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Listen In to the Carl George Call

Mark Howell — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:30:39 +0000

Carl George was our guest on the Small Group Fraternity call this week. Few people have had as much influence on small group ministry. A keen observer of what’s working and what’s keeping small group ministries from realizing their potential, we had some great interaction in this 55 minute call.

There’s a lot here. Hope you take the time to listen in.

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Need Help With Your Small Group System? Download Alan Danielson

Mark Howell — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:58 +0000

Alan Danielson was our guest on the Small Group Fraternity call this week. Great stuff! He talked about three keys to building a small group ministry:

Pick and stick. Quit changing models every time you read a book or go to a conference.
Break the box…but don’t throw it out. While you stick to your model you don’t stop innovating.
Measure Maturity. Groups and participants only tell us so much.

There’s a lot here in this call. Hope you take the time to listen in.

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Join Me for the Alan Danielson Conference Call

Mark Howell — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:40 +0000

Looking for game changing insight that will help you right now with your small group ministry? Listen in to my interview with Alan Danielson at 11:00 a.m. ET (10:00 a.m. CT, 8:00 a.m. PT).

How to join the call:

Telephone: 1-616-918-8000

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Today’s call features a discussion about three hot topics:

Pick and stick. Quit changing models every time you read a book or go to a conference.
Break the box…but don’t throw it out. Don’t stop innovating while you stick to your model.
Measure Maturity. Counting groups and participants only tell us so much.

Who’s Alan?

You can get the full 411 right here. The short story is that Alan has great hands-on experience in churches that are really getting it done in small group land (notably LifeChurch.TV where he was the Central Team Leader for Life Groups and gave leadership to over 1,000 groups on 13 campuses in 6 states). He is a consultant and speaker and a great friend.

How to join the call:

Telephone: 1-616-918-8000

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Can’t make the call today? Be sure and sign up to get my update. All of my interviews are recorded and added to an archive that you can listen to later.

Small Group Fraternity

The Small Group Fraternity is a group of small group pastors and directors from around the country. About 18 times a year we meet up on a conference call and interview leading small group ministry writers, innovators and practitioners. Although you’d recognize many of their names (Joe Myers, Carl George and Bill Donahue) we also find cutting edge small group ministries that are trying new things and not yet on the radar.

Joseph Myers on the Small Group Fraternity Call

Mark Howell — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:50:14 +0000

Joseph Myers has been one of the most interesting and disruptive voices in small group land in the last decade. The Search to Belong shook up a lot of minds and introduced a new way to think about relationships. Organic Community was no different, challenging many assumptions and provoking great conversations everywhere.

When Joe’s onto a next idea…who doesn’t want to listen in? Right now he’s working on an understanding that will no doubt end up in a future book. Technomadic is a Facebook page where he’s been collecting links and formulating the concept. As usual, what he’s into stirred the pot when he was our guest on our Small Group Fraternity call this week. You can listen in right here.

The Small Group Fraternity has been a subscription-based program for the first 2 years, but we’re setting it free! Click HERE to listen to our recent call as our gift to you! Don’t want to miss our upcoming call with Carl George? Be sure and sign up today to get the update.

Find Out the Latest on the LifeGroup Journey at LifeChurch.TV

Mark Howell — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:01:37 +0000

One of the coolest parts of what I get to do is interview game-changing small group innovators and thought leaders from some of the best of group land. We had a great call today with Jeff Galley, Central Team Leader for LifeGroups/LifeMissions at LifeChurch.tv. As you can imagine, there are very few dull moments around there…and what’s happening in group life is taking another very powerful turn.

The Small Group Fraternity has been a subscription-based program for the first 2 years, but it’s about to go to free. Click HERE to listen to our recent call as our gift to you! Don’t want to miss our upcoming call with Joe Myers? Be sure and sign up today to get the update.

Listen in to the Small Group Fraternity

Mark Howell — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:54:34 +0000