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An “Orange” NextGen Leader Handbook

May 5, 2017 By Jim Murphy

We’ve put together a handbook for all the leaders and staff in NextGen Ministries at our church. While every church is different in scope, size,Read More

NextGen Policies for Safe & Healthy Ministry

May 5, 2017 By Jim Murphy

Developing policies is time consuming but super important for purposes of safety and risk management as well as the continuity of healthy practices. We require thatRead More

7 Do’s and Don’ts of Getting and Keeping Your Group’s Attention

November 3, 2014 By Jim Murphy

It’s your responsibility to gain and retain the attention of the students in your group. I don’t think you can expect students to automatically grant attention toRead More

4 Steps to a Great Small Group

October 30, 2014 By Jim Murphy

I’m convinced that there is a sequence to building a great small group experience. One step leads to the other. Unfortunately, many small group leaders,Read More

Limiting Our Growth on Purpose

February 15, 2013 By Jim Murphy

Our growth started reaching into a certain direction the last couple of months. But, it’s too much for us to handle well. So, we hadRead More

Growth Changes Everything (Part 3): What I Didn’t See Coming

February 2, 2013 By Jim Murphy

My personality is the type that’s always looking ahead. I have vision documents with goals and objectives from four years ago with projections that areRead More

4 Step Process for Behavior Management

January 25, 2013 By Jim Murphy

To help our small group leaders stay in control, we use simple a four step process for behavior management (4 R’s inspired by Josh Griffin’sRead More

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  • CindyFiala.com – Cindy is a long time and well respected family ministries leader who specializes in coaching women in ministry leadership.
  • CoreyRayJones.com – Corey’s blog is full of great ideas, notes, and reflections on nextgen and family ministry.
  • DanDoerksen.me – Dan’s a great thinker with a passion for nextgen and family ministry.
  • IAmNextGen.com – Kenny Conley has a great blog all about nextgen ministry.
  • JustAPhase.com – This is where Kristen Ivy, the genius behind the Phase Project at Orange, blogs about preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school kids.
  • MinistryBoost.org – Nick Blevins, Kenny Conley, and Kevin Monohan team up to provide coaching and consulting for nextgen & family leaders.
  • NickBlevins.com – Nick has a great blog, podcast, and resource center all about family ministry.
  • Orange Leaders – A treasure trove of ideas resources for nextgen and family ministry.
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