Walk This Way: Teaching Kids to Walk Out Justice
Thursday October 12, 2017 | Paula DannielleWhile Run DMC’s infamous song resonates with most members of Generation X, that is not the topic of this article today. The kids of Gen Xers and Millennials are getting older and seeing that justice is still a big issue in our world today. However, this new generation, Gen Z, matures faster than we ever […] Read more
Navigating the Four Phases of High School
Thursday October 12, 2017 | Kristen IvyPhase Defined: A time frame in a kid’s life when you can leverage distinctive opportunities to influence their future. The phase that should matter most to you is the phase they are in now. The phase that matters most happens before or after this phase. Adults tend to assume, “They are like me now.” Adults […] Read more
Don’t Let Your Church Miss Seasonal Opportunities
Monday October 9, 2017 | Jim WidemanWhere did this year go? It seems like yesterday we were talking about starting this year off with a bang and here we are in the last quarter. I want to finish the year strong and to accomplish all that I need to, to make sure I don’t miss the opportunities ahead that October, November, […] Read more
Navigating the Two Phases of Middle School
Thursday October 5, 2017 | Kristen IvyPhase Defined: A time frame in a kid’s life when you can leverage distinctive opportunities to influence their future. The phase that should matter most to you is the phase they are in now. The phase that matters most happens before or after this phase. Adults tend to assume, “They are like me now.” Adults […] Read more
Strategy for Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Thursday August 31, 2017 | Orange LeadersI remember my first day on staff as Preschool Coordinator at the church my family and I had been attending for a year. “Good morning how are you? Are you serving anywhere?” I asked this very assertive looking woman checking in her kids. She looked at me like I had lost my mind. She then […] 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 | Kristen IvySue 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
XP3 101 | Teaching with XP3
Tuesday January 31, 2017 | Ashley BohincThis post is part of a series of posts called XP3 101. Be sure to check out the entire series! You can check out the previous post in this series by clicking here. Hey! My name is Ashley and I’m the Content Director for XP3 Middle School Curriculum. One of the things I am most […] Read more
XP3 101 | The 7 Segments
Tuesday January 17, 2017 | Orange LeadersThis post is part of a series of posts called XP3 101. Be sure to check out the entire series! You can check out the previous post in this series by clicking here. Hey! My name is Crystal and I’m the Director of High School Strategy here at Orange. If you’ve been following the XP3 […] Read more