Thursday morning at Orange Conference 2020 was action-packed, as the previous two sessions were. We heard some amazing talks and interviews around special needs ministry, a revolution of love, racial reconciliation, how to share the Gospel with the next generation, what we can still do in the middle of this pandemic, and how we respond … Continue reading Orange Conference 2020: Main Session 3 Notes
Orange Conference 2020: Main Session 2 Notes
Wednesday morning at Orange Conference 2020 was filled with some incredibly heavy but important topics of pain, suffering, hurt, grace, love, and more. Below, you will see a collection of my notes from Main Session 2 speakers like Jimmy Mellado, Jon Williams, Mike Foster, Reggie Joiner, Kara Powell, Kristen Ivy, Nona Jones, Simon Sinek, and … Continue reading Orange Conference 2020: Main Session 2 Notes
Orange Conference 2020: Main Session 1 Notes
Reggie Joiner, founder and CEO of Orange kicked off the Orange Conference 2020 with a thought he often shares at the beginning of events like this: “The work you do is the most important work on the planet.” All of the speakers for the first main session kept pointing toward one key point, which is … Continue reading Orange Conference 2020: Main Session 1 Notes
Orange Conference 2020: What to Expect from Me
The Orange Conference is going to look a lot different this year. Not only will the main sessions be online, many of the workshops will also be online. And on top of that, they will have a huge amount of workshops available after the conference for an entire year. All of this will change how … Continue reading Orange Conference 2020: What to Expect from Me
Orange Conference 2020 Going Online
I was really excited for the Orange Conference this year. The theme was so spot-on with a lot of things I have been thinking about for a while. I was pumped to learn a lot but also blog for them again, something I have been doing for over 10 years (yeah, that's crazy). When the … Continue reading Orange Conference 2020 Going Online
Orange Labs Coming to The Orange Conference 2020
Over the years, The Orange Conference has become something I look forward to attending for many reasons. Near the top of that list is what I get to learn from others who are further along that me. And while I gain a lot of motivation from the main sessions, the breakout workshops are where I … Continue reading Orange Labs Coming to The Orange Conference 2020
Resource Review | When Relationships Matter
Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote for Youth Specialties. Click the link at the bottom to read the entire piece. Do relationships really matter in your ministry? Many of us like to say that our goal is to help teens develop relationships with God and others, but what has that meant for … Continue reading Resource Review | When Relationships Matter
10 Ways the Orange Conference has Changed Over the Past 10 Years
Why do you keep going back? This is a question I have heard many times when I tell people I am attending The Orange Conference. While the basic concepts of the orange philosophy has not changed over the years, the conference continues to evolve. Some of those changes are not that important, but others have … Continue reading 10 Ways the Orange Conference has Changed Over the Past 10 Years
How the Orange Tour Can be a Great Introduction to Orange
A few years ago, I attended my first Orange Conference. A bit before that we started using their curriculum, but this was my first foray into all things Orange. I immediately fell in love with the concept and overall strategy. The children's director and I came back and began implementing it in our church. The … Continue reading How the Orange Tour Can be a Great Introduction to Orange
Everybody Always – Bob Goff (OC19)
Bob Goff is one of my favorite people. But while he is an incredible speaker, it is really hard to take notes and blog about his talks. They are filled with incredible quotes and hilarious stories that I'd never be able to duplicate. So here is my best effort at capturing his main points from … Continue reading Everybody Always – Bob Goff (OC19)
