5 Ways to Reactivate Parents Every Year
Wednesday July 12, 2017 | Orange LeadersThe start of a new school year usually means the start of new small groups, the start of soccer games, the start of PTA meetings, and the start of a busy season for parents. This is a perfect time to reactivate parents, so kids at every phase will stay connected to them. Regardless of how […] Read more
The Biggest Mistakes Churches Make on Social Media
Friday July 7, 2017 | Robert CarnesMistakes happen on social media every day—from autocorrect typos to epic fails. Social media changes so quickly it’s difficult not to occasionally mess it up. However, there are some common mistakes that churches make on social media that can be avoided. Here are a few of these errors and how to fix them. Only Talking […] 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
Voices of the Phase Project :: Sue Miller
Wednesday July 5, 2017 | Orange LeadersSue Miller can most accurately be described as a cornerstone, not just for us at Orange, but for preschool ministry as a whole. For 17 years she led a 3,000-strong children’s ministry at Willow Creek Community Church, and since 2005 she’s developed groundbreaking ministry books, resources and events for preschool leaders, volunteers, and parents. She’s […] Read more
JULY: The Best Month to Set Goals for Your Student Ministry?
Monday July 3, 2017 | CJ PalmerJuly isn’t exactly the month most of us think about setting goals. In fact, July is probably the time of the year when goals are farthest from our minds. After all, we’re a full six months past the goals we set in January and six months away from the goals we’ll set next January. Not only is it not goal-setting season, […] Read more
9 Steps to Gauge and Boost Volunteer Morale
Thursday June 22, 2017 | Nick Blevins“The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it’s usually lousy.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower If you’re already talking about the morale of your volunteer team, it must be at a critical spot. If not, you may sense it’s heading in the wrong […] Read more
Identifying and Developing Leader Volunteers
Tuesday June 13, 2017 | Nick BlevinsOne of the mistakes most of us make early on as leaders is we simply do too much and lead too little. I can remember leading in a few different roles as a younger leader where it was me leading 30 volunteers, 40 volunteers, or 60 volunteers. In each situation I wasn’t leading leaders, I […] Read more
Are Unspoken Expectations Crippling Your Volunteer Team?
Thursday June 1, 2017 | Heather KennySee if you can relate to one of these scenarios: Jill is at it again. She has all the kids in her small group gathered around her, and she’s showing them a video on her cell phone. You walk by and catch a glimpse of gorillas and . . . wait! Is that a gun? […] Read more
Difficult Conversations: Asking Leaders to Step Down
Tuesday May 30, 2017 | Nick BlevinsThere are basically two mindsets you can have when it comes to volunteers. One mindset is that they are serving and helping you and you are grateful for anything they can provide. The other mindset could be described using a phrase our pastor likes to say: It’s a privilege to serve. It’s not a right. […] Read more
The Best Way to Mobilize Teens to Serve in Family Ministry
Thursday May 25, 2017 | CJ PalmerLet’s start by being honest. Improving the way you mobilize teens to serve in your church probably isn’t on your list of things to do this week. Or if it is, it’s right below “fix the broken urinal handle in the men’s restroom” on your task list. Mobilizing teens just doesn’t feel like a pressing […] Read more
