096: Engage Every Parent from Everywhere
Monday July 26, 2021 |The best way to influence a kid or teenager’s everyday faith is to partner with their parent or caregiver, but there is one thing that often hinders our ability to do that: a lack of trust. Join Kristen Ivy as she unpacks the four ways ministries can rebuild trust with parents and caregivers in order […] Read more
095: One Idea that Changes How You Reach Every Parent
Monday July 19, 2021 |As ministry leaders, we all want to partner with parents, but often there is one question we all have… “What about the ______ parent?” But we think there is a different posture we need to take if we are going to engage every parent. Listen as Kristen Ivy unpacks a better question we can be […] Read more
094: Partnering with Sundays at Home Parents
Monday July 12, 2021 |It’s okay if you are having an identity crisis with Sunday. After the pandemic, more families than ever before are spending their Sundays at home. While some families will come back, if our goal is to partner with and support parents in our community we need to be asking a new question, “How do we […] Read more
093: How the Church Can Make a Difference in Communities
Monday June 28, 2021 |If we say we care about the future of the church, we have to invest in the future of the church – the next generation. As children’s pastors and youth pastors we know that, but how do we get our whole church on board? And how do we advocate for our vision for our ministries […] Read more
092: Equipping Parents to Build Faith in Their Homes with Virginia Ward
Wednesday June 16, 2021 |We all know that if we want to help the next generation develop an everyday faith we need to partner with parents to inspire faith in their homes. But how do we support parents and what resources do they need to help their kids and teenagers grow in their faith? Join Dr. Virginia Ward as […] Read more
091: Helping Volunteers Win with Doug Fields
Monday June 14, 2021 |As we innovate for the future, there is one thing that hasn’t changed. Volunteers are still absolutely essential to next gen ministry. So how do we recruit volunteers in a world that is changing? Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy sat down with Doug Fields to discuss just that in this episode of the The Think […] Read more
090: The One Question Every Leader Should Ask Volunteers and Parents
Monday June 7, 2021 |An effective ministry has less to do with how you influence kids and more to do with how you influence those who influence kids. We think there is one question we need to ask volunteers, small group leaders, parents, and guardians that can change everything: What can I do as a leader to help you […] Read more
089: Re-Evaluating Church with Reggie Joiner
Tuesday May 25, 2021 |What ideals and truths do you consider timeless? How does culture impact and shift the people in our churches? Why is what happens at home more important than what happens in church? These questions are central to the Orange strategy, and in this breakout from Orange Conference 2020, Reggie Joiner unpacks these five essentials in […] Read more
088: The Future of the Church with Carey Nieuwhof
Monday May 17, 2021 |The mission of the church isn’t going away, but what methods do we need to change as we innovate for the future of the church? We think that question is essential to ask as we enter a new normal, and in this episode Reggie Joiner and Kristen Ivy sat down with Carey Nieuwhof to discuss […] Read more
087: The Future of the Church
Tuesday May 4, 2021 |We think that the key to the future of the church is rebuilding trust with the next generation. But that means some things need to change. We think churches who will impact the future will . . . Lead volunteers like they’re humans with a life outside of serving the church. Respect parents like they’re […] Read more
