I just returned from the Orange Conference 2008 last night. I took three of my team members from the Journey to Orange in Atlanta because I was intrigued with what was happening in this new movement, especially their emphasis on family centered ministry. I haven't blogged about this, and I guess I should, but I believe children's ministry (CM) in the mainstream church has become too kid-centric. Can a church ministry be too kid-centric? Absolutely. If you haven't read Barna's Raising Spiritual Champions yet, you need to do so. He makes a very strong case that the church has done the family a disservice by enabling them to become passive in their children's spiritual formation process. Anyway, I have become increasingly interested in Orange because of its emphasis on "Reactivating the Family" - and recognizing that if the church is not equipping the parents to be the primary leaders of their homes, the church is becoming part of the problem. So, what
A man made of mud learning to live as an image bearer of God