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Every year, our company somehow manages to host The Orange Conference here in Atlanta. It is a vast undertaking that requires months of planning, a bevy of volunteers, and four straight 17-hour (or more!) workdays for the whole staff. And after it’s done, and we’re returning home weathered and worn, we wonder if it was [...]
So, The Orange Conference came and went. Months and months of preparation culminated in the three days that happened in the Gwinnett Convention Center and Arena in Atlanta, Ga., and it was a blast. Exhausting. But a blast. And during that conference, I got to be a part of one of my favorite things we [...]
We have a music video every month that goes with that month’s song. These music videos are all different. They might incorporate fun dances or a story that help takes the song to the next level. During our creative meeting a couple months ago we decided we wanted to use some of YOUR KIDS in [...]
It’s what we all want to see, right? Growth in our children’s ministry. But now, you have moved to the model of the consistent Small Group. One leader, assigned to a specific group, for an entire school year (but praying they choose to stay with the kids through their whole elementary school journey, or at [...]
If you have a smart phone, you know how helpful it can be for keeping up with friends and family, ordering take-out and checking the weather. Many parents have found the value of using game apps to entertain bored kids, but did you know you can use your phone to become a better parent? With [...]
There is power in a shared message. When the President speaks, we are all heightened to the state of our great Nation. When America crowns its newest “idol,” millions tune in to watch the victor sing through tears of joy. This summer, we will all rally as the Olympians pursue Gold in London. Shared experiences [...]
Every year, our company somehow manages to host The Orange Conference here in Atlanta. It is a vast undertaking that requires months of planning, a bevy of volunteers, and four straight 17-hour (or more!) workdays for the whole staff. And after it’s done, and we’re returning home weathered and worn, we wonder if it was [...]
There’s this funny thing that the aunts in our family do. When they catch each other doing something that their mom would do, they point and say, “Mirror!” They’re trying to point out that whatever they just said or did, reminded them distinctly of their mother. Usually, there’s a lot of laughter and the person [...]
Are you ready to change how you play the game? What is that one idea, that one key difference, that could be a game changer for your ministry? Maybe the idea latched on to you at The Orange Conference. Or maybe it’s something that you’ve thought about for months, but just aren’t sure how to [...]
When we at Orange eat alphabet soup, play Scrabble or create magnetic poetry on our fridge doors, we like to fish out the letters “F” and “X”. Why? Because FX is embedded in our DNA. The Family Experience (FX) is essential to our mission: helping churches partner with parents for the sake of influencing the [...]
Sometimes when Alissa and I go to Oregon to visit her family we spend some of our time putting a giant puzzle together with her parents. If you have ever worked on a large puzzle you know that it takes a lot of time, days even. We would start by sorting out the pieces according [...]
No, it won’t be all fun and games, but OC12 will have some healthy competition! And there are all sorts of prizes up for grabs this year so listen up. Orange-opoly Last year, conference attendees had a lot of fun hunting for Golden Tickets. This year, we’re giving OC12 goers the opportunity to play Orange-opoly! [...]