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Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for the perfect gift? Discover ideas and exclusive discounts to celebrate volunteers, parents, leaders, and students this year. Read More
Strategy | Technology | Uncategorized
How to Know if Your Digital Programming is Working
We believe every Sunday counts. In the midst of a pandemic, that belief hasn’t changed. However, online church demands more from children’s ministry leaders than ever before. Read More
Engaging Your Volunteers in 2020
If ever there was a year where the people we lead need us, it’s now. They need us as leaders to be personal in a year that has felt very… Read More
Advice from Orange Specialists | Leadership
The Not-So-Secret Path to Leading Well
So, what exactly is “self care”? It is defined as any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional, and physical health. Read More
How to Partner with Your Community Through This Holiday Season
It’s so crazy to think that the holiday season is approaching, which typically means for us—as KidMin leaders–we’re prepping for three large seasons with bigger events. But if you’re anything… Read More
Leading Small Virtually
And, when I said yes to leading this group, I was a bit apprehensive about where I was going to find the time to lead and how I was actually… Read More
Rethinking VBS: “Family VBS”
Like many leaders, we had to change our VBS program mid-planning! We decided to create a hybrid virtual program that also included some socially-distanced activities in the community. We created… Read More
Rethinking VBS: “Drive In VBS”
We created a Drive-Thru Very Best Summer which ran for three evenings for preschool through 6th graders and their families! Families stayed in their vehicles except for one stop, which… Read More
Rethinking VBS: “Hybrid Virtual VBS + Backyard VBS Groups”
When our VBS planning had to shift from working on an in-person event to a COVID-19 friendly event, we saw it as an opportunity to get creative. We brainstormed and… Read More
Rethinking VBS: “Virtual VBS with Live Video”
As with most things during the year of 2020, we had to get creative in how we’d continue to minister to the families of our community during COVID-19. Instead of… Read More
Rethinking VBS: “Backyard VBS Gatherings”
As the team at Orange is prepping for an amazing time together with leaders next week at Kid’s Ministry Exchange, we’re most excited about the ideas that will be shared… Read More
7 Things Not to Forget When Re-Opening Your Children’s Ministry
March was the last time we met in person until two weeks ago. For you, that may look different. Maybe you have been meeting for months, weeks, or have no… Read More