Adriana Howard
Adriana is the Lead Editor for Weekly at Orange. She has a degree in English education and has taught literature, drama and creative writing. She also spent nearly ten years working with her husband as youth pastors. She loves books, traveling, the ocean, old typewriters, and she’s passionate about Jesus.
How to Partner with Foster & Adoptive Parents
Friday November 20, 2020 | Adriana HowardWhen it comes to supporting foster and adoptive families, the Church (big C and little c) is in such a wonderful position to be able to provide wrap-around care. And this doesn’t just stand to be true for families who attend churches or who are followers of Jesus. This is true for every foster/adoptive family because they all need a little extra help loving and raising kids from hard places. Read more
Debunking the 4 Most Common Myths About Foster Families
Wednesday May 6, 2020 | Adriana HowardWhether or not you have foster families in your church now, it’s important to be informed about what foster care is and isn’t so that we can know how to best love and serve these families. Read more
Love Like Somebody’s Watching
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardIt’s no secret that kids and students are always watching us. You know it. I know it. We also know that kids and students model what they see. It’s the whole monkey see monkey do, right? The idea of watch and learn is useful when you’re intentionally trying to teach a baby how to stack […] Read more
Fresh Start, Full Cup
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardEven though the new year can sometimes feel a little bittersweet because it’s the end of something, it’s also very exciting because it’s the beginning of something else. And even if you’re like me and resolutions aren’t really your thing, there is still something refreshing about a clean slate. Clean slates look like do-overs. They […] Read more
The Next Grand Adventure
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardLet’s set the scene. The sky overhead is inky black and full of stars that flicker like they’re communicating in code. Tall grass is dancing while a steady wind rolls over the hills, one after another after another, and on one of the hilltops sits a lion. There’s a ready tension in him, visible in […] Read more
The Beauty of ‘I See You’
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardFred Rogers teaches us small group leaders and ministry leaders a lot about what it means to make kids feel seen. Known. Loved. Enough. How can we make a difference in the lives of kids throughout our own church neighborhood? Read more
The Unexpected Christmas Gift
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardThis Christmas, small group leaders everywhere must remember this: You are a gift to your small group, and your small group is a gift to you. Read this reminder to small group leaders everywhere! Read more
Leaning Into Thanksgiving Hurts
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardFor kids in your small group, Thanksgiving might not always be a time of cheer and laughter. Sometimes, life circumstances can make the holidays hurt. The good news is there are things that you as a small group leader can do to support hurting students during this time. Read to learn more. Read more
You Might be a High School GIRLS SGL if…
Friday May 1, 2020 | Adriana HowardSmall group leaders are a wonderful—and wonderfully peculiar—brand of people. If you’ve spent time, man hours, blood, sweat, tears, more tears and sometimes more blood as a student ministry GIRLS small group leader, congratulations. You are among the proud and few! Coincidentally, you are also probably among these people! You might be a High School […] Read more
