When Text isn't Enough
Thursday June 10, 2010 | Cara MartensI try not to over-analyze emails and texts, but I admit there are times I’ve over-reacted because of one word or phrase that I thought meant something it didn’t. Brain research has actually shown that the front and back of the brain have different functions, but operate simultaneously. One part looks at the objects in […] Read more
5 Stupid Things…
Wednesday May 26, 2010 | Orange LeadersSherry Surratt serves as central support pastor and children’s minister for the 13 campuses of Seacoast Church in South Carolina. Jonathan Cliff, attended her breakout at Orange… After lunch today I was in the breakout led by Sherry Surratt, from Seacoast Christian Center. She taught on “5 Stupid Things that Keep your Children’s Ministry from […] Read more
Influencing Transition
Wednesday May 19, 2010 | Orange Leadersby Jonathan Cliff By far my favorite breakout this year was taught by Pastor Larry L. Thompson of First Baptist in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Larry taught on influencing transition and the five circles of change. I’m going to attempt to bring you the best of what I heard: 5 Keys to Influence Transition: Common Sense […] Read more
Family First
Tuesday May 18, 2010 | Orange Leadersby Kenny Conley Todd Clark planted a church in California that is truly an Orange church. As the senior pastor of this church, he shares about how to create a ministry where family truly comes first. Here are seven principles: Shades of Orange There are many shades of orange. Helping your pastor see Orange may […] Read more
Community is Messy…
Monday May 17, 2010 | Orange LeadersNow the discipleship pastor at National Community Church in Washington, D.C., Heather Zempel was a consultant at an environmental engineering firm and also a policy advisor in the United States Senate. We were fortunate to have Heather facilitate one of the breakouts at Orange ’10. Hear from Amy Dolan on some of the things she […] Read more
Sing a Song…
Saturday May 15, 2010 | Orange Leadersfrom Making of Orange We get the request every year to send out the song list from each of our sessions at Orange. So this year, we’re just going to make it public domain! For your reading and singing-in-the-shower pleasure, here is the set list from Orange 2010: SESSION 1 – Wednesday, April 28 Song […] Read more
Practically Improving Preschool…
Tuesday May 11, 2010 | Orange Leadersby Sam Luce A few thoughts from Sam Luce about the breakout: Improving your First Look Environment, facilitated by Kendra Fleming, at Orange ’10. About the Presenter – Kendra Fleming is one of my favorite kids pastors. 1. I love Northpoint church 2. I have been blown away by her willingness to help out other […] Read more
Leading Your Team
Wednesday May 5, 2010 | Orange LeadersToday we’re highlighting a post by Michael Bayne, written last week at the Orange Conference. On Thursday morning, John & Nancy Ortberg talked about the power of team. Here’s part of what they shared: There is nothing more important than leading our team, but there is also nothing that frustrates all of us more than leading our team. Why?? […] Read more
Baby Dedication Celebration
Friday April 23, 2010 | Orange LeadersThis is a topic that is near and dear to my heart! It’s something that we’ve done for many years at North Point Community Church. We’ve watched Baby Dedication morph and grow into an event that now serves an even greater purpose in our ministry to families. Baby Dedication is more than a great party […] Read more
Q&A with Authors of The Slow Fade
Friday April 16, 2010 | Orange LeadersThere is a lot of buzz about the latest book by Reggie Joiner with Abbie Smith and Chuck Bomar, who wrote: The Slow Fade: Why You Matter in the Story of Twentysomethings. You can buy them online at the reThink store or at the Orange Conference in less than 2 weeks! Available from David C. […] Read more
