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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...

Does Parenthood Increase Churchgoing?

Children can act as a catalyst for parents to return to church, but a new study by the Barna Group says this isn’t the norm.

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...

Children Swearing Earlier, Studies Show

Experts say children are swearing as soon as they can speak, in some cases.

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...

Free Coloring Page: Jesus and the Children

Jesus said in Matthew 19:14, "Let the little children come to me."

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...

Permission to Speak Freely by Anne Jackson Review

This is a review for Permission to Speak Freely by Anne Jackson. So I love reading different things. Anne Jackson is an author that I...

The Spirit Lead Teacher

Back in 2008 I wrote an article here in K! entitled “Leading with Help.” In that article I talked about how it...

Series Premier – “Real Ministry”

Hopefully you’ve heard by now that there are a LOT of changes coming to OrangeLeaders.com beginning in October. We’ll be telling you about them...

Free Read Together Story: Noah's Ark

Engage your preschoolers and early readers in the story of Noah's Ark.

Top 100 #Kidmin Blogs

I walked out of my first PreCon Lab at D6 Conference and checked Twitter.  My #kidmin column was filled with tweets about Tony Kummer’s...

Z is for Zeta

I have given myself a challenge for the next 26 days – post the complete A-Z of Ministry to Children. (I almost pulled this...

Flamy Grant Welcomed by Virginia Baptist Church; Protestor Holds Up Sign:...

Flamy Grant, the drag queen who attended this year’s Dove Awards alongside Derek Webb (Caedmon’s Call) and Grace Baldridge (Semler), performed at a Baptist church in Virginia on Saturday.

Matt Chandler, Part 2: How Parents Can Make the Most of...

Matt Chandler joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share how parents can use time, moments and milestones to point their children to the goodness of God.

Children's Ministry Leaders