Building A Social Media Strategy for Children’s Ministry
In this digital age, there’s no denying space must be made for learning to effectively engage those in your sphere of influence in new ways. Nearly every school, corporation, non-profit, and restaurant has determined their strategy for meeting people where they are… Read More
How To | VBS | Volunteers
5 Ways to Move VBS Volunteers into Key Leadership Roles
It never fails. Each year at VBS, I meet all these new people in the sea of VBS volunteers. There always seems to be this fresh batch of folks who have said “Yes” to selflessly committing their week of the summer to… Read More
How To | Technology | VBS
How to Edit a PDF for VBS (or anything else!)
Hey friends! My name is Daniel with the team at Orange. Today I want to share a quick video tutorial on how to get most out of using the PDFs provided by Orange VBS or any other PDFs you might be working… Read More
How to Create a VBS Project Management Plan
The single most significant event we undertake every year for our kid’s ministry is no doubt our Vacation Bible School. VBS takes a massive amount of time, resources, people, and planning to pull off. Finding the best way to manage such an… Read More
Elementary | How To | VBS
9 VBS Marketing Ideas to Get Attention
You’ve got a stellar VBS curriculum picked out, started brainstorming a fun set design and decorations, and the volunteer recruiting plan is coming together. The only thing you need now is the kids. Creating a marketing strategy to get the word out… Read More
Elementary | How To | Leadership | VBS | Volunteers
How to Create a VBS Leadership Team
You’re a few days away from Vacation Bible School, and it seems like you have a month’s worth of work left to do. To top it all off your pastor has sent you an email asking you to help with another project.… Read More
Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | How To | Leadership | VBS | Volunteers
3 Examples of VBS Volunteer Surveys
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 feedback from… Read More
Advice from Orange Specialists | Elementary | How To | Leadership | Parents | VBS
5 Crucial Questions for VBS Evaluation Forms for Parents
There's a valuable lesson I learned a few years ago that I think is applicable in just about EVERY area of ministry. (In fact, I would say that there isn't ANY area in or out of ministry that can't apply this principle.)… Read More
Orange Kids Curriculum Additions for Supporting Children with Special Needs
You may have noticed some new files in the August 2019 curriculum downloads. We’re excited to offer more resources to support the children with special needs in your ministry. We know that as you work to reach all families, there often needs… Read More
Elementary | How To | Orange Strategy
3 Tips for Organizing Small Groups
Do you have small group leaders who wouldn't dream of missing time with their kids on Sunday? Seeing those kinds of invested relationships doesn't just happen by slapping a new label on an old volunteer role or even by starting a well… Read More