Posts by Mark Howell
Parkview’s 2010 Christmas Eve Opener
We’ve had some huge changes in our lives in 2010 and one of the the biggest was moving 2,000 miles to join the staff at Parkview Christian Church. We love this church and its heart to reach people who are far from God! Here’s a peek at how our Christmas Eve services opened. Need something…
Read MoreThe Next Christians: A Book You Should Definitely Be Reading
I read a lot of books every year. A lot. And I’ve been tweeting a couple lists lately. My 5 Essential GroupLife Reads for your Christmas List and also a list from my other blog, Top 5 StrategyCentral Reads for 2010. I’ve even got a recommended reading list with over 50 titles on it. If…
Read MoreAccelerate GroupLife in 2011: T – 1 Week
Welcome back to my 6 week bootcamp series, designed to walk you through the steps of preparing to accelerate the growth of your grouplife system in 2011. There really are some very basic ideas that make this timeline effective, and frankly, make any ministry timeline effective. If you can learn to do the following things,…
Read MoreEverybody Needs a Coach
We’ve all launched new groups and known that a key to new leader effectiveness is the presence of a coach. We’ve seen it in many other venues as well, whether it’s been in sports, music, or blogging. It just pays off to have someone walking alongside who knows the secrets to doing it well and…
Read MoreSanta Went Down to Georgia
I caught this opener on North Point’s online service this a.m. and knew you’d want to see it. It’s bootlegged…just grabbed it on my flip camera. But very cool. Santa Went Down to Georgia from Mark Howell on Vimeo.
Read MoreThe Power of Story-Driven Visual Media
What’s the best way to get a discussion going? I think the best way to get people talking is to tell a story. Especially one that only has most of the pieces…in the way that the best movies don’t neatly wrap things up at the end. They leave you talking as you walk out to…
Read MoreWin the Liquid Bible Study Collection Set
In my opinion, Liquid has developed some of the very best small group curriculum available. And you can win a complete set…all 7 of their studies…FREE. I’m so excited to welcome my friends at Liquid back to my sponsor team! As I said earlier this week, I believe that story-driven visual media will be required…
Read MoreAcclerate GroupLife in 2011: T – 2 Weeks
Getting ready for a year when grouplife really accelerates? Hopefully you’ve gotten a lot done in week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4 of our 6 week boot camp. But even if you’re joining us in progress, you can still catch up easily. You just need to pick up the pace of the…
Read MoreCelebrating #500: Here Are My Favorite Posts
This is my 500th post here at MarkHowellLive.com! Hard to believe. Even harder to believe you’re here reading what I write on a regular basis! I regularly collect the top 10 posts on certain topics (coaching, essential group leader skills, of the month, etc.). I decided to let this post be a collection of my…
Read MoreLeverage This January Twist to Launch Groups
Do you know what’s more true in January than any other time of the year? I know it sounds like a riddle…but the answer to this question is a key to connecting the largest number of unconnected people in January. Got the answer? Here’s the answer: January presents the best opportunity to promote the solution…
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