The Top 50 Quotes From Orange Tour 2015
This past fall, Orange visited with more than 11,000 of you across 14 cities for Orange Tour, discussing the concept: “It’s just a phase. So don’t miss it.” Through photos on our Facebook page, and these top 50 quotes—all of them are tweetable!—we’re recapping the event and the wisdom that Orange church leaders shared. “Kids […]
This past fall, Orange visited with more than 11,000 of you across 14 cities for Orange Tour, discussing the concept: “It’s just a phase. So don’t miss it.”
Through photos on our Facebook page, and these top 50 quotes—all of them are tweetable!—we’re recapping the event and the wisdom that Orange church leaders shared.
- “Kids spell trust: T-I-M-E.” – Josh Shipp
- “Some of us have been so programmed to see sin in people that we’ve forgotten how to see the image of God in them.” – Reggie Joiner
- “It’s a myth that teenagers don’t need you as much as kids do. They just need you in a different way.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Love over time is the way you prove that love is real.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Churches should be the safest place on the planet to have a meaningful dialogue.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Give kids opportunity to be the Church while they’re with you, so they’ll be the Church when they aren’t with you.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Never assume a kid knows they’re awesome. Remind them all the time.” – Joseph Sojourner
- “Church leaders, you are not babysitting, entertaining or distracting kids. You are partnering with the gospel of Jesus Christ.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Your time is limited in ministry. You have to decide what matters most, and communicate that best.” – Reggie Joiner
- “The average teen gets seven words of criticism for every one word of affirmation.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Children’s leaders, you aren’t keeping kids so that adults can go to church. You’re discipling children who will be the Church.” – Reggie Joiner
- “We need to teach kids that failure is a part of the spiritual journey.” – Doug Fields
- “High capacity leaders are never attracted to a low commitment culture. Empower the leader. Expect more, not less.” – Carey Nieuwhof
- “Preschool leaders aren’t babysitters. They’re giving babies their first glimpse of our heavenly Father.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Let’s not chase kids away from the church when they fail. Let’s be the church when they fail.” – Doug Fields
- “Be a champion for the ‘other’ ministries at your church. You’re not fighting for resources, but for the same hearts.” – Reggie Joiner
- “We all have this in common: We care about what happens in the life of a kid.” – Reggie Joiner
- “The average parent has 75 times the influence of a church leader.” (40 v. 3,000 hours) – Carey Nieuwhof
- “How you react to kids’ statements, stories and secrets lets them know if you’re safe and okay to talk to again. – Afton Manny
- “Great small group leaders have a consistent dialogue, a back and forth, with the students. Not a monologue.” – EJ Swanson
- “Volunteers, you can’t always see the fruits of your labor. But you can ALWAYS trust that God is at work.” – Sue Miller
- “We get so busy pointing out the sin in a kid’s life that sometimes we forget to point out the God in their life.” – Reggie Joiner
- “The Bible doesn’t edit out the messiness of our biblical heroes. We do.” – Doug Fields
- “Kids who have more adult influences in their life are more likely to hang on to their faith.” – Joseph Sojourner
- “Every student has a future worth fighting for.” – Joseph Sojourner
- “Jesus had the audacity to think that broken, messy people could change the world. They did, and they will.” – Doug Fields
- “You have the amazing ability to show kid’s who God is by loving them unconditionally.” – Reggie Joiner
- “The first opportunity a child might have to trust God is when they step into your church and learn to trust you.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Move them to be the Church: This generation wants to do something that we can’t even wrap our minds around.” – Joseph Sojourner
- “The church should be the place where students discover how they’re gifted and what they’re passionate about.” – Stuart Hall
- “Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” – Josh Shipp
- “God always has a way of telling a bigger story and a better story regardless of my mess and my dysfunction.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Reflect on the people who made a difference in your life as a kid. Now, realize that you can do the same for your few.” – Joseph Sojourner
- “100 years from now, the only thing that will matter is a kid’s relationship with God.” – Reggie Joiner
- “When you see how much time you have left, you tend to get serious about the time you have now.” – Reggie Joiner
- Small Group Leaders, there is great power that comes with showing up every week.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Culture and trends may change, but a student’s need for love and acceptance does not.” – Joshua Griffin
- “When a student starts feeling significant, they’ll look for opportunities to do something significant.” – Stuart Hall
- “If you lead on stage but not at home, you’re an actor not a leader.” – Jon Acuff
- “We aren’t watching kids so adults can go to church, we are letting adults go to church so we can disciple kids.” – Reggie Joiner
- “The enemy wants to steal potential, kill identities, and destroy the image of God in each kid.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Middle-schoolers open up when you lean into relational authority instead of positional authority.” –Elle Campbell
- “Small Group Leaders, you might be the first person to show a kid they matter and that they are loved by God.” – Joseph Sojourner
- “Consistency in volunteers with preschoolers helps them feel safe. With elementary kids, it helps them feel known.” – Kristen Ivy
- “Great Small Group Leaders ask more questions than they give answers. Students learn when they can talk it out.” – Jeremy Zach
- “Whatever role you have in a kid’s life, treat them like they are made in the image of God.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Intergenerational relationships and worship are the strongest indicators for strong faith after leaving high school.” – Kara Powell
- If you’re the parent of a 9th grader, you only have about 200 weeks left before graduation. Make it count.” – Reggie Joiner
- “Students need more than just information. They need opportunities to experience what God wants do do through them.” – Reggie Joiner
- “When you have clarity, you won’t fight for things that don’t matter.” – Jon Acuff
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