Top 5 Church-Wide Campaigns for 2020

Planning a church-wide campaign for 2020? If you’re thinking about fall, 2020, you’ve still got plenty of time. If you’re thinking about post Easter…it’s time to decide!  See also, When Is the Best Time to Launch a Church-Wide Campaign. While choosing the best church-wide campaigns is certainly subjective, I’ve made these selections with over 15 years…

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Do you know about GroupLife Insider?

I launched GroupLife Insider, my membership site, 2 years ago. Why a membership site? As much as I enjoy sharing my insights, strategies, tips and ideas here on MarkHowellLive.com, there has always been a limit to how much I could develop and give away for free. Like you, I have a day job. And like…

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Life Change at the Member Level Begins with You

The optimal environment for life change is a small group. We’ve all heard that line for years. Most of us have said that line so frequently that it is now an automatic response when we hear a counter opinion. And yet…is it really true? And if it is true, is it a given? Or does…

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What Is Your Preferred Future?

What is your preferred future? Ever thought about that? I know. It’s one thing to think about the preferred future for your small group ministry. Or the preferred future for your small group leaders or coaches. But, it’s another thing to think about your preferred future. When I think about my own preferred future, I…

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Top 10 Reasons Church-Wide Campaigns Fail

While there is no question that a church-wide campaign is the most powerful strategy for launching a wave of new groups, there is quite a difference between the results of a well conceived, well planned and well executed campaign and anything less. See also, Ranking the Most Powerful Strategies for Launching New Groups. Church-wide campaigns that…

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My 2020 Hope, Desire and Commitment

I begin every year with a sense of what I need to do differently. I think about what I need to do differently for three reasons: First, I believe Einstein was right when he said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Second, I believe Andy…

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My 2019 Christmas Reading List

Leaders are readers. What have you read in 2019? What will you read in 2020? My senior pastor during my seminary years told me you could tell when a person’s mind died by the last copyrights on their bookshelves. I’ve always found that something to guard myself against. And so…I am a reader. Here’s what’s…

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