OK, not entirely, but there is something missing. While we hope to build community through OPISO, we want to be real about the limitations of cyber-friends. If you really want to grow, you need flesh and blood in your life. We think OPISO will work best as a resource to spark growth oriented relationships among friends. Take your inventory and share the results with two or three people close to you (maybe from your Home Group). Together, develop a plan for growth in the areas where you are weakest. Pray together. After a couple weeks report back to the group on your progress. Celebrate your victories. Draw strength to tackle the areas where you’ve been stumped. Keep going. Eph. 4:16 From [Jesus] the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
I just echo Andrew’s comments on this section. Real fellowship has a lot of seeing and even touching. In James, he directs the elders to lay their hands to pray for someone who is need.
However, having this is cool for people like me who have nothing much to do at night but blab about books I half read and make Bible references to things I’ve never really understood. Just kidding. Maybe.