This past Saturday, I attended "The Gathering," with five other youth leaders from our church. It was a training/conference put on by Berea. This year, the main speakers were Sharon Ketcham (Gordon College) and Reggie Joiner (Orange/reThink). While they somewhat came from two different points-of-view, they both had the goal of helping churches change the … Continue reading Three Ways to Keep Teens from Graduating from their Faith
Orange Conference 2013 – Follow these Bloggers!
Because I was not there to blog about the workshops and main sessions, I wanted to pass on a list of amazing bloggers, who have been and will be sharing their experiences like crazy!
How Much Do We Have to Hate…?
Tonight, as I do quite often, I taught the high school students at Youth Group. The lesson itself was on the basic Gospel message. After trying to summarize the story and importance of Jesus, I brought up Acts 2:38, where Peter shares a simple message of what to do after hearing and believing this story … Continue reading How Much Do We Have to Hate…?
What is Orange?
Today, I realized that I have been writing about the "Orange philosophy" for about two years, but I don't remember if I have ever taken the time to explain it. So, here is a fairly brief explanation and a video. Orange is a philosophy of ministry based on bringing the church and the family together, … Continue reading What is Orange?
Things You Don’t Learn in Bible College: Recommendation Letters
In this second installment of the "Things You Don’t Learn in Bible College," I'd like to turn my attention to something much more practical. When I was applying for college, jobs, and scholarships, I had to ask others for recommendation letters. Basically, this is a letter, usually written by a mentor or boss, that does … Continue reading Things You Don’t Learn in Bible College: Recommendation Letters
Ministry Update – January 27, 2013
It has been a LONG time since I've done a ministry update post. For my original financial and prayer supporters, I apologize for that. I felt as though I needed to share some recent revelations with you all. Tonight, we had almost 70 students at our youth group event. While some may look at that … Continue reading Ministry Update – January 27, 2013
Things You Don’t Learn in Bible College: Carrying Drywall
Today, I am starting a new series of posts on here entitled, "Things You Don’t Learn in Bible College," where I will discuss the vast number of things I did not learn in my Bible College career. Some of these things are ministry-related, and others are not. Most of them, however, will be things I have … Continue reading Things You Don’t Learn in Bible College: Carrying Drywall
People Come and People Go
Every year at Christmas, it seems that people struggle with emotional issues. My wife tells me that immediately following Christmas is even the highest rated time for suicides. Why is it that when things should be going well, as we gather with friends and family to celebrate, we often get hit with bad news? Sure, … Continue reading People Come and People Go
Building the Team
A couple weeks ago, I got a chance to chat with a college student, who was just hired as a part-time youth minister. He began asking about the "Orange" family ministry philosophy we have jumped into here at RCC, but the discussion turned to more over time. Before long, I found myself actually providing wisdom … Continue reading Building the Team
No Orange Conference 2012 for Me
Hey, everyone. First of all, I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Life and ministry have been incredibly busy. Also, I wanted to let you all know to not expect any Orange Conference posts from me this week. Normally, my blog would be overrun with all the summaries, photos, and videos I take at … Continue reading No Orange Conference 2012 for Me
Steve Cullum 