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HOME CHURCH WEBSITE

Orangeville Baptist Church > Orangeville Baptist Church is a family oriented congregation in the rural town of Orangeville, Ontario. This church has been in existence for over a hundred years and is the church home to almost 700 people. Please visit our main church site for information on how we can help you in your spiritual journey.

OBC's mission is to glorify God by making disciples who love Him completely and others sacrificially. This mission is founded in the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).

STUDENT RESOURCES

Breakaway Magazine (Guys) > BREAKAWAY is a magazine published by Focus on the Family. This resource is made especially for adolescent boys. It provides encouragement for their spiritual lives as we as discussion on a variety of topics for their age group.

Brio Magazine (Girls) > BRIO is a magazine published by Focus on the Family. This resource is made especially for adolescent girls. It provides encouragement for their spiritual lives as well as discussion on a variety of topics for their age group.

LEADER RESOURCES

Christianity Today > Christianity Today began in the 1950s by Rev Billy Graham. They have won eleven major journalism awards since their beginning. Today this magazine provides a plethora of resources for church leaders and lay people. Click here for information on church leadership, issues for men and women, cultural/political issues, book/movie reviews, and a variety of other life altering topics.

Group Magazine > Group Magazine is the most widely read magazine for student ministries in the world. It has been in existence for over 30 years and currently has a ministry to over 40,000 youth pastors. This magazine provides a number of valuable articles in each publication as well as a variety of resources for trips, retreats, and interactive ministry tools. Click for more information.

Rev Magazine > REV MAGAZINE is a resourcing magazine for ministries to students. Articles, programming ideas, blogs, and information on conferences, speakers, and Christian entertainers are their specialty. As leaders, you'll find a variety of helpful ideas, encouraging words, and thoughful insights. Check it out!

Simply Youth Ministry > Simply Youth Ministry is a key resource of articles, curriculum, and supplies for any ministry to students. Doug Fields, founder, has been in youth ministry since the 1970s and has a keen understanding of leaders, parents, and students. This website is also a key link to a variety of other resource oriented sites.

PARENT RESOURCES

Accountability Software > This website automatically sends alerts to your email of every instant message, email, chat conversation, or website which has been viewed on your home computer. This can be a valuable tool to help protect your family.

Centre for Parent and Youth Understanding > The Centre for Parent/Youth Understanding (CPYU) is a non-profit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap betwen parents and teenagers. At a time when an already confusing youth culture is changing quickly, CPYU helps parents, youth workers, educators, and others understand teenagers and their culture so that they will be better equipped to help children and teens navigate the challenging world of adolescence.

Christian Parent.com > Christian-parent.com is a website designed to resource parents as they attempt to raise their children with proper Christian and famiy values. This website provides valuable tips and ideas to aid in communication, discipline, and a variety of age related topics.

Drug Proof Your Kids > DPYK is a ministry of Focus on the Family. This ministry is an educational, intervention, and prevention parenting program developed by FOTF. If your child has an issue with drugs or if you are concerned you do not know enough, check out this website for information and program locations.

Focus on the Family > This is the is the home page for Focus on the Family Canada. This ministry provides a variety of resources which act as a catalyst for developing a strong spiritual journey. Our student ministries department has a volunteer Canadian Repesentative on staff if you are looking for resources or information. Please contact the student inistries office for more details.

Integrity .Com > Are you worried about your children and pornography? If you aren't, you should be! Check out this website for a variety of tools and ideas to help you protect your family.

Plugged In Magazine > Plugged In magaine is a ministry of Focus on the Family. This magazine provides reference material for leaders and parents in regards to movies and music for their students. Wanna know what the content is like in a movie they are going to see at the cinema? Check here! Kind of interested in knowing what the CD your kid has borrowed is promoting? Click here!