Archive for 'Live Orange'

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Have you heard? My friends at Worlds of Wow are giving away TWO tickets to the 2012 Orange Conference! I know that many leaders I talk to want to go to the conference but are limited by budget or personal finances.  Now you can enter to win tickets for F-R-E-E!  And, here’s the kicker:  If you [...]

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Recently I was speaking to a leader who was having difficulty with a couple in his ministry who were…well, shall we say, a little set in their ways.  They had been Sunday School teachers for decades and were finding the shift to a Small Group strategy very difficult. They were used to owning it all. [...]

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This past orange conference we had a little fun with some lanyard buttons that attendees could collect to be eligible for an iPad2 giveaway.  Pretty fun — but one button had an extremely important message that may have  been overlooked by some in the excitement of winning the latest tech gadget. 2>1+1 Orange is simply [...]

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I rarely speak with a ministry leader who doesn’t believe in the power of owning personal ministry for youth. Most are quick to throw the keys at young tweens and teens and hope that it all works out in the end. But we would never hand over real keys to a car without making sure a youth had passed driver’s education or had several hours of behind the wheel training. Youth need specialized leadership development to win.

Can You Defend Your Why?

“You are going to have to convince my why I should give you my child for an hour every week?”
Believe it or not, that is just the question one parent asked their children’s pastor. And you know what….it’s a question that we should all be prepared to answer. Before your break into a cold sweat, here are some things to help you think through a great answer.