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VBS – Make It Yours
Tuesday January 5, 2016 | Orange Leadersby Kevin Litton I love cookies. Actually, I love cookie dough more. Once a cookie is baked, it is what it already is. However, the dough is carefully crafted with each delicious ingredient. The options are endless as to what else you may want to add or what cookie-cutter shape you want to make the cookie […] Read more
On the VBS Planning Calendar – January
Tuesday January 5, 2016 | Orange LeadersBy Liz Calhoun BEGIN MAKING THE BIG ASK and gathering the main players for your event. Surround yourself with trustworthy people who can lead different areas. Check out the Walk This Way Director’s Guide for a full list of volunteer job titles and descriptions (Pages 9 and 10). Key Leadership Roles: Large Group Director Small […] Read more
Getting To Know The Families In Your Church
Monday January 4, 2016 | Orange Leadersby Michael Lukaszewski Walmart doesn’t invest a lot of money in store displays or fancy lighting. Do you know why? Because their target customer is more interested in low prices than nice environments. Nordstrom, on the other hand, invests more than the industry average into customer service training. Why? Because to them, the overall shopping […] Read more
The Christmas Story Retold By Children
Friday December 18, 2015 | Orange LeadersRediscover the Christmas story from Luke 1 and 2 with this telling through the eyes of children. Joseph shepherds Mary through the backwoods in a red wagon, an angel sweeps in on a tire swing and wise men celebrate with sparklers. Kids and parents alike will connect with the beauty and mystery of the first […] Read more
The One Thing That Shapes How You Treat Families
Wednesday December 16, 2015 | Orange LeadersIf you want to build an everyday faith in the lives of the next generation, you have to begin to see families in a different way. This is never more clear than in Deuteronomy 6: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart […] Read more
5 Ways To Welcome Visitors This Christmas Without Making Them Rethink Their Visit
Friday December 11, 2015 | Orange Leadersby Bobby Benavides The time is upon us when our church is filled with people, some regular attenders, but a large amount of visitors. There will be many visitors, from out of town family to those seeking to find healing this holiday season. We love seeing so many people come through our doors, but sometimes […] Read more
3 Truths About Volunteer Appreciation
Tuesday December 8, 2015 | Orange Leadersby Jonathan Cliff Everyone loves a volunteer. These are the people that make the magic happen week in and week out. Working as small group leaders, keeping our environments secure, serving pizza to teenagers, setting up chairs . . . the work they contribute never ends. The word we’d all agree on is invaluable or […] Read more
VBS: Every Child Belongs
Wednesday December 2, 2015 | Orange LeadersVBS is the perfect opportunity to strengthen connections between kids and leaders as well as kids and other kids! Here are six tips to make sure every child feels that connection grow and knows that they belong! Read more
Act Like Every Parent You Meet Is Coming To Your Church This Sunday
Thursday November 19, 2015 | Orange LeadersWhat if the parents you met last week at the ball game showed up at your church this Sunday? What next step would you give them to connect them to a better strategy? Would you be ready to help them engage? Would they see your church as a source of energy for their families? The […] Read more
Thank You, Orange Leader
Thursday November 12, 2015 | Orange LeadersDear Orange Leader, What time is it where you are reading this? 11 p.m.? 6 a.m.? 3:30 p.m. on a Saturday? Whatever time it is, you’re likely reading this letter in between emails to parents, volunteers or staff. Maybe you’re reading it at the end of the night after you’ve edited curriculum, or first thing […] Read more
