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What’s A Small Group Leader?

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Vacation Bible School is Here for 2025

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How to Make the Most of Your Weekend Retreat

  • Shane Sanchez
How to Recruit Kid Min Volunteers
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5 Ways to Recruit Kids Ministry Volunteers (And One Way Not To)

  • Paula Dannielle
  • 5 min read
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  • Ministry Leadership, Parents

Why Every Ministry Leader Should Partner With Parents

  • Think Orange Team
  • 4 min read
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  • Child Development, Curriculum Strategy, Small Groups

5 Things to Consider When Bringing In An Outside Communicator For Your Event

  • Kirk Palmer

Why Better Isn’t Always Best in Next Gen Ministry

  • Jackie Raihl

Navigating Youth Ministry in the Four Phases of High School

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Navigating the Three Phases of Preschool Ministry

  • Think Orange Team
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  • Child Development, Curriculum Strategy, Orange Strategy

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Why Talking About Politics in Youth Ministry Matters and How to Elevate It

  • Lauren Sellers
Bivocational Ministry and the Rise of Side Hustles
  • Curriculum Strategy, Volunteers

Bivocational Ministry and the Rise of Side Hustles

  • Shane Sanchez
  • Ministry Leadership, Orange Strategy

Your Next Weekend Retreat: How To Serve Students, Volunteers, and Parents Well
  • Ministry Leadership, Orange Strategy

Why Better Isn’t Always Best in Next Gen Ministry

  • Jackie Raihl
  • Orange Strategy

Navigating Youth Ministry in the Four Phases of High School

  • Think Orange Team
Understanding This Wonderfully Awkward Phase
  • Child Development, Ministry Leadership, Parents

Middle School: Understanding This Wonderfully Awkward Phase

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What Most People Don’t Know About Orange Curriculum

  • Dan Scott
  • Ministry Leadership

How to Be Here for It When You Are Not Paid For It

  • Stephanie Caro
  • Ministry Leadership, Orange Strategy

Why Better Isn’t Always Best in Next Gen Ministry

  • Jackie Raihl
  • Ministry Leadership

30 Budget-Friendly Family Ministry Events for Every Season

  • Think Orange Team
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What’s A Small Group Leader?

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Why Every Ministry Leader Should Partner With Parents

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