RevDrOrange

In March, I launched a brand new consulting company, Orange Consulting. Our mission is empowering individuals and organizations to reach their full potential and thrive. We offer a wide variety of services for individuals, teams and organizations. Orange Consulting is dedicated to fostering cultural change in teams and organizations. As Peter Druker notes, ‘culture eats […]

In January, I had the privilege of attending the memorial service for Tony Campolo who passed in November of 2024. I have known Tony since 1997 when I started my undergraduate degree at Eastern University (then Eastern College). I got to take several classes with Tony during my time at Eastern. I heard him speak […]

Recently, I traveled to Malawi as a part of my work with Preparing for Amazement Ministries. During my time there, I trained 560 pastors and ministry leaders in five different cities. Check out the video recap of the trip!

Check out the new podcast I am doing through Preparing for Amazement Ministries here!

Below is a testimony from a church I have been working with both in my work that is noted on this website and my work with Preparing for Amazement Ministries. It is a church that burned to the ground over a year ago. “I am very grateful for Pastor Marcus and his journey with us […]

Join me for the Journeys of Paul in Greece & Turkey June 11-23, 2025 Walk in the Footsteps of Paul and journey through the New Testament! Trip pricing is from Chicago, however you can request to fly from almost any major airport in the United States or can make your own arrangements to get to […]

I am so excited to announce the launching of my new podcast, Voices in the Wilderness: Conversations about Church and Leader Health. You can learn more here!

This year I am working on our next book, Habits of Healthy Leaders. Like the Habits of Healthy Churches book, we have identified the top 7 habits of healthy leaders, particularly from a faith perspective.  1 Healthy leaders are praying leaders.2. Healthy leaders are teachable & life-long learners.3. Healthy leaders do conflict well.4. Healthy leaders […]

I am excited to announce a new podcast I will be doing with my colleagues from Preparing for Amazement Ministries! Voices in the Wilderness: Conversations about Church and Leader Health, will launch in April of 2024. We welcome ideas for topics and guests, simply email us here.

We have recently updated our faith based services. Rev. Dr. Marcus J. Carlson offers a wide variety of faith based services for individuals, families, churches and ministries. Services include: spiritual travel, coaching, consulting, seminars, funerals, pulpit supply, sabbatical coverage, spiritual direction and intentional interim ministry. List of Faith Based Services List of Seminars Offered Bio