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Do Something You Don’t Have To Do

Here’s a secret every good volunteer and leader knows: You don’t do something because you feel like it. You do something in order to feel like it. If you only do what you have to do, you will be limited in what you do. It’s the stuff that you don’t have to do that ultimately changes your faith.

Maybe that’s what Jesus meant when He suggested this to a group of people gathered around Him to hear Him teach:

“Suppose someone forces you to go one mile. Go two miles with them.”

To us, this sounds...

Don’t Miss Lead Small Night

By: Steve Cullum

The Orange Conference is an amazing event I look forward to attending every year. I love growing and connecting with other people. I just wish I had the budget to bring my entire team of staff and volunteers with me each time. Orange Tour has filled that void.

If you are in the same situation as me, I want to encourage you to consider attending OT. This one-day event follows the same theme as the conference but condenses it down and brings it much closer to you.

While this al...

Unity, Strategy and Orange Tour

Unity is vital for any ministry to be successful. Without unity, it’s like taking a cross country trip with a flat tire. There should be unity in vision, mission, and strategy within your ministry.

This past year, multiple changes were made to our student ministry. We shifted a lot of systems and procedures, and shifting systems and procedures can shift the culture in a group. Tensions arose between old and new leaders as we started to lose our clear “why.” When there’s no unity about the wh...

OC and OT: Why I’m Planning on Attending Both

This past spring, May 1-3 to be exact, I attended Orange Conference. It was an amazing time where I connected with other ministers, learned a ton and got energized to finish the spring strong and head into the summer with a lot of excitement, full of possibilities. While the conference was amazing, I’m looking forward to attending Orange Tour even more.

“What? Isn’t Orange Tour the same thing as Orange Conference? Why would you go to the same conference twice?”

Yes, I know that Orange Tour (O...

Orange Tour: Why It’s Important For Your Entire Team to Attend OT

The Orange Conference is one of the best conferences around for student, children and family ministers.  There are thousands of people just like you learning from wonderful speakers while also being exposed to great resources and tools to help you in your ministry. I come back from the Orange Conference energized and excited to finish the year strong and plan ahead for the future of the ministry.

As great of a conference as it is, it is not always affordable or doable for your entire team to...

It’s Orange Blogger Week!

This week, we’ve asked some friends from our online community to share Orange and Orange Tour with the blogging world. These bloggers are leaders in the Christian community with a multitude of years of experience, and they are trusted voices throughout the World Wide Web. We are honored to partner with them, and hear what they have to say.

So, as you’re reading through your regular list of blogs, please visit the following list of communicators for their insights into Orange and Orange Tour.

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4 Stories Hiding In Your Giving Data and What to Do About Them

Your giving data could be hiding important opportunities for ministry—but what if you could quickly analyze that data to know why people give, what causes them to stop giving, and track your givers so you can take the right actions to keep them engaged?

The Story Behind the Stats

Churches collect all sorts of data, but without knowing the story behind it, the information lacks value.

Generally, when you notice a shift in behavior, whether it’s someone giving for the first time, dramatically...

Maximize Your Time With These Simple Tips

Depending on your personality, the word structure may fill you with elation or dread. For the latter, just take the Pirates of the Caribbean approach and consider it a “guideline.”

We all know the pressure of being pulled in a million directions on a daily basis. It’s probably not uncommon for you to reach the end of a workday, and ask yourself what you actually accomplished. Sadly, too many of our days pass this way while the workload only seems to increase.

But there is an approach you can...

Summer Is The New January 1!

If you’re a woman in ministry, particularly a mom, you probably look forward to summer for the same reason your children count down the final days of school: VACATION. The heat brings road trips to the beach, poolside parties, and lazy lemonade stand days. For many of us, summer feels like a three-month hiatus from reality. But what if this summer could actually be a catalyst to change? Suppose you could utilize this time to find a rhythm that helped you communicate expectations, set boundari...

Aligning Your Team With An Integrated Strategy

“It is your STRATEGY, not your MISSION that will ultimately determine your success.” – Reggie Joiner

Your church has a very strategic leader in it. This person is there every weekend making sure that things go as planned.

It is not the senior pastor. It is not the children’s pastor It is not the student pastor It’s not even the worship leader

The strategic person in your church is the one in the parking lot who places the traffic cones. This person understands how strategically placing thos...