Posts by Mark Howell
Will You Take Advantage of My 2017 Coaching Network?
Every year I block off six days and several hours a week for six months to personally invest in a very limited group of small group pastors. My 2017 Small Group Ministry Coaching Network experience is designed to give you the tools and strategies you need in order to build a small group ministry that…
Read MoreMy 2016 Christmas Reading List
Every year I create a list of books I think you should read. Sometimes the books I include are very purely about small group ministry, discipleship, spiritual formation or leadership. Other times, the books I include may seem pretty far afield (innovation, design, leadership, or strategy). You’ll just have to trust me. I wouldn’t include a book…
Read More5 Questions to Ask as 2016 Comes to a Close
Albert Einstein said: “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.” I love Albert Einstein’s thinking! So…
Read MoreFriday’s List | December 16
I’ve been meaning to do this for quite awhile. I’m asked for recommendations all the time. I’ll be posting a short list every Friday. Here are the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: 5 Eye-Opening Reasons Other People Don’t Value Your Time by Carey Nieuwhof. 15…
Read MoreDon’t Miss This Powerful Study: Starting Over: Your Life Beyond Regrets
Finally had an opportunity to take a look at a powerful new book (and study) from Dave and Jon Ferguson. Starting Over: Your Life Beyond Regrets is the newest project from the authors of Finding Your Way Back to God. Starting Over was developed as a result of many conversations the Ferguson’s had with people…
Read MoreWhat’s Your New Year’s Plan for Stewarding Well Your Responsibility?
It’s not always popular…but this is the way I think. And I’m pretty sure it is the right way to think about what we do. When I read Matthew 25 (the Parable of the Talents), I am very confident that one of Jesus’ points is that we’ve each been given something to steward “according to…
Read More31 Days to a Better Small Group Ministry
Invest 31 days and I’ll help you build a better small group ministry. Have big hopes and dreams for your small group ministry? Got a list of improvements sitting in the ‘someday’ basket? Want to kickstart your small group ministry into a new gear? Accomplish some things you’ve been meaning to but haven’t found the…
Read MoreWill You Join Me (and hundreds of others) for GroupLife Southwest 2017?
Will You Join Me (and hundreds of others) for GroupLife Southwest 2017? I hope you’re planning to join us for GroupLife Southwest! And I really hope you’ll take advantage of the Early Bird Price of $149.95 (the Early Bird Price ends on 2/27/17). But why should you join us at the GroupLife Southwest conference? That…
Read MoreFriday’s List | December 9
Friday’s List: December 9 I’ve been meaning to do this for quite awhile. I’m asked for recommendations all the time. I’ll be posting a short list every Friday. Here are the things I’m reading, listening to, loving and wrestling with: Here’s what I’m reading right now: 10 Things an Effective Church Vision Must Do by…
Read MoreNew from LifeWay: Disciples Path is a Series You Need to See
I spent some time with a new resource from LifeWay that I think you’re going to want to know about. Disciples Path is a 6 study journey (a one-year intentional plan for discipleship, specifically designed to make disciples who make disciples). “Created by disciple-makers for disciple-makers, fourteen disciple-making church leaders were brought together to think…
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