Episode 54 of The Student Ministry Podcast is all about Orange Conference 2020. This "special edition" episode will be a bit different, as it will not include an interview. Instead, I sit down with Tom Bump and David Maddron to discuss the changes Orange had to make for OC20, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We … Continue reading Orange Conference 2020 Recap (The Student Ministry Podcast – Episode 54)
From Nay to Yay on Digital Conferences | Orange Conference Live 2020 Recap
Below is an excerpt of an article I wrote for Youth Specialties. Click the link at the bottom to read the entire piece. What if we did this online? There is no doubt that we have all asked ourselves that question at least once over the past couple months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of … Continue reading From Nay to Yay on Digital Conferences | Orange Conference Live 2020 Recap
Orange Conference 2020: Main Session 3 Notes
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
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
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