Posts by Mark Howell
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you have a great day today! As we get ready for our Thanksgiving dinner, we’ve got so much to be thankful for. A God who loves us enough to provide a costly salvation. Family and friends who love us. A great job at a great church that really matches my passion to reach people…
Read MoreReview: Discovering Our Spiritual Identity
Looked over a copy of Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for the Beloved by Trevor Hudson this week. New from InterVarsity Press, this will be a good addition to your recommended list if you’re looking for ways to “live out…[your] spiritual identity as God’s beloved.” There are a number of aspects to really love about…
Read MoreNew Here?
New to MarkHowellLive.com? With almost 500 articles, there’s a lot here and I wouldn’t want you to miss out on anything. Let me take a moment and show you around! First, if you’re looking for a certain topic (i.e., church-wide campaigns, small group curriculum, small group strategy or leader tips), take a look at my…
Read MoreAccelerate GroupLife in 2011: T – 5 Weeks
Are you ready for a year that might double the number of people connected? How about triple it? There really are things you can do that will exponentially impact grouplife at your church (and in your community), but they’re only rarely accidental. Most of the big system-wide moves in small group ministry are the result…
Read MoreThe Second Key to GroupLife at Crowd’s Edge
The second key to grouplife at Crowd’s Edge is to make it easy for those closest to the edge to say yes…to a number of opportunities (for an understanding of my term, crowd’s edge, see A Road Map to Crowd’s Edge). It’s important to recognize right here that there will always be people who are…
Read MoreImportant Keys to GroupLife at Crowd’s Edge
Kathy asked a great question yesterday about GroupLife Is Different at Crowd’s Edge (a post I wrote recently). Here’s her question: Working the edge sounds very exciting. I am interested in the practical approach you take to capture these folks. How do you recruit? How do you train? How do you monitor? Can you point…
Read MoreSmall Group Life — Lifeway’s Engaging and Affordable Curriculum Line
I wrote about Lifeway’s Small Group Life curriculum series a while back when it was a new product. Now entering its second year, the series offers a number of key advantages: Affordable pricing (a full year’s curriculum can cost as little as $14 per person) Subscription model similar to that of a Sunday School quarterly…
Read MoreAccelerate GroupLife in 2011: 6 Weeks
Ready for all 2011 could be? I’m putting a kind of countdown series together over the next 6 weeks to give you some ideas about how to make 2011 a grouplife year to remember. If you’re just getting started…here’s what I’d be thinking about. If you’re already firing on all cylinders…here are a few ideas…
Read MoreChazown: A Great New Free Resource from LifeChurch.tv
Ran into a friend from LifeChurch.tv yesterday at the Small Group Trader day of the Right Now conference. He made sure to tell me about a new resource available that goes along with Chazown: Define Your Vision. Pursue Your Passion. Live Your Life on Purpose, Craig Groeschel’s engaging book by the same title. The idea…
Read MoreJoin Me as an Advocate for Crowd’s Edge
Ever said, “I can’t find enough leaders?” How about, “My group leaders are constantly coming to me, looking for more members?” Ever asked this question: “How come when we do a church-wide campaign, even an outreach focused campaign, none of our leaders invite neighbors or friends?” Can I let you in on an important truth? …
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