Marketing the Gospel
Friday February 28, 2014 | Ronne RockFor the past seven years, I’ve led marketing efforts for ministries. I’ve got a great team ready to dive in and design assets that prompt people to give, adopt, travel, attend, pray, fast, get happy, get angry, or just simply get off their rears and do something. In many ways, it’s the same marketing I’ve […] Read more
5 Reasons to Avoid Questionnaires During the Interview Process
Thursday February 27, 2014 | Orange Leadersby David Lyons Do you like filling out questionnaires? I don’t. The only time I fill them out is when I have no other choice. But what about when it comes to hiring? Is it a good idea to have candidates for your open ministry positions fill out a questionnaire? Traditional churches often like questionnaires […] Read more
Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week, Part 4
Wednesday February 26, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Vicki Noblitt This month, Orange Leaders takes a look at Sue Miller’s book, Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week. You can hear more from Sue Miller, live, at the upcoming volunteer training Live to Serve events in Grand Rapids, Mich., March 8; Memphis, Tennessee, March 29; as well as The Orange Conference, April 30–May 2 […] Read more
5 Ways to do Church Communication on the Cheap
Tuesday February 25, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Joe Porter “If I had an unlimited communications budget, then I would _______.” I would make a pretty confident bet that no church has dedicated an unlimited amount of funds to communications. In fact, most of us operate on what we consider a limited budget. This means we have to get creative about communicating […] Read more
Waking a Sleeping Giant
Monday February 24, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Roy Jacques, Pastor of Marriage Ministry, Seacoast Church “Marriage is the foundation of a successful society.” Few church leaders would disagree with that statement. In fact, most church leaders have probably thought or said that very thing. If we’re so convinced that it’s foundational to our society, and certainly to the family unit, then why is […] Read more
Controlling Soundtracks as you Lead Worship
Friday February 21, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Yancy Richmond So often in the kidmin world, for worship we are using soundtracks and live lyric videos. You know, pre-recorded music as opposed to a live band. The pro is, it’s high-energy music to get your group excited and ready to participate in worship. However, the downside is, there’s no flexibility. How the […] Read more
March Madness and Ministry
Thursday February 20, 2014 | Orange LeadersMy family has been on a text thread about how the time has come to set up their March Madness basketball brackets. They’re anticipating a great March and planning now on how their team will climb to the top for a win. They are serious about this game. It got me to thinking. As a […] Read more
Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week, Part 3
Wednesday February 19, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Vicki Noblitt This month, Orange Leaders takes a look at Sue Miller’s book, Making Your Children’s Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid’s Week. You can hear more from Sue Miller, live, at the upcoming volunteer training Live to Serve events in Grand Rapids, Mich., March 8; Memphis, Tennessee, March 29; as well as The Orange Conference, April 30–May 2 […] Read more
How Menlo Park Presbyterian Customizes Orange in Their Age Groups
Tuesday February 18, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Jeremy Drew Over the last two years, we’ve been using the Orange curriculum for our preschool and K-3rd grade ministry environments. In this time, we’ve really seen the kids engage with God’s Word in a fresh way. The Orange Strategy as laid out in the curriculum is biblical, relevant, and easy-to-use. Our kids love […] Read more
Register for OC14 by February 20! (and our biggest giveaway this week!) [ENDED]
Friday February 14, 2014 | Kristi PorterWhew, we’ve had quite a week! We certainly hope you’ve enjoyed Orange Blogger Week, and learned a lot in the process. If you’ve had a whirlwind week and are just joining us, take a look back at what you may have missed right here on our blog, as well as those of a few Orange […] Read more
