Orange Conference 16 Expectations

Next week I will be taking some key leaders of our church down to the Orange Conference in Atlanta, I am so excited to also be serving on the blogging team again this year and so I hope you’ll follow this blog or my twitter feed (@ptbump) for live notes from...

Put Your Mask On!

In case of emergency, put your mask on first, and then, assist your loved ones or the person next to you.  We’ve all heard these instructions when flying and and they really do make sense. You can’t help someone else if your not taking care of yourself...

Are You Ready for Monday? #OC16 is!!

Monday’s Coming, are you ready for it? It happens every 7 days! For me Orange Conference isn’t about a curriculum, it’s about a strategy to help those of us in ministry to reach more children, youth, and families with the gospel of Jesus Christ....

Kid Ministry Collective – Reboot

A few years ago, God gave me an opportunity to help encourage and equip other people who serve in children’s ministry. It started as a fun little Internet radio show that a good friend Wayne Stocks was leading. After being a guest on that program,  Wayne...

Volunteer Fatigue

I’m a football fan, I really love football! As I watched the end of the NFL season I found it very interesting to hear all the changes some of the teams were making. I live close to Cleveland and the Browns are one of those teams where major changes are...

Tweetable Leadership- Book Review

When I first heard that Brother Jim Wideman was writing another book, I was excited to see what he would publish. I’ve enjoyed all of his other books and they have been incredibly helpful to me both personally and in my ministry. Tweetable Leadership is one of...

How OC16 Can Change You and Your Team

Last year I was able to take my Lead Pastor and two of my volunteers to Orange Conference. It was an incredible experience for the four of us to not only bond as a team, but to grow as leaders. Our vision for what could be happening in our church grew 10x’s...

CM Conference 2016 – Why Be There?

  Last year CM Global launched a brand  new conference and it was amazing! You say, why launch ANOTHER conference?  Well, because there was a real need for a conference that truly allowed people to connect, network, be encouraged, challenged and equipped. There...

Everybody Wins A Trophy! Healthy or Not?

  I read a great article about Pittsburgh Steelers player, James Harrison and how he would not allow his sons to accept a trophy given to them for just participating. “I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation...

What Has Changed You?

What Has Changed You??? Have you ever played with the stuff called “magic sand?”  It’s pretty cool stuff and fun to use with kids as an object lesson. I was looking at it recently and began thinking how it changes when you take it from sitting in a...