by Jared M | May 25, 2012 | Family Ministry / Orange, Free Resources
My friends over at Orange really believe in their curriculum. They believe that using Orange curriculum will better help your church combine the influences of church and home to reach the next generation. They believe so passionately about it, they are willing to...
by Jared M | Sep 29, 2011 | Creative Ideas, Family Ministry / Orange, Small Church Issues
I really hate Halloween. I don’t like scary or gory stuff in the least. I don’t watch scary movies, I don’t play games with zombies, and I don’t like gross-out candy. In fact, that stuff gives me horrible nightmares. I really wish the day...
by Jared M | Sep 16, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange
“I can’t wait until you are old enough to…” I’ve said this to my almost two-year old son countless times during his less than two years of life. I can’t wait until we can play baseball together…go fishing…play board...
by Jared M | Mar 31, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange, Ministry
One of the 5 key principles of the Orange strategy for parents is to create a rhythm. Kids, and adults, need a certain level of stability and trust in their lives. In the home, this is demonstrated through family dinners, regular family devotions, family game...
by Jared M | Mar 1, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange
Do you ever have one of those spur of the moment ideas that turn out to be just what you needed? It’s been quite a few months ago now, but it was one of those ideas that changed the way we do our FX. About an hour before it was to begin, I thought it might be...
by Jared M | Feb 15, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange, Small Church Issues
This post is a continuation of my series on doing a Family Experience in a small church. You can view the introduction post which also links to the others in the series. One of my greatest frustrations with the family experiences of other churches is this, they are...
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