Posts by Mark Howell
How to Take Your Life Group Online
Is your group thinking about how to meet in light of the current situation? Taking your group online may be just the solution you need. Here are some ideas that will help you get started meeting with your group online: 1. Choose the right online platform for your group There are several easy-to-use platforms (services)…
Read More5 Ways to Encourage and Develop Leaders and Coaches (during challenging times)
I always say there’s an upside and a downside to everything. And that is never more true than during a season like today! What could possibly be an upside about a season like today? Well, for starters, your small group leaders and coaches are probably very open to help and encouragement. You know how I’ve…
Read MoreAdd Leading Leaders to Your Must-Read List
Raced through Mac Lake’s Leading Leaders: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead Leaders over the weekend, and let me tell you, this is a MUST READ. If you’ve been tracking the idea of building a leadership pipeline, Leading Leaders offers a ton of answers about doing just that. While there are certainly business authors and through-leaders who have…
Read MoreHow Are You Offering Community to Unconnected People?
How are you offering community to unconnected people? Note: All of us are aware of our percentage connected (i.e., average adult weekend worship attendance / adults connected in groups). Let’s say your average adult weekend worship attendance is 500 and you have 250 adults connected in groups. That means your percentage connected is 50%. That…
Read MoreCan Your Small Groups Meet Online?
If you’ve never wondered about helping your small groups meet online…you might have just turned that corner. With more COVID-19 news every minute, you might find information about helping your small group meet online. And you really might want to do a little bit of research to familiarize yourself with available options and ideas. See…
Read MoreWhat To Do When You Can’t Meet in Your Auditorium
Here’s the question everyone is asking right now: What should we do if we can’t meet in our auditorium? Right? Is that the question you’re asking? Or hearing? Although this is a developing story, here’s our solution right now: We just announced that we will not hold weekend services for the next three weekends and…
Read MoreSkill Training: How to Invite a “Potential Coach” to Become a Coach
In a previous post I shared my “secret formula” for how I recruit a small group coach. If you didn’t read it, you should go back and read it first. Then, what I’m going to tell you today will make a lot more sense. Today I want to tell you how I do a kind of…
Read MoreRhythms of Renewal
Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose, the latest resource from Rebekah Lyons is a must-add to your recommended list. “Daily struggles with anxiety and stress make it difficult to receive God’s peace. In Rhythms of Renewal Rebekah Lyons draws from her own battle with depression and anxiety…
Read MoreJeff Henderson’s Know What You’re For is a Can’t Miss Study
Know What You’re For: A Strategy for Living the Life God Wants You to Live is a new 5 session video-driven study by Jeff Henderson. Henderson, the Lead Pastor of Gwinnett Church (one of North Point Ministries 6 Atlanta churches) is also an entrepreneur and business leader and was recently named by Forbes Magazine as…
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions about MAXIMIZE Your Church-Wide Campaign
We’re off to a great start with the launch of my newest mini-course: MAXIMIZE Your Church-Wide Campaign – 2020 Update. Very good interest. And lot’s of questions! You may have questions and just not had time yet to ask them. Here are the most frequently asked questions (and the answers!): I can’t watch the live…
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