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Orange Tour Notes (For the Rest of Us)

A little over a week away from our next Orange Tour stop. Thought we’d recap the MI stop with some notes from...

Orange Week Day 4: Recap

Well, you can tell a lot of people take Friday off, not nearly as many posts on the 4th day of Orange Week....

How Can You Prioritize Family This Month?

BIG NEWS! We’re rolling out not one, but TWO updated resources for OrangeLeaders. You might have heard, but we’ve renamed our...

Should Our Church Start a 5th and 6th Grade Ministry?

J.C. Thompson talks about why Brookwood started a ministry just for its pre-teens.

Orange Week Day 3: Recap

Well, I’m a tad behind with this recap. Last night I took my family for a quick camping trip. It was absolutely wonderful,...

Yellow Initiatives

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes -Romans 1:16 Not just...

The Spirit Lead Teacher – Part 6

9. After I minister and head to attend a service I rely on the help of the Holy Spirit to lead me...

Snack Pack Leadership

Train your volunteers in "snack-sized" portions for increased retention.

ThinkOrange Group Infusion

Recently I posted here about a shift to took place inside of me when it came to parents.  I began to see them...

Looking Thru Red Glasses

Some detractors from the Orange Philosophy say this, “What about the kids? Shouldn’t we be focusing efforts on the kids?” It’s pretty funny...

The Spirit Lead Teacher – Part 5

7. During the lesson feel free to follow the Spirit’s guide. I love Video and other teaching aides but the most important...

Ministry Mojo – Be Local

Something that I’ve struggled with in my time here in Greenville/Simpsonville Sc area is really embracing the local scene. Before I moved...

The Spirit Lead Teacher – Part 3

1. Start early in the week inviting your “Helper” to help you. Get in the habit of reading next week’s lesson when you...

Are You a Kidmin?

So, I got a tweet the other night from my friend Michael Chanley to check out something he’s been working on. If you...

The Spirit Lead Teacher – Part 2

In that article I talked about a very valuable lesson I learned several years ago about relying on my helper. One...

“Making Ideas Happen” – Part 4

This is it…our last week of reading “Making Ideas Happen.” If you’re just joining the conversation, you can catch the first three installments...

Transitions: Steps That Work

Steve Wright is the author of reTHiNK, the Pastor of Parent & Family Discipleship Ministries at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC.  Steve entered...

Checking In on the Orange Tour

Where in the world is Sue Miller and some of our Orange Staff? They’re getting ready for the second Orange Tour stop...

My Big Vision for Volunteers

Let me tell you about the vision I’ve had. I actually just started communicating it about 5-6 weeks ago. In recognizing where we...

D6 Recap: Mark Holmen

Mark Holman was recently the Sr Pastor of Ventura Missionary Church in Ventura, California where he pioneered the strategy and published the book...

Memphis Pastor Set To Return to Pulpit on Easter, One Month...

Pastor Clemmie Livingston Jr. of New Zionfield Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, is set to make his return to the pulpit this Sunday for Easter, roughly one month after being shot in the mouth. 

Andy Bannister: How Pastors and Churches Can Stop Living as ‘Undercover...

Dr. Andy Bannister joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about how pastors and church members can share their faith boldly, strategically, and without fear.

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