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4 Strategies For Retaining Small Group Leaders
Friday September 2, 2016 | Orange LeadersHave you ever had more small group leaders (SGLs) than you need? You didn’t have to ask for help; they just poured in your doors. (We realize this might sound like a dream rather than reality for you.) We’ve experienced these seasons of ministry, and we loved them! Our experiences and research have brought us […] Read more
How to Read Kids’ Minds at Every Phase
Wednesday July 20, 2016 | Orange Leaders“Read their mind” is just another way of saying every leader needs to understand what’s changing mentally and physically. Kids and teenagers don’t think like adults. So it’s the role of a leader to keep presenting, keep translating and keep creating experiences until someone has learned what they need to know. When you know how […] Read more
Important Mental and Physical Changes That Happen at Every Phase
Tuesday June 7, 2016 | Orange LeadersIn Deuteronomy 6, Moses addressed the nation of Israel and made a passionate plea to “impress” on the hearts of children core truths that relate to God’s character. Some translations use the phrase “teach diligently.” The phrase can also be translated to mean “to cause to learn.” He wasn’t advocating a lecture-based, Torah literacy program where […] Read more
Making the Connection AFTER VBS – Don’t Miss It!
Friday June 3, 2016 | Orange LeadersBy Tim Sherwood Your team has dotted all the i’s and crossed all the t’s, and the kids had an incredible time at your event. They danced like nobody was watching, they sang like nobody was listening, they made crafts out of pretzels and marshmallows that would rival a Picasso, created lasting friendships with new […] Read more
On the VBS Planning Calendar – June
Friday June 3, 2016 | Orange LeadersBy Liz Calhoun We’ve come to the end of our shared to-do list. I hope your planning and recruiting and preparing and training has gone smoothly so far, and I hope you are excitedly looking forward to your event. You’ve put so much effort into making this year’s VBS an awesome one, and you are […] Read more
Leading Not Normal Volunteers
Monday May 9, 2016 | Orange Leadersby Adam Duckworth The number one thing I have been asked throughout my entire career—number one, hands down—is, “How do I lead my volunteers better?” Not too long ago, Sue Miller and I wrote a cutting edge resource called, Not Normal: 7 Quirks of Incredible Volunteers, so that leaders could have a resource that they […] Read more
On the VBS Planning Calendar – April
Tuesday April 5, 2016 | Orange LeadersBy Liz Calhoun It’s time to host a volunteer training meeting! This will be the first time everyone comes together to see and hear what VBS will be about this summer. This is the perfect opportunity to vision-cast and give everyone their job descriptions so they will feel prepared when the time comes. Check out […] Read more
Equipping Parents To Have THE Talk With Kids
Friday March 18, 2016 | Orange Leadersby Bre Hallberg I didn’t really expect it to happen this way. If I’m honest I wanted to just avoid the topic all together. I read and heard many stories about how the topic was supposed to be approached. The weekend getaways where you sit down and have these heart to heart talks. I figured, […] Read more
Sexual Integrity Through the Phases: Helping Parents Navigate Sexual Integrity At Every Age
Thursday March 10, 2016 | Orange Leadersby Dr. Jim Burns and Kristen Ivy Authorities in the area of sex education tell us: “The more positive, value-centered sex education kids receive from home, the less promiscuous they will be.” That sounds simple enough. But a majority of parents didn’t receive healthy conversations about sexuality from their parents. So they don’t have a […] Read more
Explaining Orange To A Volunteer
Wednesday March 9, 2016 | Orange Leadersby Amy Fenton I love talking to leaders across the country who get it. They have heard the vision of Orange and they are ready to jump on board and start leading their church to “Think Orange.” Often they have been to Orange Conference, Orange Tour or Live to Serve and they come back pumped […] Read more
