Randy Orndorff

Randy is currently serving as Lead pastor at Aldersgate UMC- Alexandria, VA. He has served two other United Methodist congregations at Riverton in Front Royal, Virginia and Culpeper UMC in Culpeper Virginia, each for 15 years. He attended Chandler School of Theology, Emory University for his Masters of Divinity and then Wesley Theological Seminary for his D.Min with a focus on Discovering, Developing, and Deploying Your Spiritual Gifts for Ministry.

His ministry focus has been on helping congregations develop intentional pathways for discipleship, leadership development and missional connection. It has included team building, while helping to reform traditional administrative committees into Leadership teams, which has helped streamline decision making processes.

Randy has helped develop covenants amongst staffs, leadership teams, and learning groups. He was invited to attend an SLI conference by his son Josh who is also an SLI coach and then was invited to help oversee an SLI team on the Alexandria District with clergy peers which is ongoing.

Randy is blessed to be married to Lee Anne, whom he met in college, and they have 2 grown sons, Josh and Jordan and 3 grandsons. They lost their 17-year-old daughter Kelsey on a car accident in 2008. Her love for God and people lives on through Kelsey’s Missions, now a 501.c,3 ministry. Randy enjoys hiking, biking and being outdoors and enjoying time with family and friends.

Alexandria, VA

Some of my Projects

I first encountered SLI through Providence UMC’s lead pastor who led a training session at a Leadership Institute session several years ago. Along the way I participated in the Royce and Jane Reynolds church leadership training and served on conference teams in evangelism and discipleship as well as large church training teams.

Alexandria District of the Virginia Conference United Methodist Clergy

I was asked by our now retired District Superintendent to help establish a SLI team for clergy on the Alexandria district utilizing SLI principles which at the time our Bishop and cabinet were utilizing to make disciples of Jesus Christ which the conference discerned was the clear goal. SLI coach, Ideal Curtis, partnered with me to coach the team just as the Pandemic hit in June of 2020 and we were forced to be all virtual. We prayed and worked hard to that end and have 7 team members that once we complete our project will meet as a covenant group so that we can apply ongoing SLI principles of L3- Loving, Learning and Leading in our local churches. SLI principles are filtering through many of these churches leadership teams and changing the culture of leadership and discipleship making in each context. Leading a project by Zoom for 15 months has had its challenges but each clergy is gaining valuable support, learning, and accountability so that they can be effective in ministry and in building generative ministry. I am seeing this play out in my own church as we work on Strategic Priorities moving towards 2025. We are working hard to build teams and to grow in spiritual leadership. Our staff and Lay leadership are working together to help a church in decline look at new ways of doing ministry and looking for new “Fresh Expressions” where we can reach into the community to reach people for Christ. There is renewed energy and enthusiasm amongst our staff and leaders as we plan ministry together.

Randy Orndorff

Randy is currently serving as Lead pastor at Aldersgate UMC- Alexandria, VA. He has served two other United Methodist congregations at Riverton in Front Royal, Virginia and Culpeper UMC in Culpeper Virginia, each for 15 years. He attended Chandler School of Theology, Emory University for his Masters of Divinity and then Wesley Theological Seminary for his D.Min with a focus on Discovering, Developing, and Deploying Your Spiritual Gifts for Ministry.

His ministry focus has been on helping congregations develop intentional pathways for discipleship, leadership development and missional connection. It has included team building, while helping to reform traditional administrative committees into Leadership teams, which has helped streamline decision making processes.

Randy has helped develop covenants amongst staffs, leadership teams, and learning groups. He was invited to attend an SLI conference by his son Josh who is also an SLI coach and then was invited to help oversee an SLI team on the Alexandria District with clergy peers which is ongoing.

Randy is blessed to be married to Lee Anne, whom he met in college, and they have 2 grown sons, Josh and Jordan and 3 grandsons. They lost their 17-year-old daughter Kelsey on a car accident in 2008. Her love for God and people lives on through Kelsey’s Missions, now a 501.c,3 ministry. Randy enjoys hiking, biking and being outdoors and enjoying time with family and friends.

Alexandria, VA

Some of my Projects

I first encountered SLI through Providence UMC’s lead pastor who led a training session at a Leadership Institute session several years ago. Along the way I participated in the Royce and Jane Reynolds church leadership training and served on conference teams in evangelism and discipleship as well as large church training teams.

Alexandria District of the Virginia Conference United Methodist Clergy

I was asked by our now retired District Superintendent to help establish a SLI team for clergy on the Alexandria district utilizing SLI principles which at the time our Bishop and cabinet were utilizing to make disciples of Jesus Christ which the conference discerned was the clear goal. SLI coach, Ideal Curtis, partnered with me to coach the team just as the Pandemic hit in June of 2020 and we were forced to be all virtual. We prayed and worked hard to that end and have 7 team members that once we complete our project will meet as a covenant group so that we can apply ongoing SLI principles of L3- Loving, Learning and Leading in our local churches. SLI principles are filtering through many of these churches leadership teams and changing the culture of leadership and discipleship making in each context. Leading a project by Zoom for 15 months has had its challenges but each clergy is gaining valuable support, learning, and accountability so that they can be effective in ministry and in building generative ministry. I am seeing this play out in my own church as we work on Strategic Priorities moving towards 2025. We are working hard to build teams and to grow in spiritual leadership. Our staff and Lay leadership are working together to help a church in decline look at new ways of doing ministry and looking for new “Fresh Expressions” where we can reach into the community to reach people for Christ. There is renewed energy and enthusiasm amongst our staff and leaders as we plan ministry together.

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