Ever since I could remember, I read the New Testament, especially Acts and Paul’s letters, with a certain lens. They contain instruction and encouragement to set our lives on the things of God. And all that is designed to help the individual and the church continue to grow in their discipleship. But as I recently … Continue reading Gaining a Missionary Perspective
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Coleader Demo
Coleader is a FREE tool that youth leaders can use to prepare a dynamite student ministry program every week. But if you need some help, you can subscribe or use credits to purchase entire series of programs from their growing catalog. Because it's a new tool, I went ahead and created a quick demo of … Continue reading Coleader Demo
Coleader Just Launched Year-Long Programming Plans Called Roadmaps
Have you been wanting to plan ahead but keep running out of time? Coleader just launched something called Roadmaps, which give you a suggestion for an entire year of programming. And if you want to swap out a series for something else (something you created in-house or from their growing library of high quality series), … Continue reading Coleader Just Launched Year-Long Programming Plans Called Roadmaps
Get 40 Coleader Credits for Free!
Hey, youth leaders! Would you like some help with organizing your weekly programming? Or would you like a programming plan already put together for you? Coleader is a FREE tool you can use to prepare a dynamite program for your student ministry. But if you need some help, you can subscribe or use credits to … Continue reading Get 40 Coleader Credits for Free!
Tribute Song to Family Ministry Volunteers (Orange Conference 2023)
Almost every year at the Orange Conference, the band sings a tribute parody song to all the volunteers who serve in family ministries. The 2023 song was "You Serve Making Nothing at All," which was based on "Making Love Out of Nothing" by Air Supply. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/pgvJoAxIa6g
Tomorrow is a New Day (Orange Conference 2023)
In his Orange Conference 2023 talk, Bob Goff closed out the event sharing how God knows everything, but the angels don’t. So he encouraged us to dazzle the angels. Here are a few highlights from his talk: We need to be obedient to what God has called us to. Know what you are doing and … Continue reading Tomorrow is a New Day (Orange Conference 2023)
Tomorrow Starts with You (Orange Conference 2023)
In her Orange Conference 2023 talk, Katie Edwards talked about how to act on all the things we learn at the conference. Many times, we go to conferences and get overwhelmed by all the things we must do. So with good intentions, many of us take lots of notes, we start lots of lists, and … Continue reading Tomorrow Starts with You (Orange Conference 2023)
Tomorrow We will Still Have Each Other (Orange Conference 2023)
Raymond Chang kicked off his Orange Conference 2023 talk with a question: Would you rather be ridiculed or ignored? When a student was asked, he chose ridiculed, because at least he was being acknowledged and felt like he belonged. According to Ray, “We were made for belonging.” TENx10 is hoping to disciple 10 million young … Continue reading Tomorrow We will Still Have Each Other (Orange Conference 2023)
Tomorrow, There Will Be More of Us (Orange Conference 2023)
In his Orange Conference 2023 talk, Albert Tate told how he has been recently identifying with the woman at the well. She’s there isolated, alone, filled with guilt and shame, doesn’t want to be bothered with others, etc. How do we process all the hurt and pain but still show up with joy to empower … Continue reading Tomorrow, There Will Be More of Us (Orange Conference 2023)
Tomorrow’s Volunteer Won’t Be Found By Last’s Year’s Approach (Orange Conference 2023)
Jon Acuff, in his Orange Conference 2023 talk, spoke about the need for new approaches to grow our teams, and he did so by sharing some “soundtracks” we should consider as we care for our teams: (Want to learn more about soundtracks? Check out Jon’s book, Soundtracks) 1. Be brave enough to be bad at … Continue reading Tomorrow’s Volunteer Won’t Be Found By Last’s Year’s Approach (Orange Conference 2023)
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