Reggie Joiner
Reggie Joiner is founder and CEO of Orange, a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to influence those who influence the next generation. Orange provides resources and training for churches and organizations that create environments for parents, kids, and teenagers. Before starting Orange in 2006, Reggie was one of the founders of North Point Community Church with Andy Stanley. During his 11 years there, Reggie helped guide the church’s growth through an emphasis on innovative approaches to ministry for families. Reggie has authored and co-authored several books including Think Orange, A New Kind of Leader, Seven Practices of Effective Ministry, Parenting Beyond Your Capacity, Lead Small, When Relationships Matter, It’s Just a Phase So Don’t Miss It, and his newest publication It’s Personal. Reggie and his wife, Debbie, live in North Georgia and have four adult children and four grandchildren.
Everything Changes When It’s Someone You Know
Monday October 15, 2018 | Reggie JoinerThis week, covered here and on the websites of our Orange Bloggers, we’re going to take a look at the OC19 theme, “It’s Personal.” Because, there’s a reason . . . some volunteers have a deeper commitment some parents engage at a more practical level some ministries make a greater impact some churches have wider […]
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Start Acting Like Everyone Is Invited
Monday July 3, 2017 | Reggie JoinerThere’s a party happening. It’s actually going to be one HEAVEN of a party, because the invitation was extended from the Creator of the universe. And the good news is that everyone is invited. This one idea—that God is throwing a party for everyone—could potentially change how we see the world around us. What if […]
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The One Thing That Shapes How You Treat Families
Wednesday December 16, 2015 | Reggie JoinerIf you want to build an everyday faith in the lives of the next generation, you have to begin to see families in a different way. This is never more clear than in Deuteronomy 6: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart […]
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Act Like Every Parent You Meet Is Coming To Your Church This Sunday
Thursday November 19, 2015 | Reggie JoinerWhat if the parents you met last week at the ball game showed up at your church this Sunday? What next step would you give them to connect them to a better strategy? Would you be ready to help them engage? Would they see your church as a source of energy for their families? The […]
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The Power Of A Bigger Story
Monday November 9, 2015 | Reggie JoinerNehemiah was convinced that the generations of God-followers around him needed to experience something that would move their faith beyond its present condition. Think about what happened. Everyone in the community experienced the wall at some level. The text implies that assignments were made to families and tribes. Remember the people of God were “in […]
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Making The Shift
Friday March 20, 2015 | Reggie JoinerI believe the church and family are at a crossroads. Things are shifting around us rapidly, and the test for many leaders will be in how quickly and completely they are willing to make a change. I have loved photography all my life. I picked it up in ninth grade when I was invited by […]
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The Master Plan
Thursday February 12, 2015 | Reggie Joiner“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,'” (Matthew 22:37-39, NIV). We believe in this verse so much that we have connected every curriculum and resource […]
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Quotables from the Orange Tour
Monday January 17, 2011 | Reggie JoinerWe’re getting ready to continue the Orange Tour in 2011- with not one, but two days outside Dallas, TX. To get us excited here are a couple of quotable answers from people that attended in 2010. What is the ONE THING you want people to walk away with today? “One exciting thing that was related […]
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