Christmas Comes Early at OC14!
Monday March 31, 2014 | Kristi PorterIf you want to influence kids, you need to influence those who have the most potential to influence them, their parents. If you want to influence your community, you have to meet them where they are already. To help you do both, we’ve put together a brand new Family Experience called “Jingle Jam: Wrapped Up,” […] Read more
5 Steps to Implementing Small Groups In Your Elementary Environment: Steps 2 and 3
Friday March 28, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins This is the second post in a series of posts outlining five steps to implementing small groups in your elementary ministry. Read Intro & Step 1 here Step 2 – Analyze Attendance You’ll want to analyze attendance to get an idea of how you’ll group kids, how many leaders you need and […] 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
Ways to Connect with Orange!
Monday March 24, 2014 | Orange LeadersWe have a number of ways you can talk and connect with us at Orange. From smartphone apps to Pinterest accounts, we’re all over the place! Leave a comment on a blog, tweet us a picture of your staff or environment or Friday lunch (that includes something orange, of course), post your Sunday stories and […] Read more
High Capacity Leaders, Part 3: Leading over Time
Friday March 21, 2014 | Pat RowlandClick here to read part one of Pat’s series about high capacity leaders. Click here to read part two of Pat’s series about high capacity leaders. In my personal finances I have to keep reminding myself that investments DON’T pay off immediately, they require time. The same is true in leadership development. The ministry leader […] Read more
5 Steps to Implementing Small Groups in Your Elementary Environment: Intro & Step 1
Thursday March 20, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins Years ago we implemented small groups in our elementary environment at our church. Having kids in classes is easy. Having them in small groups with a consistent leader and group of peers is HARD. But, it’s totally worth it! We have tons of great stories that show the benefits of the small group model. […] Read more
Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung, Part 3
Wednesday March 19, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Daron Dickens The topic of our children can be touchy. For this reason I highly recommend you read chapter six of Crazy Busy for yourself before you make any judgments against the book solely based on what I am writing here. I think, however, we can all agree that our children are blessings, and […] Read more
Team Member Progression
Tuesday March 18, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Matt Norman I think that all of us in children’s ministry, or in ministry in general, have some idea or plan in our heads about how volunteers will progress through our ministry. This is usually some vague sense of where you will put new people and where they will go from there. But, how […] Read more
Announcing: Play For Keeps Story Winner!
Monday March 17, 2014 | Orange LeadersCongratulations to Mia Hannahs, Children’s Pastor at Lifepoint Church in Wilmington, NC! She’s the winner of our Playing for Keeps Story Contest! In January, Lifepoint took a huge step in their walk with families. We featured a two week “Playing For Keeps” series. We prepared for this series by introducing our families to the Legacy App. […] Read more
