Top 10 Small Group Curriculum Reviews of 2013
Looking for great studies to add to your approved list? Here are the top 10 curriculum reviews from 2013: New from David Morlan and D.A. Carson: The Gospel of Luke: From the Outside In New from Andy Stanley: Christian: It’s Not What You Think Add “Pressure Points” to Your Church-Wide Campaign Short List New from…
Read MoreMerry Christmas!
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas…full of great conversations, special moments with family and friends, and a strong sense of the presence of Jesus. May He be all day and everyday the greatest present! mark
Read MoreTop Posts of 2013 (1-10)
I looked back over the year and put together a list of my top 10 posts written in 2013.* You may not realize this, but there are almost 1300 posts here at MarkHowellLive.com. I’ll cross the 1300 threshold in the next 2 weeks. Thanks for coming along! Here are my top 10 posts written in 2013. 6…
Read MoreTop Posts of 2013 (11-20)
I looked back over the year and started to put together a list of the top 10 posts written* in 2013. It was too hard to just go with the top 10…so I expanded the list to the top 20. You may not realize this, but there are almost 1300 posts here at MarkHowellLive.com. I’ll cross…
Read MoreSmall Group Nightmare from Day One Productions
Sometimes you just need a really good way to promote the value of community. Here’s a great one from Day One Productions. Small Group Nightmare is available at Worship House Media. Can’t see the video? You can watch it right here.
Read MoreAn Inadequate Explanation for the 1st Century
What’s your explanation for what happened in the 1st century? I mean, how do you think the church grew from 120 in an upper room to what many believe was more than 100,000 by the end of the 1st century? Think it happened in rows? Think it happened because everyone had an apprentice? Think it…
Read MoreThe Countdown Is On! Will You Be Part of My 2014 Coaching Network?
I have five spots left in my 2014 Small Group Ministry Coaching Network. It’s not too late…but it will be soon. I love blogging about how to connect unconnected people and how to build a thriving small group ministry. I’m always excited when I get to speak at a conference, whether it’s live or on a webcast. I love it…
Read MoreRick Warren’s Newest Church-Wide Campaign: Transformed: How God Changes Us
I had an opportunity over the weekend to preview the newest church-wide campaign from Rick Warren and Saddleback Church. If I told you I look forward every year to the next campaign from Saddleback…you’d know I was telling you the truth, right? Listen, Transformed: How God Changes Us is brand new, hot off the presses, and might…
Read More5 Powerful Ideas That Could Reshape Your Ministry Approach
From the mundane and everyday to the extraordinary and once-in-a-lifetime, all of us have puzzles we are trying to solve. Sometimes a single new perspective is all that’s needed to solve a difficult puzzle. I love Alan Kay’s wisdom that “perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” The thing is, I don’t know what your puzzle…
Read MoreDon’t Miss This New Resource: Forge Guides for Missional Conversation
Had time this week to work my way through a new series from Intervarsity Press. Created in partnership with Forge (an organization that cultivates missional community across the United States by identifying, developing, and nurturing missional leaders), this is pretty interesting stuff! The Forge Guides for Missional Conversation is a 5 book series and while each of…
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