What’s happening with “It’s Just a Phase”
Two years ago, under the leadership of Kristen Ivy, Executive Director of Messaging for Orange, and Reggie Joiner, the ReThink Group published a book
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Students
Why should I use a physical copy of the Bible?
I wrote an earlier post about why to use the YouVersion Bible App (or other Bible app) for the purpose
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“Growing Young” Notes
This Orange Breakout session was called “Growing Young” by Kara Powell. Kara and her team at Fuller Youth Ministry Institute
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Healthy Staff to Volunteer to Kid Ratios
This week is Orange Blogger Week. But, in addition to talking about Orange, Nick Blevins, Children & Student Team Leader at Community
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Ministering below the surface of behavioral problems
A few weeks ago, Tom had Ben Kerns on to talk about his blog post, “Pot, Prostitution, and Porn: Develop
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How to turn students into ministers
It’s one week later and I’m still processing ReThink Leadership and the Orange Conference. There were so many great sessions
Read morethe Monday Morning Debrief: Talking to Students about Current Events
One of the things I remember growing up was watching the Evening News with my dad. I didn’t always like
Read morethe Monday Morning Debrief: Benefiting from Trips & Retreats
Today I am embarking on another trip with my youth program. Although weekend and week long trips can be very
Read moreFinding the “unknown” Superstars
A few months ago, before the NFL draft, USA Today columnist Nate Davis did an article about finding the best,
Read morethe Monday Morning Debrief: Eyeing New Leaders
If you have been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that I’m a HUGE Penn State fan. Despite
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