Posts by Mark Howell
A Quick Peek Under the Hood (Saddleback’s Spiritual Growth Campaign Strategy)
There are very few things more fascinating than watching a well designed, well managed campaign play out. In my article yesterday, Breaking: Here’s How Saddleback Launches a Campaign, I mentioned 5 keys to their strategy. If you missed that article you ought to go back and take a look. I loved the comment someone from…
Read MoreBREAKING: Here’s How Saddleback Launches a Campaign
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to launch a church-wide campaign from the very best. I wrote about this last year when Saddleback launched Life’s Healing Choices. Only the people that read that article in the first 30 days or so got the full effect…because some of what you need to see happens this…
Read MoreChurchTeams Provides Two Key Distinctives
Once your small group ministry grows beyond a few groups you’re going to need new capabilities: a system that makes it easy 24/7 to find a small group to join a way to communicate with your leaders a way to evaluate the health of your system Church Teams has all three and two of the…
Read MoreMass Hysteria at the Grab and Go Table
So did you do what I suggested last week? Did you make up some Grab and Go kits and recruit another 5 or another 50 hosts? We did. And it was mass hysteria at the Grab and Go table! I’ll tell you all about it…but first, a reminder about why we did it. The reason…
Read MoreTop 10 Posts for September 2010
In case you missed them…here are my 10 most popular articles for September, 2010: Top 10 Reasons Saddleback Has Connected Over 130% in Groups Groups Interactive’s New Version Take a Big Step in the Right Direction Add 5 to 10% More Hosts with This Jedi Move How to Launch Groups Using a Small Group Connection…
Read MoreControl vs Care: Coaching Small Group Leaders
Had lunch yesterday with a potential coaching candidate. We had a great conversation as we talked about the coaching concept, his background at a well known church in the area, and some important mutual respect for some of the early leaders in the small group movement. It was very fun interacting with such an enthusiastic…
Read MoreAdd 5 to 10% More Hosts with This Jedi Move
Tis the season where churches everywhere are launching church-wide campaigns. And churches everywhere are looking for ways to add a few more host homes, a few more open locations where a few more unconnected people can finally come in out of the cold. That’s the motivation, right? That’s what we’re all trying to do. Your…
Read MoreDoes Your Topic Connect with Your True Customer?
Developing a deep understanding of the business you are in is one of the most important things you will ever do. Right on its heels, you must develop an awareness of who your true customer is. Without an accurate understanding of those two certainties…your only chance for success will be based on chance (or providence,…
Read MoreAssumptions: What’s Probable and Possible for Existing Groups
When I consult with churches about building small group ministry, one of the first discussions we often have is about what’s probable and possible for existing small groups. Almost every church as groups already in place; many times these groups have been around a long time and often predate the pastor or small group director.…
Read MoreQ & A: How Can I Break the 50% in Groups Barrier?
Have you ever been stuck and couldn’t figure out what was keeping you from taking a next step or reaching a next level? All of us are there at one point or another. I had a comment on one of my articles this week that led to an email exchange with a small group director. …
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