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3 Things we Need When God Calls us to Shift Directions
Wednesday January 29, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Leneita Fix People in ministry use the word calling often. It’s a word that usually refers to where we journey with Christ and what we “do” for him. Sometimes calling comes from conviction. That is how I landed in family-focused ministry. God convicted me that I judged which parents were “worthy” of pouring into […] Read more
Recruiting is a Four-Letter Word, Part 3: Plan
Friday January 24, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Christine Kreisher Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Recruiting is a four-letter word. It requires a PLAN of action. The first step is to assess your ministry. Where are your greatest needs? If I gave you four highly qualified volunteers right now, what would you have each of them do? […] Read more
Recruiting is a Four-Letter Word, Part 2: Time
Friday January 17, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Christine Kreisher Click here for Part 1 of Recruiting is a Four-Letter Word: Time. Recruiting is a four-letter word. It takes TIME. It requires getting to know people, and I don’t mean their whole life story. Just find out what they like to do or what they’ve done in the past. Take notice of […] Read more
OC14 Workshops and Breakouts—Now open for registration!
Friday January 17, 2014 | Orange LeadersWhen you show up for OC14, you are in control of your schedule. Not the kids. Not Candy Crush. Not the oncoming Sunday. Not the traveling baseball team your son begged you to let him play on. AT OC14 YOU CAN MAKE A CHOICE. We offer over 100 workshops with content that covers every known […] Read more
COMING SOON in Stuff Leaders Want!
Thursday January 16, 2014 | Orange LeadersIn an effort to provide you with resources to help you do ministry better, we wanted to let you know what’s coming soon on Stuff Leaders Want! Stuff For This Week We are constantly writing, recording and researching to provide you with new resources every week. Each week, we will upload stuff for you, stuff […] Read more
10 Questions to Lead Your Church Social Media Strategy
Tuesday January 14, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Jeremy Smith It is one thing for the church to know about social media and tweet randomly or to post a link on your Facebook page, and a whole other thing for you to actually take the time to actually come up with a working strategy. Your church needs to understand that a target is necessary, goals […] Read more
How Small Groups Became the Cornerstone of Sunday Mornings for Living Word Community
Monday January 13, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Marti Jackson I work with a tribe of crazy people—and I mean that in the best way possible! Each person on our team is gifted with unique talents by God, and we’ve come to love our diversity and individual contributions. So, when a little over a year ago our children’s ministry team decided collectively […] Read more
Recruiting is a Four-Letter Word, Part 1: Gift!
Friday January 10, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Christine Kreisher Recruiting is a four-letter word! It’s a GIFT! When we hear the word recruit we should get excited, nearly jump out of our skin! So, why does recruitment get such a bad rap the longer we’re in ministry? I believe it’s all about perspective and false assumptions. Recruiting comes very naturally to […] Read more
10 New Year Resolutions for College Students
Wednesday January 8, 2014 | Orange LeadersI would consider myself a HUGE advocate for college-age people. I think my track record would show that. That said, I thought I might throw out a few things (with a bit of sarcastic tone behind them) that college-age people might consider including in their New Year’s resolutions. So, let me say it this way […] Read more
Amy Fenton Lee Takes Over Orange Leaders for the Day!
Tuesday January 7, 2014 | Orange LeadersIf you follow the Orange Leaders’ accounts on social media, you may notice a familiar voice posting and spreading Orange information today. That’s because we’ve been taken over by Amy Fenton Lee on Facebook and Twitter! Throughout the day, you’ll be able to interact with Amy, ask questions, share stories, get information and learn more […] Read more
