brian Fisher

June 12, 2023

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Christian Loneliness

Back in the Greenhouse, Kyle and Brian dig into intimacy as a formative element in our journey to become more like our King.

Why is it that the modern small group or community group effort often struggles between being “informative” and “formative”? How do we respond when our efforts to be transparent and intimate result in betrayal or abandonment? What role does intimacy play as we explore the difference between the “Christian image” and the reality of the brokenness of our own hearts?

Join Brian and Kyle as they explore the challenges and benefits of developing appropriate intimacy within communities, even as aspects of the church and culture work against it.

This episode continues the discussion from Ep 48.

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