Orange Leaders Forum (Part 3)
Here are some quotes from Reggie about simplicity, leadership and direction. “We have a tendency to move toward complexity rather than simplicity.” “It doesn’t take leadership to kill something that is...
Read MoreOrange Leaders Forum (Part 2)
Reggie spent a few minutes talking about why students are dropping out of church. We haven’t given them a better story as they aren’t as intrigued by our story. They’re more intrigued by the world’s...
Read MoreWho won Reggie Joiner’s new book, “Think Orange?”
Well, this is it! We have a winner. Titus picked one really quick. I ended up filming a quick video while Titus was eating which gave me a little time to edit, upload and post before the day got away from us. The video is a...
Read MoreCan my staff meet your staff?
Last year I went to Orange alone. I wasn’t on staff anwhere (I started at Gateway the Monday after the conference). Going to Orange I knew about five or six people. It was a lot of fun, but I really wish I could have met...
Read MoreBlogging at Orange: Tools of the Trade
Several months ago I was asked to be a part of the Orange bloggers lounge in an official capacity. So I’ve been thinking about what I need to bring and planning out my time while at Orange. So here’s what I’m...
Read MoreI killed our Egg Hunt!
This year I killed our Ester Egg hunt. I’m not going to take all the credit for it, my team really didn’t want to do it either. However, it was me who had to sit in the directional team meeting and say, “Oh,...
Read MoreAttendance milestone
I’m not even going to get into a numbers debate with anyone. I like the way Craig Jutila approached the topic. Who cares how many kids you have in your ministry, the important question to ask is, “Do you have more...
Read MoreUnleash your blogging potential
Okay, don’t laugh at me. This post was inspired from Tony Morgan’s breakout at the 2008 Unleash. Yeah, the 2008 conference. Yes the 2009 conference was last week… I’m just a little behind. No, I...
Read MoreStupid hurts
I just read John Maxwell’s post about how he was recently arrested. That’s right, arrested. No, it’s not what you’re probably initially thinking (disappointing that we’ve been let down by Christian...
Read MoreInnovation vs. Experience
Something very interesting happen to me last week. My church uses Fellowship One as our church database. We’re moving the “members” side of our website to a social media structure that looks a lot like...
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