Orange Week: Going together

I’ve been to quite a few conferences before and I have found 1 thing to be consistent throughout. The more I bring others from my team with me, the more I get out of it. And, the more I get out of it, the more our children and youth get out of it. I found that especially true at Orange last year.

Here’s why: the more people from your team that goes to a conference the more different ears you have meeting people, networking and learning from others, the more seminars you all can learn from which ultimately leads to the more you all can process new, fresh ideas and brainstorm together

Now I know that money is tight and that having multiple staffers or volunteers go to a conference can be rather expensive. But I feel like going to a conference like Orange where so many more people from your church can benefit is worth the expense. To counter the money issue, Orange does have ways to reduce that cost (i.e. staying with host families or carpooling together with others who live close to you).

So, if you really want to go to Orange this year and you’d really like to take others with you, start planning now so that money doesn’t become the only reason why you can’t go! I have seen too many times the long term benefits of bringing others along with you on these conferences.

Thoughts? Comments? Questions? Experiences? TAKE A MINUTE and share so we can all learn and benefit.