How to Set and Achieve Personal Goals

How to Set and Achieve Personal Goals

by | Dec 29, 2016 | Ministry Leaders, Orange Leaders

Why do you do what you do? You no doubt busy yourself with tasks and responsibilities, but does all of this work add up to a larger purpose? Are you able to accomplish your goals? Every church needs goals. Every ministry within the church needs goals. And every individual pastor, staff member and volunteer within the church needs goals. Goals give us something larger to work toward and a motivation for continuing to work. That being said, goals don’t happen by accident. They are established... Read More
February Editor’s Notes

February Editor’s Notes

by | Dec 28, 2016 | Front Page

Love is a reflection of the character of God. God is love. As we read through God’s One Big Story in the Bible, we see an epic love story unfold that started in a garden with a perfect relationship between God and His creation. When Adam and Eve sinned and broke that relationship, God didn’t give up on creation. His love for us drove Him to make the ultimate sacrifice: sending His one and only Son, Jesus to pay the ultimate price to make it possible for us to be with God forever. Because we... Read More
Will This Run You in the New Year?

Will This Run You in the New Year?

by | Dec 28, 2016 | Ministry Leaders, Orange Leaders

This year is almost in the books and you, like many others, may be thinking about ways you’ll grow or improve in the New Year. One of the many areas I need to grow includes my morning routine. Studies have shown that a little over half of us are morning people, and the “not morning” people can be grouped by just how late they like to be up. In addition, another survey found that over half of Americans hit the snooze button each morning and spend over 100 days of their life on snooze. I’m not... Read More
2016 Top Ten Blog Articles on Orange Leaders

2016 Top Ten Blog Articles on Orange Leaders

by | Dec 27, 2016 | Ministry Leaders, Orange Leaders

Over the course of 2016, it has been our aim at Orange Leaders to provide you with quality, relevant content that ministers to you and helps you better impact the next generation. As we look back over 2016, here are the top ten articles from Orange Leaders: 1. This Is the One Thing You Don’t Want Kids to Miss We often get this question here at Orange: Why aren’t all of your curriculums talking about the same scripture or topic each week? That is a great question. Let’s think about... Read More
What To Do When They’re New

What To Do When They’re New

by | Dec 22, 2016 | Orange Leaders, Weekly

There’s just something about the holidays and a New Year that make families rethink church. Maybe it’s Jesus’ birthday and the constant reminder of the reason for the season. Maybe it’s the need for a fresh start with the New Year. Whatever the reason, church attendance always goes up this time of year. New faces are going to walk through your doors. Will you be ready? That’s where we come in. It’s easy to stay in the groove, to stick with the familiar and connect with those you already know... Read More