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Frugality, Orange-style
Monday December 21, 2009 | Orange LeadersIn this economy where many churches are cutting budgets or delaying spending, I firmly believe when it comes to budgets sometimes less is more. I often describe our philosophy about environments by saying we get 80 percent of the WOW for 20 percent of the dollars. I confess our philosophy didn’t start out as a […] Read more
Squeeze the Orange – Part 3
Thursday December 3, 2009 | Orange LeadersThis is the final in a series of posts about getting the Orange philosophy to pervade your entire team, from top to bottom. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. The third benefit of an Orange philosophy being squeezed into your staff this coming year is influence. When everyone on your staff […] Read more
Squeeze the Orange – Part 2
Wednesday December 2, 2009 | Orange LeadersWe’re continuing a series of posts from Todd Clark about squeezing the Orange philosophy all over your ministry. See Part 1 here. The second benefit of an Orange philosophy being squeezed into your staff this coming year is … Chemistry. When everyone on your staff is headed in the same direction, an infectious culture is […] Read more
Squeeze the Orange – Part 1
Tuesday December 1, 2009 | Orange LeadersToday begins a series of posts from Todd Clark about getting your staff and volunteers to buy in to the Orange philosophy. Yes, you may get a little sticky, but it’s worth it! Is it really worth the time and energy it will take in 2010 to “squeeze the orange” philosophy into your church staff? […] Read more
"But I'm only a volunteer"
Thursday November 12, 2009 | Orange LeadersSometimes we get fooled into thinking we can only create change in our churches if we’re full-time, paid staff. Not so! We recently heard from Marcia Becker, a volunteer at Timber Lakes Baptist Church in Houston, TX, who turned her church Orange after decades of traditional children’s ministry. How did you go about presenting the […] Read more
Large group environments, part 3
Wednesday September 30, 2009 | Orange LeadersHere are a few more tips from Kendra Fleming on how to keep your large group environment running as smooth as silk. See part 1 here and part 2 here. Take time for a quick run-through. Schedule your volunteers to arrive early so you can walk through every aspect of the production. This helps everyone […] Read more
Large group environments, part 2
Tuesday September 29, 2009 | Orange LeadersWe’re continuing a series of posts by Kendra Fleming with tips on how to keep your large group environments running as smooth as silk. See part 1 here. Give volunteers plenty of time to prepare. Make sure that your communicators, producers, and technical support have at least a week to prepare for Sunday. We send […] Read more
Large group envrionments: Smooth as silk
Monday September 28, 2009 | Orange LeadersIf you use 252 Basics like we do, then every Sunday you unpack the Bible Story and lead your kids to worship in your Large Group environment. This is your big chance to communicate the truth of God’s word in such a way that it engages the kids and sticks with them! You and I […] Read more
About leadership
Saturday September 12, 2009 | Orange LeadersBeing a leader isn’t easy. Sometimes you feel like there’s nobody you can talk to that really “gets it.” Often it’s extremely lonely. People can think you’re too busy to join something they’re doing, so they never ask. Other times nobody talks about everyday life with you because they feel they need to have some […] Read more
