Tag Archives: Family Ministry
Orange 2008: Rethinking Family Ministry
Posted on 02. May, 2008 by Kenny.
Like the Rethinking Children’s Ministry, this breakout was more of a round table discussion. On the stage was Mike Clear from Discovery Church in California, Daren Kaiser from Scranton, PA, Dave Fox from Indiana and Reggie Joiner. Each of these men serve as the Family Pastor at their churches (except Reggie of course).
Reggie began by explaining some of the different models of family ministry. One model is the departmental approach. This is where each department (student and children’s ministry) does it’s best to connect with parents. Another model is the supplemental approach. This is where a family pastor is hired to add programs to supplement parents ministry. This pastor more or less informs the other staff members (children’s pastor and student pastor) what he/she is doing.… Read the rest
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Orange 2008: Family Ministry Around the Table
Posted on 28. Apr, 2008 by Kenny.
This was the first pre-conference breakout I attended. It was led by Dave Fox, the Family Ministries director at “The Bridge Church” in Decatur, IN and Darren Kizer, the Family Ministry Director at Parker Hill Community Church in Scranton, PA.
The heading for this breakout were guided by these statements:
“We will be focusing on an integrated strategy for family ministry. In this strategy, leaders and parents are leading with the same end in mind.”
Darren started things off by bringing out a bottle of Diet Coke and a Mento. Yeah, we know what that does. He explained that the the Mento represents the influence of the church in 10 years. the Diet Coke represents the influence of the family in 1 year.… Read the rest
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Demystifying Orange
Posted on 01. Apr, 2008 by Kenny.
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about my exposure to “family ministry.” I wasn’t 100% sure, but I had a feeling that this is what the Orange Conference was all about. I ordered a DVD a few weeks ago and I was right… so some degree. It was really so much more.
I feel like there is somewhat of a shroud of mystery surrounding Orange. I’m not sure if this in intentional or if it’s because the movement is still so new. They certainly have many people attending their conference, so it’s not like their hurting or anything. However, I’m not sure everyone knows what Orange really is. I’ve spoken to many people who think it’s just another conference.… Read the rest
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Am I seeing orange? (Lessons Learned the Hard Way Part 5)
Posted on 10. Mar, 2008 by Kenny.
I think I may be seeing orange. I couldn’t tell you for sure because I haven’t yet attended the Orange conference or read any materials concerning the movement. But, from what I have read, I have a feeling I’m may be on to something.
For well over 5 years I’ve noticed that something was terribly wrong with ministry to kids under the age of 18. It wasn’t by any means a disaster, but there was a major disconnect between the children’s and student ministries. I don’t think it was intentional, but it exists nonetheless. Now, I’ve always had great relationships with the youth pastors at my churches. Typically we were the closest in age and we got along well together. However, we were usually pretty different people.… Read the rest
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