MP Scope and Cycle: What to Do . . . and When
by Tim Walker When my boys were younger, we had a huge plastic container filled with Legos®. My parents had kept the container for years, and it was an amalgamation of various sizes, shapes, colors, and sets. Other than the random blocks that would somehow end up...
MarriedPeople Spotlight: Journey Church
We have amazing MarriedPeople partner churches. These marriage champions are taking the MarriedPeople resources and doing things that are above and beyond anything we dreamed about. We want you to meet them. So once a month, well spotlight a different church that is...
The Unfortunate Way Everyone Grows as a Leader
by Tim Parsons I’m not sure about you, but I am a life-long learner. I’m not sure where I picked it up or inherited it from, but I am constantly looking for more information on how to lead better. I read books and blogs, I attend conferences, and I meet and talk...
OC17 Breakout Notes: Marriage Ministry: Your Toughest Audiences – Singles, Millennials, and Military
Orange Conference 2017- Breakout Notes MARRIAGE MINISTRY: YOUR TOUGHEST AUDIENCES – SINGLES, MILLENNIALS & MILITARY Breakout Notes for Thursday, April 27th 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Speaker: Ted Lowe One of my dearest friends in the marriage ministry space often asks me the...
OC17 Breakout Notes: The MarriedPeople Strategy Whys and Hows
Orange Conference 2017- Breakout Notes THE MARRIEDPEOPLE STRATEGY: WHYS AND HOWS Thursday, April 27th 10:45 -11:45am Speakers: Ted Lowe, Heather Matarazzo, and Josh Fortney I. APPROACHES TO MARRIAGE MINISTRY THAT FALL SHORT THE HANDS-OFF APPROACH: Many churches do...
OC17 Breakout Notes: MarriedPeople Interactive
Orange Conference 2017- Breakout Notes MarriedPeople INTERACTIVE Wednesday, April 26th 3:00-4:15pm Speakers: Todd Graham (@Toddgraham83) & Ted Lowe (@tedlowe) INDIVIDUAL COUPLES DATE NIGHTS Why Date Nights? Date nights are what couples have asked for and understand...
OC17 Breakout Notes: Using One-Night Events to Reach Your Neighbors
Orange Conference 2017- Breakout Notes USING ONE-NIGHT EVENTS TO REACH YOUR NEIGHBORS Wednesday, April 26th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Speakers: Ted Lowe & Matt Engle In 2001, we started creating quarterly, one-night marriage events at our church. I knew one of our biggest...
OC17 Breakout Notes: Our Best US
Orange Conference 2017: Breakout Notes OUR BEST US Breakout Notes for Wednesday, April 26th 9:30 am - 10:30 am Speaker: Ted Lowe So what does it take to have a great marriage? Hard work? Compatibility? Chemistry? Communication? While there is truth in all of the...
MarriedPeople Spotlight: Devonshire Church
We have amazing MarriedPeople partner churches. These marriage champions are taking the MarriedPeople resources and doing things that are above and beyond anything we dreamed about. We want you to meet them. So once a month, well spotlight a different church that is...
Impact Marriages, Impact Families
by Adam Roberson Do you ever look at your spouse and remember what it felt like to fall in love with them? Remember what it was like to feel your whole world light up when they called and to feel those little butterflies swooping through your stomach at just the...
The 5 Temptations of a Church Leader, Husband, & Dad
by Carey Nieuwhof Almost all of us lead in at least two areas of our lives: at work and at home. Personally, I've been a husband to Toni for 24 years, a dad for 22 years (raising two pretty amazing sons—ages 22 and 18), and a church leader for 19 years (this week!)....
MarriedPeople Spotlight: Lenexa Baptist Church in KS
At the Orange Conference in April, we re-confirmed an important truth that we already knewwe have some amazing MarriedPeople partner churches. These marriage champions are taking the MarriedPeople resources and doing things that are above and beyond anything we...
Being Strategic About Weddings
by Ted Cunningham I love weddings. My retirement plans include running on a small wedding chapel on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri. I've officiated outdoor weddings, backyard weddings, destination weddings, traditional weddings, sunset on the lake weddings,...
MarriedPeople Spotlight: Lakeshore Church
We have amazing MarriedPeople partner churches. These marriage champions are taking the MarriedPeople resources and doing things that are above and beyond anything we dreamed about. We want you to meet them. So once a month, well spotlight a different church that is...
Sneak Peek at the new MarriedPeople Strategy Pack, CLEAR
While our team is busy putting the finishing touches on our new annual Strategy Pack, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at what is coming soon. The new CLEAR Strategy Pack will be available for purchase April 1. At the launch of CLEAR, many of the files for the...