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Advice from Orange Specialists | Leadership

The Not-So-Secret Path to Self-Care and Leading Well

November 10, 2020 | | 0 Comments

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 Make VBS Volunteers into Year-Round Volunteers

Advice from Orange Specialists | VBS | Volunteers

1 Big Idea to Turn VBS Volunteers into Year-Round Volunteers

August 28, 2019 | | 0 Comments

If you had some exceptional VBS volunteers over the summer but aren't in your regular rotation, it's time to get them back in the mix! Read More
VBS Volunteer Feedback to Improve for Next Year

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | How To | Leadership | VBS | Volunteers

VBS Volunteer Feedback to Improve for Next Year

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A few days ago, I shared some thoughts on “5 Crucial Questions for VBS Evaluation Forms for Parents” and I hope that you guys found that helpful. Today, I wanted to take some time to write down more ideas about volunteer feedback.… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | How To

Supply Prep

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Something that I learned in my days  as a church planter, with a budget of $0, is that being ahead of the game is the key.  Anticipation is the name of the game. When I could work a month or two ahead, I… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | How To

Secret Sauce for ORANGE in a Small Church

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Over the last 9 years I’ve had the awesome opportunity to connect with (conservatively) hundreds of amazing leaders. While it might come as a surprise, the majority of churches using ORANGE would actually fall into the category of “small churches”-many with less… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary

Hot Topic: Recruiting Volunteers

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In the past 12 years of serving and leading in children’s ministry, the term Recruiting Volunteers seems to be an Anthem! We hear it in our staff meetings because every ministry is trying to recruit! We hear it from current volunteers who… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | How To

Common Conundrum: Multi-Service Programming

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I confess. I am a recovering multi service leader. Our church offered ministry to children at various service times. We offered a Saturday night ministry time, 2 Sunday services, plus a midweek service. At one time we had a different curriculum running… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary

Raising the Bar

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“Raising the bar.” We've all heard this phrase at some point. Yet sometimes I think we brush it off. Perhaps we give off a “yeah, yeah, I know, I know” vibe. Or maybe the statement confuses us. Something I hear is “I… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary

The Strengths Zone

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Ever ask a kid what it is they really enjoy doing, or what they think they are great at? It’s fun. It doesn’t take long for them to give a response. Why? They know! Kids light up when asked what they enjoy… Read More

Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | Orange Strategy

Leading From Your Strength

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Ever identify with that infamous circus act of spinning plates? If you’re a ministry leader I’m sure you can relate to this visual. If there is a Guinness record for ministry plate spinning, I may have been in the running for holding… Read More