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OC14 Live Stream Update!
Thursday May 1, 2014 | Orange LeadersGreat news! We will replay last night’s Opening Session at 6:30 p.m. EDT featuring Reggie Joiner! Watch it for the first time or relive it! Wondering what we mean by having YES as our theme this year? This is the perfect time to find out! For the rest of the Live Stream schedule, please […] Read more
How to Get the Most out of #OC14
Wednesday April 23, 2014 | Orange LeadersPosted on April 21, 2014 at RobCizek.com. Do you want to supercharge your career? Consider regularly attending professional conferences. The connections and information we receive are well worth our time. Here are my tips for getting the most out conference experiences: Prepare: Before you go, review the conference web site. Do the pre-conference reading or listen to […] Read more
How You can Win the Fight Against Perfectionism
Thursday April 17, 2014 | Orange Leadersby JC Thompson One of the things that you must fight against in ministry and in general is perfectionism. Perfectionism is the idea that perfection is attainable. My tendency is to work until I get something that I can find no flaws in. It’s actually ridiculous. Over time though, I’ve learned that I cripple myself […] Read more
It’s not my Job (Entirely)
Wednesday April 16, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Matt Norman As a pastor to children and youth, I often struggle with what exactly is my job. I believe the great commission calls me to spread the gospel and to make disciples. As a pastor to children and youth I do believe that part of this means reaching children and youth with the […] Read more
Heaven is for Real Movie
Friday April 11, 2014 | Orange LeadersWe at Orange love a heartwarming story. So, we’re excited about the upcoming release of Heaven is for Real. . . . The Burpos are the perfect picture of a small-town Americana family: mom and dad, daughter and son. Young Colton and his dad are inseparable . . . until an illness lands Colton in the […] Read more
Autism and the Church
Wednesday April 9, 2014 | Orange LeadersHave you ever heard of a church that turned away a little boy because he had red hair? What if a mother was greeted at the children’s ministry check-in with news her redheaded son had to go back home? No, you can’t imagine. If any church ever sent home a child because of their natural hair color […] Read more
Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung, Part 5
Wednesday April 2, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Daron Dickens Many years ago I read the book, Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. It changed my life. If you haven’t read it, then once you have finished Crazy Busy, go straight to read it; do not pass “Go.” Much like with Crazy Busy, it was amazing how this book […] Read more
3 Reasons Why You Can’t Let Your Kids Figure out Faith on Their Own
Tuesday April 1, 2014 | Orange Leadersby JC Thompson Kids owning their faith is the goal right? Why is it that we think that “allowing” kids to figure it out on their own is the solution? One of the things that I begin to see happen in the dynamic between students and their parents is that students begin to fight against […] Read more
Can Facebook Graph Search Help Your Church? [Infographic]
Thursday March 27, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Lauren Hunter Whether you love it, hate it, or haven’t really used it much, Facebook Graph Search can help your church get discovered by those in your local area, much like searching the Yellow Pages. While the title of the infographic below is, “Can Facebook Graph Search Make You Money?” I thought it more applicable to […] Read more
Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung, Part 4
Wednesday March 26, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Daron Dickens If you asked my wife right now to describe a few key things about me, she would say that I love story and I have an insatiable curiosity and appetite for information. Where does electricity come from? Whatever happened to Steve Avery? What is a circadian rhythm? How much water does a […] Read more
