Breakout A & B - Session Descriptions
Thursday, April 30, 2009
| Intended for Preschool or Children's Ministry Staff, Leaders, or Volunteers |
| Intended for Student Ministry Staff, Leaders, or Volunteers |
| Intended for Senior Pastors or Executive Pastors |
Breakout A - 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
NEW FOR 2009!
What Happens When Volunteers Go Orange
Sue Miller
When Orange goes from idea to action, everything changes for volunteers serving preschoolers and children. Recruiting is more compelling, training takes on new significance, and new doors open to help us motivate and celebrate our amazing volunteers.
NEW FOR 2009!
How Small Group Leaders Can Partner with Parents
Gina Ragsdale , Kevin Ragsdale
You're committed to building a ministry where small group leaders partner with parents of preschoolers, elementary kids, and high school students. But what does that look like? How much time does it take? And how exactly do we want parents and small group leaders to interact? This session looks at the practical aspects of partnering with parents: how partnerships change at every age level and the common threads throughout. With these concepts in place, you can design a ministry that combines the influences of home and church, and gets everyone working together.
Orange-ology: The Early Years, Part 1
Mike Clear
FOR ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO ORANGE.
Are you looking to get a handle on this thing called Orange? Then this is the place to start. In this two-part session, we will ask some critical questions that will help move you from the 50,000-foot view of Orange to a 50-foot view that will enable you to be specific as you seek to make your church an Orange church. During this Part, we'll look at two Orange principles: Integrate Strategy and Refine the Message. You'll be challenged to examine where you are leading children and students and how you are presenting biblical truth to children students.
It is recommended that participants in Part 1 also register for Part 2 during Breakout B.
NEW FOR 2009!
I am Woman - How Do I Roar?
Jeanne Stevens
Female leaders face unique challenges as they lead in the church. In this seminar, we will explore how to be the leaders God intended us to be. We will address how to embrace and grow as a female leader, how to navigate the unique challenges that women face, how to create a healthy rhythm of life, how to have healthy relationships with men and women.
Orange-ology: The Teen Years, Part 1
Stuart Hall, Jared Herd
FOR ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO ORANGE.
To some, "Orange" may mean fruit, a sports team, or prison. To thousands of youth leaders around the world, "Orange" symbolizes the embracing of integration and change. In this two-part series, Jared Herd and Stuart Hall of XP3 and The reThink Group will lead a challenging and, at times, hysterical conversation regarding the Orange philosophy and critical questions imperative to you as a youth leader that will force you to examine where you are in the color wheel as you begin the Orangifying process. Part 1 will feature intense discussion regarding two Orange principles: Integrate Strategy and Refine the Message. This is a must for those youth leaders that value true partnership with the family. You?|ll be challenged to examine where you are leading students and how you are presenting biblical truth to students.
It is recommended that participants in Part 1 also register for Part 2 during Breakout B.
NEW FOR 2009!
Capturing the Heart of New Parents - SOLD OUT
Kendra Fleming
Isn't it amazing how you can love someone so much who keeps you up all night, spits up on your favorite shirt, and screams in your ear? That's the miiracle of what happens in your heart when a baby is born. This beginning stage in a parent's life will change them like few others will. Suddenly they are overwhelmed, intimidated, inspired for the future, and incredibly responsible. This breakout is about how we can seize this unique opportunity to partner with parents from the very beginning.
NEW FOR 2009!
Building a Family-Friendly Culture - SENIOR PASTOR'S FORUM - SOLD OUT
Carey Nieuwhof
Establishing a family ministry department or hiring a family ministry pastor doesn't automatically move your church into a family ministry model. In this breakout we'll examine what needs to happen at every level of the organization in order to make your church more Orange. We'll look at common mistakes churches make on the way to becoming Orange and identify the best practices of churches that are changing to make the entire organization family friendly.
NEW FOR 2009!
Partnering with Parents to Build Faith Skills
Bre Hallberg
We want more than anything for our kids to stand for what they believe - no matter what life may throw their way. This can happen when parents and small group leaders come together to teach the 5 Faith Skills, which are based on the life of Daniel. This session will look at practical ways to teach these skills to kids, so that they will be ready when they face their own personal Lion's Dens or share their story when the Kings in their lives come asking. We can help kids be ready to make a difference for God in the Babylon they find themselves in.
NEW FOR 2009!
Measuring Your Impact in Student Ministry - SOLD OUT
David Kinnaman
Being in ministry is an exercise in influence. But how influential is it? How do you know if you're making a difference? What are the indicators of "success"? What does it mean to "influence"? David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, shares insights from more than a dozen years studying leaders and ministry influence. Take an hour and recalibrate how you think about making a difference with students.
NEW FOR 2009!
How to Help Students Discover Who They Are - SOLD OUT
Dan Webster
Parents, youth workers, and teachers are all concerned for the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual development of kids and teens. How To Help Kids Discover Who They Are equips concerned adults to go one step further and help kids solve the mystery of 'me.' Leaders and parents offer young people a priceless gift when they help students enter adulthood with clarity as to who they are and what they are impassioned to do. It's just plain smart to invest time and energy into this all-important task of helping our kids discover who they are so they can win in life.
NEW FOR 2009!
Creating the Large Group Environment
Sunny Williams
You've got your storytellers, your worship leaders, your content - but what about the rest of your large group environment? In this breakout, we'll look at each element of a large group environment, how they fit together, and how to tell if it's working. If you are part of creating your large group environment, then this is a chance to grab some basic principles of how to make your environment the best it can be.
Breakout B - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
NEW FOR 2009!
Small Ideas that Make a Big Difference in Partnering with Parents
Sue Miller
Are you wondering what Orange leaders are doing to partner and equip parents? Are you looking for a way to equip parents that isn't a training class? In this session you'll hear about some of the creative ideas we heard while out on Orange Tour this past year. Be ready to share yours as well!
NEW FOR 2009!
Connecting the to Heart and Mind of the Next Generation
Clay Scroggins, Jamey Dickens
Technology, sexuality, social networking, digital media, activism, and relativism: student life in the 21st century is fast paced and rapidly evolving. The difference between your high school experience and your student's high school experience is growing wider and wider every year. How do we bridge the widening gap? How do we communicate the timeless truth of the Gospel to a rapidly changing and increasingly secular (or apathetic) student culture?
Orange-ology: The Early Years, Part 2
Mike Clear
FOR ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO ORANGE.
Are you looking to get a handle on this thing called Orange? Then this is the place to start. In this second part of a two-part session, we will ask some critical questions that will help move you from the 50,000-foot view of Orange to a 50-foot view that will enable you to be specific as you seek to make your church an Orange church. During the second part, we'll look at the Orange principles of Elevate Community, Reactivate the Family, and Leverage Influence. You'll be challenged to examine how you are connecting kids to leaders and their peers, what you are doing to engage the family, and how you are mobilizing the next generation to be the church.
It is recommended that participants in Part 2 also register for Part 1 during Breakout A.
NEW FOR 2009!
Death by Ministry
Jeanne Stevens
Whether you are a paid church worker or a volunteer, the demands of ministry can sometimes make it seem like staying sane is impossible. Between balancing family, friends, work, responsibilities, and expectations, the last thing that many of us think about is our emotional health. In this seminar, we will explore God's deep desire for each of us to vibrantly live an emotionally, healthy life, and begin to take steps towards freedom, wholeness, and health.
Orange-ology: The Teen Years, Part 2
Stuart Hall, Jared Herd
FOR ANYONE WHO IS NEW TO ORANGE.
To some, "Orange" may mean juice, a bowl game in Miami, or a flotation device. To thousands of youth leaders around the world, "Orange" symbolizes the embracing of integration and change. In this two-part series, Jared Herd and Stuart Hall of XP3 and The reThink Group will lead a challenging and at times hysterical conversation regarding the Orange philosophy and critical questions imperative to you as a youth leader that will force you to examine where you are in the color wheel as you begin the Orangifying process. The second installment of a two-part session, The Teen Years Part 2 will examine three Orange principles: Elevate Community, Reactivate the Family, and Leverage Influence. You?|ll be challenged to examine how you are connecting students to leaders and their peers, what you are doing to engage the family, and how you are mobilizing the next generation to be the Church.
It is recommended that participants in Part 2 also register for Part 1 during Breakout A.
NEW FOR 2009!
The Father Factor - SOLD OUT
Craig Jutila
As leaders who work with families, we are all well aware that we need to be equipping parents to be the spiritual leaders for their kids. But what are the specifics that we need to be investing in the fathers who walk through our doors every week to help them on this journey? Leading a family is one of life's most difficult roles - but also the most rewarding. In this breakout, we'll be discussing the characteristics laid out for us in the Bible that we need to be instilling in the fathers we interact with in our ministry environments. This is a great opportunity to learn what it takes to encourage them as leaders and help them win at home.
NEW FOR 2009!
What Do Non-Christians Want from Us Anyway?- SENIOR PASTOR'S FORUM - SOLD OUT
David Kinnaman
As Christians we have little or no relevance to a new generation of young non-Christians. The gap between present-day Christianity and their world is deepening. How do we bridge that divide? What do they really want from us anyway? (Hint: it's less than you think.) In this practical and challenging talk, learn from David Kinnaman, a leading researcher into the values and lifestyles of young Americans. See how young non-Christians see the world; grasp what they experience and want from churches; understand what we could be doing right now to influence a new generation of skeptics. (Hint: it's easier than you think.)
NEW FOR 2009!
Fine-Tuning Your Systems
Diane Runge
Fine-tuning "systems" is one of five critical responsibilities strong leaders give constant attention. Systems are tasks within your ministry that are done repeatedly so finding ways to accomplish them with efficiency and excellence are important. In this breakout, we will talk practically about strategies for making budgeting decisions, downloading, preparing and distributing curriculum resources, and getting volunteers started.
This topic is also offered during the Orange Preconference, Workshop 3.
NEW FOR 2009!
How to Stop What's Working...to Do What Works Better
Jeffrey Reed
Why would you stop what's working? Because EVERYONE makes the mistake of assuming that something else can't work even better. Not convinced? If the following topics either make you cringe or give you an extremely "bubbly" feeling, then this workshop is for you. VBS. Graded Choirs. Camp. Sunday School. You can do it. You can lead the way to change. Hear tips on how to walk staff, leaders, and naysayers through the process without throwing people from the ship.
NEW FOR 2009!
Investing in Families with Special Needs Kids
Jackie Mills-Fernald, Tina Dula
It has been said that special needs kids require special parents. That is an understatement. These parents are often fighting for their children's rights in school, fighting for support from insurance companies, fighting to pay overwhelming therapy and medical bills, and fighting to stay together. Find out how you can support these special families, and create a Sunday morning environment they will trust and appreciate.
NEW FOR 2009!
Transition or Tension? Orangifying a Church with Tradition - SOLD OUT
Larry Thompson, Adam Duckworth
What happens when a 100-year-old church decides to go Orange? Listen in on a dialogue between a senior pastor and the already-Orange children's pastor he brought in to lead change as they discuss the pivotal first six months of their transition to the new way of reThinking.
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