Daniel De Jesús
Managing Editor of Leadership Resources
Daniel is the Director of Leadership Resources at Orange. He served as a Children’s Pastor at churches in Texas for 13 years and holds a Masters degree in Ministerial Leadership. When Daniel isn’t helping to develop new resources, he is likely parenting his two amazing daughters, teaching dance, or drinking copious amounts of black coffee.
What You Lose When You Widen the Circle
Wednesday November 7, 2018 | Daniel De JesúsOne-on-one connection with kids about their faith is, without a doubt, my favorite part of being a kids’ pastor. It’s within these conversations where I’m given a front-row seat to God’s grace and goodness in their young lives. Now, don’t get me wrong. There are certainly days when getting a child to open up about […] Read more
The Postcard Challenge
Tuesday June 12, 2018 | Daniel De JesúsAt the beginning of the year, during one of our Sunday morning huddles, I offered every small group leader a simple challenge. I asked each of them to take a couple minutes after all of their kids had left, and get into the habit of writing a postcard to one kid in their small group. […] Read more
The Why and How of Building a Solid Lead Small Culture
Wednesday March 14, 2018 | Daniel De Jesús“Circles are better than rows.” Our church has been one of hundreds who’ve adopted this phrase over the last decade as somewhat of a rally cry for authentic community. For those on staff who lead the next generation, this means that we are going to prioritize relationships when it comes to how we want to organize and structure […] Read more
Three Reasons Why Kids Ministry is Cancelled Today
Thursday August 3, 2017 | Daniel De Jesús“You’re telling me my child has to sit in church with me?” “He’s going to be bored out of his mind!” “But Pete is preaching through the book of DANIEL!” “I drove 30 minutes here just for you to tell me there is no Kids Ministry? This is unacceptable.” These are all real, actual statements […] Read more
Why the Church Needs Less Volunteers and More Mentors
Thursday July 6, 2017 | Daniel De JesúsI’ve been a huge advocate for mentoring for about 10 years and have been blessed to experience being both a mentor and a mentee for the last several. Concurrently, I’ve been working in children’s ministry in the local church and now oversee an elementary ministry that consists of about 300 first-fifth graders and nearly 100 […] Read more
Overwhelm the Families in Your Church This Easter
Monday April 3, 2017 | Daniel De Jesús“Is our signage clear?” “Do we have enough sweet volunteers with a grandparent-vibe to rock babies?” “Why can’t I find enough glow eggs for the Eggs-travanganzic-Helicopter-Roll after church? If you volunteer or serve on staff at a church, you’re all too familiar with these questions. Regardless of the size of your church, you’re more than […] Read more
