Posts by Mark Howell
You’re Invited: Join My 2012 Fall Small Group Ministry Coaching Network
Looking for an opportunity to grow in your ability to connect beyond usual suspects? I want to invite you to join my 2012 Fall Small Group Ministry Coaching Network; an experience designed to give you the tools and strategies you need in order to build a small group ministry that works in the 21st century. The…
Read MoreMaking Your Small Group Work: A DVD-Driven Resource That Strengthens Groups
Looking for small group ministry development ideas? Making Your Small Group Work (previously released as ReGroup) is a resource you may want to take a look at. Featuring small group expert Bill Donahue along with well known speakers and best-selling authors Henry Cloud and John Townsend (Boundaries and Making Small Groups Work), this is a DVD-Driven curriculum…
Read MoreDilbert on False Memories and Conversations with Executive Pastors
I’m not telling you to use this line…but it sure might come in handy.
Read MoreA Church WITH Groups versus a Church OF Groups: What’s the Difference?
Many of my most frequently asked questions probably find their origin in the phrase “church of groups.” Actually in a personal interpretation of the phrase “church of groups.” You know how you can go about your life thinking that you know what a word or a phrase means and find out years later that you’ve been…
Read More5 Great Church-Wide Campaigns You Can Still Pull Off in September
I am regularly asked for church-wide campaign ideas that are easy to pull off. Here are five of my current favorites that are easy to do and still very powerful. I’ve reviewed all of them and you can read my full review by clicking “keep reading.” And if you’re set to do a church-wide campaign,…
Read More10 Simple Steps to a Great Church-Wide Campaign (6-10)
(This is part two of this article. You’ll find Steps 1-5 in part one right here.) Preparing to launch a church-wide campaign? Or maybe wondering if you can still pull it off with the time you have remaining? While not easy…it might be simpler than you think. You’ll need to make some strategic decisions and…
Read More10 Simple Steps to a Great Church-Wide Campaign (1-5)
Preparing to launch a church-wide campaign? Or maybe wondering if you can still pull it off with the time you have remaining? While not easy…it might be simpler than you think. You’ll need to make some strategic decisions and depending on when you’re reading this, you may need to act decisively, but you can do…
Read MoreTop 10 Signs that a Small Group Isn’t Really the Optimal Environment for Life-Change
With apologies to Bill Donahue and the rest of the Willow Creek brain trust, here are the top 10 reasons that a small group isn’t really the optimal environment for life-change: 58% of women say they feel closer to Emily on the Bachelorette than the women in their Beth Moore Bible study. 67% of men say that…
Read More33 The Series: A Man and His Design
Looking for new ideas for men’s ministry? You might want to take a look at 33 The Series: A Man and His Design. Building on many of the timeless truths taught by Robert Lewis in the original Men’s Fraternity study, this fresh new series includes new material on authentic manhood. The design of 33 The…
Read MoreTop 10 Posts of June, 2012
Did you miss a day or two? Here are my top 10 posts of June, 2012. So much traffic happens in the archives that it’s very common to only have one or two posts from the current month break into the top 10. Since I’m currently tweeting and posting to Facebook a couple gems from…
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