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Have you taken a look at your calendar yet? Easter is April 4th. That’s important for two reasons. First, it’s less than five weeks away!  But I’m sure you knew that already.  The second reason that’s important is that it is more than four weeks away…and you can get a [...]

When you step into the exam room at your doctor’s office, what happens is determined by the reason for your visit. Could be an annual checkup. You may have some symptoms that are troubling. Or you may just feel awful and want to get better. The reason for your visit determines [...]

Hey everybody!  Just wanted to keep you posted about what’s coming here at MarkHowellLive.com.  I’ve accepted a position at Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, IL and will begin my new role there on Sunday, February 21.  So…we’re moving this week.
As you can imagine…internet access will be a little hit and miss this week.  I [...]

Developing and equipping leaders is one of the key challenges in small group ministry.  That is true for all of us, regardless of the system or strategy that you’ve chosen.  You may have an occasional leader who arrives fully formed…but for the most part, we all need to be in the development business.
There are two [...]

What was the last book you read that was a little outside your field? What was the last conference you attended or talk you listened to that was not quite on the topic of choice? Who’d you buy coffee for last that has an expertise that’s different from yours?
If you’ve been reading, if [...]

One of my goals here at MarkHowellLive is to provide answers to basic small group ministry questions.  Although I provide a full range of consulting and coaching options, I’m hoping it helps to be able to find a lot of what you need online, right here, or at one of the websites/blogs in my blogroll.
It [...]

Tripped across Randall Neighbour’s response to this question over at SmallGroups.com and needed to respond.  Two preliminary observations need to be made:
First, I think it’s critical that we all learn to recognize and acknowledge our own bias.  Alan Kay rightly pointed out that perspective (point of view) is worth 80 IQ points.  In any evaluation [...]

If you’re reading this article, you may not know about Just-In-Time Coaching for Small Group Ministries, my twice a month recap of the most important articles here at MarkHowellLive.com.
And it may be that the rhythm of the blog suits you better.  You may prefer the idea of getting everything on the day that it prints.
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Did you miss any of these articles?  These are the most popular posts in 2009.  (I actually included the top 20)

Looking for a New Church Wide Campaign?
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The Exponential Power of a Church-Wide Campaign
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I hope you have a very merry Christmas…filled with the richness of God’s great love.  I hope you are surrounded by friends wherever you are.  And I hope your cup overflows on everyone you encounter.  God bless you at Christmas!
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