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- The Hardest Hire in Ministry Right Now (A Leadership Reflection)
- Episode 303: Church Assimilation Now with Greg Curtis & Tommy Carreras
- Best Church Texting Services Compared (2026 Guide)
- What Is a Family Pastor? Role, Responsibilities, and How to Thrive
- How to Delegate as a Church Leader: A Practical System
- 13 Prayer Wall Ideas for Church, Home & Digital Spaces
- Best Church Texting Services (2026): An Honest Comparison
- VBS Volunteer-to-Child Ratio: How Many Volunteers You Need for 200 Kids
- Church Volunteer Application and Screening Process: A Practical Guide
- Church Volunteer Job Descriptions: Why They Matter and How to Write Them
- How to Create a Volunteer Rotation Schedule for Your Church
- Church Volunteer Appreciation Ideas That Go Beyond a Gift Card
- Church Volunteer Burnout: Signs, Causes, and How to Prevent It
- How to Use Volunteer Huddles to Train Your Team Weekly
- Church Volunteer Orientation: What to Cover in the First Meeting
- How to Get Youth to Volunteer at Church
- Church Volunteer Recruitment Letter: Templates That Actually Work
- How to Ask Someone to Volunteer at Church (Without Being Pushy)
- How to Recruit Church Volunteers (A Proven 5-Part Framework)
- Children's Ministry Volunteer Training: What to Teach and How to Do It
- Volunteer Retention Strategies for Churches: Keep Your Best People
- Church Volunteer Onboarding Process: From "Yes" to Fully Serving
- Episode 302: How to VBS with Jeremy O'Neill
- Staff-to-Volunteer Ratios: How to Structure Your Church Ministry Team
- 31 Volunteer Job Descriptions for Family Ministry (Free Templates)
- Volunteer Onboarding for Churches: A Complete Guide
- How to Build a Volunteer Culture in Your Church
- Episode 301: Preteen Ministry - What's Old & New with Sean Sweet
- Episode 300: Measuring Success in Kidmin Beyond Head Counts with Jen Edwards
- Episode 299: Volunteer Care & Appreciation with Jessica Bealer
- Episode 298: Students, Singleness, Dating & Friendships with Heather Flies & Tony Myles
- Episode 297: Building Inclusive Ministry for Every Family with Russ & Gail Ewell
- Episode 296: Rethinking Discipleship Models for Gen Z with Mutheu Esilaba
- Episode 295: Essentials for Longevity in Youth Ministry with Jody Livingston
- Episode 294: Next Level Kidmin with David Reneau
- Episode 293: Orange Curriculum and What's Changing with Tyler Bates
- Episode 292: Every Child Belongs - Practical Strategies for Your Children's Ministry
- Episode 291: Amazing Life and The Future of Orange
- Episode 290: Creating Experiences for Kids with Colette Taylor
- Episode 289: Managing Time & Discipling Volunteers with Lauren Jackson
- Episode 288: From Youth to Children's Ministry with Andrew Snead
- Episode 287: Moving to a NextGen Model with Porfirio Caldera
- Episode 286: Leveraging Digital to Lead Children's Ministry with Brittany Nelson
- Episode 285: Innovative Kidmin Ideas with Larry Cramer
- Youth Ministry Texting Strategies
- Episode 284: Where Have the High Schoolers Gone? with Brian Aaby
- Episode 283: Reaching Generation Alpha with Janine McNally
- Episode 277: Culture - A Volunteer Recruiting Game Changer
- Episode 273: Kidmin Goals, Metrics, Discipline Challenges, and more with David Reneau
- Episode 272: Calling Students to Vocational Ministry with Scott Pace
- Episode 271: Student Ministry Trends & Helping Students See God with Shane Sanchez
- Episode 270: Crushing Digital Kid's Ministry with Brent Moxey
- Episode 269: The Future of Kidmin & Racial Unrest with Esther Moreno
- Episode 268: Volunteer Recruiting & Culture with Jim Wideman
- Episode 267: Blood Stained Pews & Becoming a Church for the Broken with Carl Kuhl
- Episode 266: Developing Female Leaders with Kadi Cole
- Episode 265: Creating Fertile Soil to Help Kid's Faith Grow with Dale Hudson
- Episode 264: Becoming an Accessible Church with Kerri-Ann Hayes
- Episode 263: Partnering with Families Online & In-Person with Keturah Boston
- Episode 262: Staff & Volunteer Ratios for Kidmin/Stumin with Kenny Conley
- Episode 261: Communicating to Middle Schoolers with Ashley Bohinc
- Episode 260: Children's Ministry & Digital Media with Carl Barnhill & Jason Noble
- Episode 259: 2022 Children's Ministry Statistics with Tony Kummer
- Episode 258: The State of Children's & Youth Ministry Staff with Vance Martin
- Episode 257: Finding Renewal as a Ministry Leader with Tom Bump
- Episode 256: How Leadership Has Changed with Clay Scroggins
- Episode 255: Parenting in a Tech World with Matt McKee
- Episode 254: Helping Parents Lighten the Load with Chris Sasser
- Episode 253: Helping Leaders Stay Spiritually Healthy with Keith Ferrin
- Episode 252: 3 Keys to Retaining New Families with Greg Curtis
- Episode 251: Kidmin Large Group - In-Person & Online with Lisa Molite
- Episode 250: Discipling Kids in Worship with Yancy
- Episode 249: Doing Ministry Inside and Outside the Church with Andrae Jones
- Episode 248: How to Get Volunteers Back with Brittany Nelson
- Episode 247: 5 Steps to Recruit Volunteers NOW
- Episode 246: Authentic Leadership the Lasts with Jim Wideman
- Episode 245: Restoring Your Soul in Hard Seasons with Tom Bump
- Episode 244: Quantity and Quality Volunteer Growth with Crystal Mazzuca
- Episode 242: Growing Student Ministry Beyond 10% with TJ McConohay
- Episode 241: Volunteer Appreciation & New Beginnings with Heidi Hensley
- Episode 240: Helping Kids Find Their Place in God's Great Story with Co-Pastors Paul & Jim
- Episode 239: Kidmin in a Large Church in Pandemic and Beyond with Lindsay Felstow
- Episode 238: Growing Student Ministry in Pandemic with Steve Cullum
- Episode 237: A Family Ministry Playbook for Partnering with Parents with Phil Bell
- Helpful Tips to Start Livestreaming Your Church Service
- Episode 235: Engage Every Parent Everywhere with Kristen Ivy
- Episode 234: Helping Kids & Students Feel SEEN with Will Hutcherson
- Episode 233: Children's Ministry Principles with Trisha Peach
- Orange Tour
- Episode 230: 5 Volunteer Onboarding Hacks with Kenny Conley
- Episode 229: A Different Volunteer Recruiting Focus
- Episode 227: Helping the NextGen Engage with the Bible with Keith Ferrin
- Episode 226: Student Ministry in Pandemic with James Sabin
- The Orange Conference
- Episode 225: Recruiting Volunteers and Growing the Team 25% with Crystal Mazzuca
- Church Volunteer Recruitment
- Episode 220: Re-Imagining Volunteer Teams with Chris Sasser
- 5 of the Best Church Texting Services
- Prayer Wall Ideas for Your Church (With Photos and Instructions)
- Episode 215: Radical Mentoring with Kevin Harris
- 81 Tools & Apps for a Digital Church Strategy
- Episode 214: Student Ministry on Discord with Stephen Law
- Episode 213: How to Love People Who Are Different from us with Adam Weber
- Episode 212: Partnering with Parents via Online Strategies with Dana Williams
- Episode 211: Kidmin In-Person & Online with Andrae Jones
- Church Marketing - Outsource Your Strategies to a Company
- Episode 210: From Student Ministry to a Church Planter during COVID-19 with Jamey Dickens
- Episode 208: Family Ministry Online and In-Person with Todd Lesher
- Episode 207: Children's Ministry Online with Mike Clear
- Episode 206: Kid's Content on YouTube for Families with Mallory Wright
- Episode 205: Kidmin on Instagram with Clent Wells of James River Church
- Episode 204: Church of the Highlands Kid's Ministry with Beth Cunningham
- Church Retention - What's a healthy retention percentage?
- Episode 203: Webinar Replay - Your Ministry Boxed with Ministry Boost
- Episode 202: A Church Staff COVID-19 Journey and Kidmin Resources w/ Brittany Nelson
- Episode 201: In-Person Kid's & Student Ministry with Nick Ballard
- Episode 200: Thinking Digital First with Ally Evans
- Episode 199: A Greater Story with Sam Collier
- Church Online Engagement: 26 Ideas to Implement
- Episode 198: Connecting With Families Online with Andrea Goslee
- Episode 197: Re-Opening Kidmin with Ally Evans & Will Hutcherson
- Episode 196: Experiencing Church at Home and ServeHQ with Scott Magdalein
- Episode 195: Navigating Adversity and Battling Anxiety with Gerald Fadayomi
- Episode 194: Student Ministry Pivots During COVID-19 with Justin Knowles
- Episode 193: Children's Ministry at Sandals Church with Jeremy O'Neill
- Episode 192: Self-Aware Leadership & Youth Ministry Teaching with Terry Linhart
- Episode 191: New Families and Guest Retention with Jason Young
- Episode 190: Discipleship and Social Media with Jonathan Malm
- Episode 189: Connecting Students with Coach Shef
- Orange Conference 2020 Quotes
- Orange Conference 2020 Opening Session
- Episode 188: A COVID-19 Family Ministry Road Map with Gina McClain
- Episode 187: Preteen Ministry with Sean Sweet
- Episode 186: A Sneak Peek Into Kidmin Challenges from Large Churches with Dale Hudson
- Episode 185: Online Kidmin and Recruiting Volunteer Subs with Jarrod Harris
- Episode 183: Kidmin Curriculum with Mike Clear
- Episode 182: Youth Ministry Evangelism with Greg Stier
- Episode 181: Gospel-Centered Kids Ministry and Discipline Tools with Jenny Funderburke Smith
- Episode 180: Ministering to Single Parents with Paula Dannielle
- How The Orange Conference Helps Our Church
- Episode 179: Youth Ministry from a Pastor's Perspective with Tony Myles
- Episode 178: Multisite NextGen and Reaching Outsiders with Alfred Burgess
- Episode 176: Retaining Volunteers Q&A with Christine Kreisher
- Episode 175: Empowering Volunteers Q&A with Jon Birkmire
- Episode 174: Training Volunteers Q&A with Dan Scott
- Episode 173: Encouraging Volunteers Q&A with Paula Dannielle
- Episode 172: Onboarding Volunteers Q&A with Kenny Conley
- Episode 170: Youth Ministry + Family Ministry with the Longer Haul Youth Ministry Podcast
- Episode 168: Kids Worship with Yancy
- Episode 167: Divorce and Single Parents with Linda Ranson Jacobs
- Episode 166: Helping Parents in Growing With Their Teenagers with Kara Powell
- Episode 164: Helping Families Navigate the Loss of a Child with David Maddron
- Episode 159: Student Ministry Leadership & Culture with Reed Moore
- Church Events: 15 Best Practices for Planning, Leading, and Promoting Events at Your Church
- Episode 152: Preschool Ministry With Brittany Compton
- Episode 147: Justin Herman on Transitioning Churches & Keys to Junior High Ministry
- Episode 141: Bringing Hope to Students in Your Community With Will Hutcherson
- Episode 139: Shane Sanchez on Student Ministry and the Junior/Senior Gap
- Episode 138: Partnering With Schools With Becky Rydman
- Episode 137: Building a Preteen Ministry with Zach Matchett
- Statistics on Youth Leaving the Church and Why
- Rethink Leadership - Why Every Executive Leader Should Attend
- Episode 135: How to Recruit & Retain Volunteers with Steven Knight
- Episode 134: 6 Milestones and Transitions to Celebrate with Parents with Matt Morgan
- Episode 133: 5-Part Strategy for Partnering with Parents
- The Lead Small Strategy
- Episode 129: Craig Cable on Church Security
- Episode 126: Deciding to Stay or Go in Ministry
- Episode 122: Multi-Ethnic Ministry With Lisette Fraser
- Episode 121: Ratios, Benchmarks for Budget, Staffing and Volunteers with Annette Safstrom
- Episode 120: 10 Key Agreements for Your Team With Kevin Monahan
- Episode 119: Gina McClain on Building a Lead Small Culture
- Episode 118: NextGen Ministry in a Small Church with Kelly Stockdale
- Episode 117: Redefining Preschool Ministry with Erin English
- Episode 115: Ministry Boost + Mission Trip Strategy with Calla Parker
- Episode 114: Preparing High School Seniors for College With Gerald Fadayomi
- Episode 113: Resourcing Parents With Lindsey Whitney
- Episode 112: Nick Salyers on Equipping Parents and Students for College
- 31 Volunteer Job Descriptions for Family Ministry (FREE)
- Episode 110: Ministry Hacks with Kenny Conley
- Episode 109: The 3 Pillars of Junior High Ministry With Justin Herman
- Episode 108: Mile Markers for Parents, Calendar, Trip Planning and Facilities with Britt Kitchen
- Episode 107: Steve Cullum on Helping Students Struggling With Mental Health
- Episode 106: Charlie Conder on Partnering With Schools and Women in Student Ministry
- Episode 105: Dan Scott on "Caught in Between: Engaging Your Preteens Before They Check Out"
- Episode 104: Sam Collier on Finding Your Voice
- Episode 103: Leading a Team That is 70% Student Volunteers with Kellie Krueger
- Episode 102: Orange Conference 2018 Highlights and Key Takeaways
- Episode 101: Creating a Social Media Strategy for Your Ministry With Kevin Jennings
- Episode 100: How to Plan Your Event With Jim Murphy
- Episode 099: Reaching Millenial Parents with Michayla White
- Episode 098: 4 Views on Pastoring LGBTQ Teenagers
- Episode 097: Kurt Johnston on Student Ministry Strategy
- Episode 096: A Discipleship Strategy for Kids With Danielle Bell
- Episode 095: Amy Fenton on VBS Planning and the Difference Between Evangelism and Discipleship
- Episode 093: Jim Wideman on Making Time to Rethink Your Ministry
- Episode 092: How North Point Does Student Ministry With Louie Lovoy
- Episode 091: The Top 5 Things That Influence the Faith of the Next Generation With Jana Magruder
- Episode 090: Equipping Parents to Lead Their Families in Faith With Dr. Michelle Anthony
- Episode 089: Engaging Middle Schoolers in Large Group and Small Group With Ashley Bohinc
- Episode 088: Serving Families Well Through Trauma and Other Challenges With Kim Botto
- Episode 087: Erin English on Growing Your Volunteer Team and Setting Goals in the New Year
- Episode 086: Chris Sasser on The Parent Network
- Episode 084: Alston Causey on Creating a Remarkable Volunteer Culture
- Episode 083: A Deep Dive Into Preschool Ministry With Alison Leamon
- Episode 082: Training and Equipping Small Group Leaders With Afton Phillips
- Episode 081: Rachel Walker – Starting a Ministry From Scratch
- Episode 080: A Strategic Plan for Partnering With Parents With Phil Bell
- Episode 079: Coaching and Leading Not Normal Volunteers With Adam Duckworth
- Episode 078: Creating Great Family Experiences for Kids and Parents With Dave Truitt
- Episode 076: 4 Key Things to Remember as a Leader With Kathie Phillips
- Episode 075: What a 1:500 Staff-Kid Ratio Looks Like With Andrae Jones
- Episode 074: How to Onboard and Train Volunteers With Scott Magdalein
- Episode 073: Helping New Families Stick With Greg Curtis and Joe Schmaltz
- Episode 072: Creating Irresistible Environments with Lisa Molite
- Episode 071: Structuring Age Groups Within NextGen With JC Thompson
- Episode 070: Hard Conversations and Tribes for Parents With Cindy Fiala
- Episode 069: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge With Clay Scroggins
- Episode 068: Rich Birch on Breaking 1000 in Family Ministry
- Episode 067: Kenny Conley - 5 Keys to a Good Start
- Episode 066: Jessica Bealer on Multisite Children's Ministry
- 16 Gift Ideas for First-Time Families
- Episode 065: The Unstuck Church With Tony Morgan
- Episode 064: Top 10 Mistakes Children's Ministry Leaders Make With Ricardo Miller
- Episode 063: Strategy for Partnering with Parents With Sherry Surratt
- Episode 062: Serving as a Student With Micah Fletcher & John Cahill
- Episode 061: Empowering Students to Serve With Alex Beaverson
- Episode 060: Your Team's Wiring and Women in Ministry With Amber Baker
- Episode 059: Serving Disability Families With Ellen Stumbo
- Episode 058: Summer Programming in Youth Ministry With Joe Crabb
- Episode 057: The Myth of Balance With Frank Bealer
- Episode 056: Creating Irresistible Environments With Gabe Boucher
- Episode 055: Youth Ministry Trips, Volunteer Culture, and Programming with Tomy Cummins
- Episode 054: Partnering With Parents With Will Hutcherson
- Episode 053: Q & A With Your Questions From the Year
- How to Be Productive: A System for Leaders Who Can't Afford to Waste Time
- Episode 052: Jeff Henderson on Helping Dads Invest in Their Sons
- Episode 051: Ministry in a Small Church With Jared Massey
- Episode 050: "Growing Young" With Brad Griffin
- 10 (of about 1,343) Things I'm Looking Forward to at Orange Conference 2017
- Episode 049: Understanding Middle Schoolers and Pointing Them to Jesus With Katie Edwards
- Episode 048: Small Group Leader Best Practices With Shannon Pijanowski
- Episode 047: Creativity in Youth Ministry With Justin Knowles
- Episode 046: Leading Yourself and Aligning a NextGen Team With Aaron Bauer
- Episode 045: Engaging Kids in Worship With Corinne Noble
- Episode 044: Core Values for Family Ministry Leadership With John Huber
- Episode 043: Empowering Leaders and Giving Up Control With Lenny Moore
- Episode 042: Leadership Pipelines With Todd Adkins
- Episode 041: Leadership Development at Life.Church With Allyson Evans
- How to Recruit Volunteers for Summer
- Episode 040: Delegating and Focusing on Your Strengths With Tom Bump
- Episode 039: Apps, Technology and Curriculum With Michael Covington
- 100 Volunteer Appreciation Ideas
- Episode 038: Melissa MacDonald on Discipling Kids
- Episode 037: Tom Pounder on Youth Ministry, Social Media, and Online Services
- Episode 036: The LCBC Team on Multi-Site Family Ministry
- Episode 035: Sam Luce on the Tension Between Entertainment and Discipleship
- Episode 034: Andy Needham on Training and Equipping Volunteers
- Episode 033: Corey Ray Jones on Productivity and Effective Planning
- Episode 032: Jeff Cochran on Leadership Development
- Episode 031: The Power of Story with Dan Scott
- Episode 030: "If Disney Ran Your Children's Ministry" With Dale Hudson
- Episode 029: Discipling Kids and the Gospel Project with Jeff Reed
- Episode 028: Staff, Volunteer & Budget Benchmarks for Children's & Youth Ministry With Anthony Prince
- Are Your Children & Youth Ministry Staff/Volunteer Ratios Healthy?
- Episode 027: Tom Shefchunas on Volunteer Coaches and Metrics in Ministry
- Episode 026: Heidi Hensley on Tough Topics for Leaders
- Episode 025: Kenny Conley on NextGen and Family Ministry
- Episode 024: Terrace Crawford on Empowering Students to Serve
- Episode 023: Carey Nieuwhof on Conversations That Will Help Grow Your Church
- Episode 022: Brian Dollar on Equipping Parents for Tough Conversations
- Episode 021: Ryan Frank on Recruiting Volunteers
- Episode 019: Josh Griffin on Teaching and Resourcing in Youth Ministry
- Episode 018: Bill Hegedus on Preteen Ministry and Partnering With Parents
- Episode 017: Matt McKee on the Technology Talk
- Episode 016: Jeremy Lee on Parent Ministry and Partnership
- How to Structure for Growth in Ministry
- Episode 014: EJ Swanson on Teaching Students and Leading NextGen
- Episode 013: Ben Kerns on Youth Ministry Challenges
- Episode 011: Matt Guevera on Prioritizing Your Relationship With God
- Episode 010: Kristen Ivy on Just a Phase
- How to Delegate: The Ultimate Guide to Delegation
- Episode 007: Chris Wesley on Youth Ministry With a Strategy
- Church Volunteerism and How Church Volunteers Reach More People
- 7 Ways Leaders Frustrate Their Teams (And How to Stop)
- How to Be One Family Ministry Team Without a Team Leader
- 5 Steps Toward Helping Students Serve in Your Church
- Episode 002: Frank Bealer on Volunteers Who Lead Like Staff
- Mission | Vision | Strategy | Values - Values Create Culture
- Mission | Vision | Strategy | Values - The Strategy Factor
- Mission | Vision | Strategy | Values - How is Vision unique?
- Mission | Vision | Strategy | Values - What's the Difference?
- My Takeaways From the 2016 Orange Conference
- How to Test Your Ministry Vision With the 5 Whys
- The Secret to Getting Great Attendance at Volunteer Trainings
- Can A Small Church Do Student Ministry Well?
- What Our Weekly Family Ministry Meetings Looks Like
- 30 Apps We Use to Lead Family Ministry
- 5 Ways to Partner With Parents as a Small Group Leader
- How To Grow As A Leader Without Adding More To Your Schedule
- How Disney's 4 Keys Can Improve Your Volunteer Job Descriptions
- The Secret to Leading a Growing Family Ministry
- Five Ways To Train Volunteers and Which One Is Best
- 7 Things We Do As A Family Ministry
- What Should a Family Pastor Do?
- 6 Reasons We Should Pay Children & Student Ministry Staff More
- Developing Volunteer Coaches & Creating Coach Values
- 8 Measures of a Healthy Family Ministry
- A 5-Part Strategy for Partnering With Parents
- What is your Ministry communicating?
- How a Volunteer Leadership Pipeline Can Grow Your Team & Church
- 7 Steps To Launching a Ministry Network
- Volunteer Ratios for Kids, Students & VBS: How Many You Actually Need
- 5 Reasons I Love Our Children's Ministry Network
- A Church StratOp For Your Church
- How to Reach More People Through Social Media Ads
- A Simple Social Media Strategy for Churches
- 9 Ways Orange Curriculum Helps Beyond Sunday
- The Teenage Brain & Why Lead Small is Important
- How To Improve Family Ministry Quality & Consistency
- 5 Things I Learned From Visiting Lifepoint Church On a Sunday
- Children's Ministry Space: Planning for what you need
- 5 Things I Learned from Visiting @ConnexusBarrie
- 5 Things I Learned While Working with Browncroft Community Church
- 6 Church Email Communication Tips
- Church Volunteer Training: A 7-Part System That Actually Works
- Church Event Promo: 15 Ways to Promote Your Church Event for a Better Turnout
- Why We Changed Our Children's Ministry Names
- Church Staff Development | How to Develop Your Team
- 6 Church Communication Tips
- 6 Steps to Implementing 252 Kids Curriculum and Strategy
- 6 Benefits of the Family Ministry Model
- Family Ministry Transitions & Milestone Events
- 5 Steps to Implementing Children's Ministry Small Groups
- Creating a Healthy Church Culture
- What is Family Ministry?
- 20 Faith Principles I've Learned from Andy Stanley
- The Children's Ministry and Student Ministry Curriculum We Use and Why
- Church Growth Barriers With a Family Ministry Perspective
- Orange Strategy: 5 Essentials & How it Helps Parents
- Leadership Development Ideas For Church Staff and Volunteers
- The Importance of Fathers in Church and Their Children's Faith
- Church Programming: 7 Questions to Evaluate Your Programming
- The Best Children's Ministry Curriculum and Why We Use It
- North Point Worship Service Planning Process - Drive Conference
- Changing Churches - Why Some People Should
