by Jared M | Feb 7, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange
Maybe we’re not quite there yet, but our church is working towards a strategy that successfully leverages the influences of both church and family to help reach the world for Christ. In its simplest form, that is what I understand the orange strategy to be. If...
by Jared M | Feb 4, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange
What is it worth to you to hear Reggie Joiner, Sue Miller, Carey Nieuwhof, and Stuart Hall all talk about the Orange Strategy? The Orange Tour has been traveling the country doing just that for thousands of leaders across the country. Now, they are bringing many of...
by Jared M | Feb 2, 2011 | Kidmin, Question/Poll, Theology
I know there are a number of forums out there with great discussions happening, but it seems like it is mostly the same people participating in the discussion. I’m hoping to get the conversation going on here by asking an open-ended question. The goal is to get...
by Jared M | Feb 1, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange
This post is part of a series pertaining to doing a regular family service or “family experience” in a small church. View the first post here. Our Family eXperiences (or FX) take place on the fourth Sunday night of the month. For our first few FXs, we...
by Jared M | Jan 31, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange, Ministry, Personal
Last week, I talked about the importance of bragging on your family in the privacy of your own home. It tells them that they are valuable to you because you have nothing to gain by doing so. Besides bragging on them in privacy, brag on them in public. When done...
by Jared M | Jan 25, 2011 | Family Ministry / Orange, Small Church Issues
I would venture to guess that every church that does a family service does it differently. At least, I hope that is the case. Every church has a different church culture, different leadership, different strengths, and the family service should reflect that. For our...
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