Team Work: When Children’s Ministry and Student Ministry Collide!
Tuesday February 4, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Brandy Barr About 2 ½ years ago I moved from the children’s ministry team to the student ministry team at the church I am on staff at in Austin, Texas. I love our children’s ministry team. The pastor and her staff introduced the Orange concept to our church and implemented First Look and 252 […] Read more
Recruiting is a Four-Letter Word, Part 4: Test
Monday February 3, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Christine Kreisher Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Click here for Part 3. Recruiting is a four-letter word. It’s a TEST! I always tell new recruits that they are taking a “test drive.” They don’t have to buy the car! This way, they don’t feel like they are signing a […] Read more
Orange Leaders’ Social Media in the Hands of Carey Nieuwhof!
Friday January 31, 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 Carey Nieuwhof on Facebook and Twitter! Throughout the day, you’ll be able to interact with Carey, ask questions, share stories, get information and learn more about […] Read more
6 Ways to Keep the IRS from Visiting Your Ministry
Thursday January 30, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Ryan Reed You need to set healthy financial guidelines and boundaries for your parents in order to secure the long-term fiscal viability of your ministry. Aside from kids growing in their relationship with Jesus Christ, camping and retreat seasons potentially cause two issues in your student ministry: either these events bust your budget and […] Read more
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
Family Ministry Transition and Milestone Events at Community Christian Church
Thursday January 23, 2014 | Nick Blevinsby Nick Blevins I love family ministry events designed to celebrate milestones and help with transitions. Here are the milestone and transition events we currently do at Community Christian Church. Milestone Events Parent and Child Dedication – An event for parents to dedicate their babies during our services. We hold an orientation prior to the event […] Read more
Rethinking the Way we Communicate to Teens
Wednesday January 22, 2014 | Tom PounderEver been on a plane? I’m sure most of us have. Ever get bored or not pay attention to the pre-flight instructions that the flight attendants give? Again, I’m sure most of us have. After all, if you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times. Well, the good people at Virgin America decided […] 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
