WIN OC15 TICKETS: Tell Us About Your Phase
Wednesday November 12, 2014 | Orange LeadersIt’s just a phase, but it’s all yours. Whether you wow the adorable preschoolers, brave the daring elementary kids, weird out with the middle schoolers or Snap Chat the high schoolers, you’ve chosen to work with one or more life stages that holds a special place in your heart. And you wouldn’t trade it for […] Read more
7 Tips for Running a Large Group Environment Smoothly
Friday October 31, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Kendra Fleming If you use 252 Basics like we do, then every Sunday you unpack the Bible story and lead your kids to worship in your large group environment. This is your big chance to communicate the truth of God’s Word in such a way that it engages the kids and sticks with them! […] Read more
Loving Others Through Giving
Wednesday October 29, 2014 | Orange LeadersOrange teaching revolves around the two greatest commandments: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’” (Matthew 22:37-39 NKJV). As our children and […] Read more
What Mistakes Can Teach Us
Friday October 24, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Yancy Richmond Have you ever made a mistake? I know, I know. I’ll rephrase the question: When was the last time you made a mistake? I have made many mistakes over the years, on stage and off. The issue isn’t whether you make mistakes or don’t make mistakes, rather it’s how you respond to […] Read more
5 Things Every Special Needs Leader Needs To Know
Thursday October 23, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Connie Hutchinson Over the last 22 years, I have witnessed firsthand a growing recognition among churches of the value of including children and adults with special needs in the body life of their churches. My goal is to identify and break down any barrier that keeps people with disabilities and their families from being […] Read more
How To Align Leaders Around Your Mission
Wednesday October 22, 2014 | Carey Nieuwhofby Carey Nieuwhof One of the dreams of almost every leader is to see every person within an organization motivated by the same mission and vision. Team alignment advances the mission further, faster. The reality is, very few organizations—and very few churches—function that way. Most leaders have had an unsettling feeling that they might be […] Read more
Five Dials Deserving Of Your Time, Energy, and Resources
Thursday October 16, 2014 | Orange LeadersBy Will Hutcherson Voices. There are a lot of voices in student ministry that tend to pull our focus in so many different directions. Voices outside of our church shout, “This is the next BIG THING in student ministry!” This can cause us to abandon our original vision in exchange for the envy of what […] Read more
Four Ideas For Casting Vision To Parents
Tuesday October 14, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Dan Scott There’s a theory in advertising called effective frequency. The idea is fairly simple. A person needs exposure to a product, service, or idea multiple times before they will make a decision to purchase the product or service or subscribe to the idea. While there is no magic number for how many encounters […] Read more
3 Reasons You Should Connect With Your Orange Specialist
Friday October 10, 2014 | Orange Leadersby Abbey Carr Have you connected with your Orange Specialist? OS, to those in the know. If you are on the fence about reaching out, here are three compelling reasons out of a gazillion to move that to the top of your to-do list. OS’ talk to a lot of leaders. A ton. So, why […] Read more
OC15 REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY!
Thursday October 9, 2014 | Orange LeadersJOIN US AT THE ORANGE CONFERENCE 2015 TO DISCOVER HOW YOUR FAMILY MINISTRY TEAM CAN MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY LIFE STAGE AS A KID GROWS FROM PRESCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL. April 29–May 1, 2015 Atlanta At OC15 . . . You’ll learn from, share with, and be accepted by those in your tribe. You’ll […] Read more
