ORANGE-Mania
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:35Seems like everywhere you turn today in Children’s Ministry you hear the word orange! Is it something really important you need to know about or just the “Next Big Thing” that’ll be gone in a couple of years? Is IT a new model or formula for success? Just what is it and why does it have so much buzz right now?
First to identify ORANGE:
“Orange is what red and yellow can do when they combine efforts.” – Reggie Joiner
The idea behind Orange in a nutshell is that if we combine red (the passion of the family) with yellow (the light of the church) we get the color orange. Conceptually the implication is that the combined influence of the church and family teaming together is going to have a much greater impact on a child than the two influences operating independently. I know you know the stats – 80% of teens are walking away from their faith after High School. The question being asked: How do we stop the trend? The concept of Orange is to get back to a biblical mandate with a contemporary approach!
The first thing you need to do to get in on the Orange discussion is to read “Think Orange” by Reggie Joiner! As you are reading visit the blog sites that are sharing their insights about Orange-Mania:
www.childrensministryonline.com
The next thing you need to do is register for the Orange Conference at www.theorangeconference.com Do whatever you have to do to get the funds!
Tomorrow I’ll share the Top Ten Ways to Raise the Funds to Get to ORANGE 2010!
Henry Zonio says:
January 20th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Hey, just thought I’d let you know that beginning Jan 31, we’ll be doing a chapter-by-chapter review of Think Orange over at Elemental Children’s Ministry that goes through Feb 11. It’s a blogging project with different contributors for each chapter.
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