The powerful thing that I have found is that, once one person will make that initial move, to reach across that barrier and open up and reveal something personal and meaningful, the other person will no longer be held back by that barrier either, allowing for the free and profitable exchange of the righteousness of the gospel revealed in our lives - from faith to faith.
I had the opportunity to hear a series of lectures a few weeks ago on leadership, and one of them focused on the qualities of a servant. Naturally, the example set by Jesus came up, and one remarkable conclusion about His life is the incredible level of openness that He had with people.