How to Follow Up With Guests After the Holidays
Monday January 8, 2018 | Tom PounderPhew! It’s over! What started in October with fall festivals and culminated with Christmas activities and services is now officially over. It is all over! You can relax now. Or can you? As much as rest and relaxation seems appropriate and necessary, there is also a real opportunity for your church now that these activities […] Read more
Inviting Neighbors With Grace and Humility
Friday December 22, 2017 | Dexter CulbreathSo we have chosen to be for our neighbors. We have raised our hands, signed our names on the list and maybe even shouted “I” instead of “nay,” during the vote. Whatever the case may be, we are here now. We are crouched at the starting line, waiting for the starting pistol to permit us […] Read more
Ways to Appreciate and Encourage Volunteers This Season
Friday December 15, 2017 | Tom PounderThis is a wonderful time of year. It’s a great time to be with friends and family as the weather gets colder, the food gets more delicious and it is a much more festive time of year. Unfortunately, as great of a time of year it is, it is also a very busy time of […] Read more
Being For the Families in Your Church at Christmas
Friday December 8, 2017 | Leslie GalemaThere is a real desire in all of us as parents to create meaningful traditions for our children at Christmas. Most of us look at the church for this help by attending a Christmas Eve service together as a family or going caroling to different homes of people from church to brighten their spirits! Something […] Read more
Storytelling at Your Church This Christmas
Thursday December 7, 2017 | Robert CarnesWhat would Christmas be without great stories? Rudolph, the Grinch, and A Christmas Carol are just a few of the many beloved fictional yuletide tales. However, Christmas is also a prime opportunity for your church to feature a few true stories from around your congregation and community. Remember, when Charlie Brown was having some holiday […] Read more
Naming An Idea
Wednesday December 6, 2017 | Orange LeadersThis post was written by Kristen Ivy, Director of Messaging at Orange and Director of The Phase Project. A few years ago on the drive home to Atlanta from Orange Tour Kansas City, Reggie Joiner turned down “70s on 7” and paused the musical education of our friend Afton—who still insists all good music is […] Read more
Women in Ministry: A Spectrum of Positions
Tuesday December 5, 2017 | Orange LeadersIn Episode 14 of Rethinking Youth Ministry, we talked about the unique challenges that women face in ministry and leadership. Our goal wasn’t to argue the theology surrounding women in leadership or define what roles women could/should serve in, but to acknowledge the real tension that female leaders face—whether they’re employed by the church or […] Read more
What Smart Leaders Know About the Holidays
Tuesday November 28, 2017 | Misty PhillipsThe holidays are upon us! Family calendars fill up fast. We check our list and check it twice. There are choir concerts, school parties, teacher gifts and more. Jingle here. Jingle there. Smart leaders like you understand that while it’s the most wonderful time of year, it can also be a tumultuous time in families […] Read more
For Our Neighbors Part 2: From Belonging to Believing
Monday November 27, 2017 | Paula DannielleOrange Tour is now wrapped up, and we are heading into the holiday season. Truthfully, some of us probably already started with fall parties. Whether you’ve started or are planning parties for your neighbors now, we want to remind you that sometimes it takes a party to show that we are for our neighbors. We […] Read more
The Tangibles and Intangibles of an Excellent Preteen Enviornment
Monday November 27, 2017 | Orange KidsThe moment you walk in the door you begin to judge the atmosphere of any business. If you walk in a coffee shop you are trying to find where you place your order and what coffee options are available. You begin judging whether or not you will ever return based on the tangible things you […] Read more
