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Orange Tour 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 next week, please visit the following list of communicators for their insights into Orange and Ora...

Repurposing Your Ministry Content Online

A lot of work goes into producing creative content for your church. From graphic designers to video editors to writers, photographers, and other local artists, there’s a great deal of blood, sweat, and tears that generally only see the light of day briefly. That’s such a shame! Wouldn’t it be great if you could get more mileage out of these beautiful creations so that more people could be influenced by it? Not only for the sake of these individuals, but more importantly for the sake of a grea...

Working Through Struggles in Your Faith Journey

The role of a leader can be a difficult one. It’s interesting that as we look at those in leadership positions we forget that often they are going through the exact same process we are. Almost every teacher I have ever spoken to tells me that they learn themselves as they teach others. It is a very symbiotic process. The problem comes when we as leaders struggle in that process. It is difficult for me, at times, to lead parenting seminars when I am struggling to parent my own sons with wisdom...

3 Questions Every Elementary Schooler Is Asking Themselves

In the elementary years, a child develops skills and competencies that equip their future. The way a child resolves the “Do I have” questions of these phases provides them with critical knowledge and resources. It shapes their perception of personal ability, comparative value, and resilience. Through these phases, kids shift from wanting to be seen by adults to wanting to be seen by adults and peers. The best way to resolve a kid’s relational questions is to engage their interests. However, i...

Why Should You Bring Your Team to Orange Tour?

What was it like for you a decade ago?

I remember the economy crashing. I think about how history was made with the election of our first African-American President. The Dark Knight movie was dominating the box office. Our church plant was just a baby at two years old. I weighed a lot less.

Anyhow, I digress.

Something else stands out from that year, though. It was the first season of the Orange Tour and I took our team to the closest stop to us. In fact, I was over-the-top excited about the...

Turning Losses into Lessons

My favorite quote regarding failure comes from Michael Jordan who said: “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

I love this quote because it reminds us that no success is possible if we are not willing to experience failure. Failure is simply part of the process of eventually winning. However, Jordan’...

Networking Could be Your Ministry’s Super Power

According to the Huffington Post, networking should be written into your job description. Have you ever thought about it that way?

It truly is a super power to ministry leaders! So, put on your cape and strike the confidence pose.

In all seriousness, who doesn’t want to truly be known and know others who are passionate about the same mission? Perhaps the idea of networking seems overwhelming to you, but never fear, a few practical tips and tricks are here!

Think Small

Start in your neighborho...

Strategy Turns Vision Into Reality

If you’re a church leader you have, no doubt, heard a LOT about vision. Countless blog posts are written about it. It’s the topic of many sessions in many conferences. There are books written about it. As a church leader, vision is everywhere you look. Truth is, it’s vital, but is it enough?

It’s like weight loss

Okay, I know, what do weight loss and church leadership have to do with one another? Stay with me. For most of my adult life I have struggled with my weight. I work hard, I watch wha...

6 Ways to Embrace the Physical Needs of a Toddler

Toddlers get a bad rap. Sure they whine and throw tantrums. But can you blame them? There’s a lot going on in those pint-sized bodies.

By age two your little one will grow to half their adult height—something they’ll spend the next two decades reaching. And their shape will morph from one designed for doing a whole bunch of nothing to one that can crawl, walk and run.

With the world at their fingertips, there’s still so much they can’t do. That’s where you come in.

Your Toddler’s Physical Nee...

Setting Boundaries Between Family and Ministry

Here’s a random question for you. If I were to say that somebody was a “PK” would you know what I meant? It probably will take a little bit more context. The term means “Preacher’s Kid” or “Pastor’s Kid” depending on the background or denomination. Now knowing that, what would be your impression of someone that was labeled a PK? If you didn’t know anything about it you might say that they were very strong in their faith or had become a minister themselves or had a strong relationship with God...