The Orange Leaders Audio Blog

In today's episode, you'll hear an excerpt from the Orange Strategy Guide audiobook, which helps any leader understand how to combine the light of the church and the heart of the home to influence the faith of the next generation.

A small group leader can be one of the most important people in a kid's life. In today's episode, Tom Shefchunas shares his thoughts on what every small group leader should know before taking on the job.

No one creates a small group thinking it won't last, but they often do. Today, you'll learn how to build a small group that will keep meeting week after week.

Though social media is necessary in your ministry, it does have its downsides, including negativity on your posts. Find out how you should handle negative feedback in today's episode.

While summer serves as a break from rigid programming, the fall is coming and it is a strategic season for growth. In today's episode, you'll learn how to create a plan to cultivate new leaders in your ministry.

Culture dictates how your team will fulfill the duties and vision of your ministry. Today, you'll learn what makes up a healthy culture.

There will always come a time when you have to work within a group setting in your ministry, but cohesion is optional. Find out how to work well with others in today's episode.

Even the best small group leaders struggle with a dip in attendance. Find out the common reasons why people stop attending small group.

Your church's social media strategy shouldn't be implemented alone — you need a team! Learn how to build the right social media team in today's episode.

An organization's attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs are what create your mission's synergy and momentum. Learn five ways to have a great staff culture.

As leaders, we all share a desire to grow in our leadership. Learn how you can use this summer to cultivate personal growth in your life.

Building and leading a small group culture in your church can be difficult, but the smallest acts of kindness can make a huge difference. Learn how one church used a postcard to reinforce leading small.

Time spent supporting small group leaders and the parents of the kids in the small group will help the next generation form a faith of their own. Learn how this model will benefit your church's ministry in today's episode.

Life change happens in small groups. Today, you'll learn why it's essential your church moves to a small group format and how it'll benefit your entire ministry.

Recurring evaluation of our volunteers sets them up for success. Learn how to properly assess the strengths and weaknesses of your volunteers in today's episode.

In today's episode, you'll learn how to show your volunteers you appreciate them using Gary Chapman's five love languages concept.

Having strong marriages among those in your ministry can ultimately lead to increased faith in the next generation. Learn how your church can implement a marriage ministry in today's episode.

The way you lead through transition can either build faith or fear in your team. In today's episode, you'll learn how to lead through transition in a healthy, honest way.

In today's episode, you'll learn how to transition out of a position with professionalism and grace, while maintaining healthy leadership.

You were created to grow. And even though growth is often uncomfortable, you'll learn ways to push through the zone of discomfort in today's episode.

Ministry growth happens when community happens. Learn what this means for you and your ministry in today's episode.

In today's episode, you'll learn how leaders leverage their influence best by encouraging others to leverage theirs.

In today's episode, you'll learn why grooming your volunteers to lead may be a better option than hiring someone from the outside.

Change is hard. Learn how to effectively lead through it in today's episode.

Intentional loss can make way for tremendous growth. In today's episode, you'll learn some necessary changes your ministry needs to make to flourish.

Bringing ministry teams out of silos into alignment provides tremendous opportunities for the next generation's spiritual development. Learn how to do this in today's episode.

Trusting your volunteers to do good work and giving them responsibility has more impact on the life of your ministry and others than you may think. Learn how in today's episode.

The crucial part of sustaining volunteer longevity is communication. Learn the best and effective ways to do just that in today's episode.

In the busyness of doing ministry, we can often forget how invaluable volunteers are. In today's episode, you'll learn how to celebrate your volunteers.

When change happens, it's important to know your core identity. In today's episode, you'll learn some helpful questions to ask yourself to get to know yourself better.

In today's episode, we'll learn how to help your church's volunteer culture reach its highest potential.

In today's episode, we learn why saying, “Everything is going to be OK” might not be as empathetic as we think.

Social media is a great tool, but it does have its challenges. Today, you'll learn how to work around those challenges in today's episode.

In today's episode, you'll learn why identifying volunteers as servants changed the way they serve in ministry.

In today's episode, you'll learn the important lesson of how to keep morale up among your volunteers while also keeping a pulse on the volunteer culture at your church.

To grow our ministry, we must be willing to exchange outgrown practices for new ones. Learn how to do this well in today's episode.

More than half of students are expected to turn from their faith in college. Learn how you can help decrease this number using small group leaders in today's episode.

Soundtracks used during kid ministry tend to lock us in inflexibly, but it doesn't have to. In today's episode, you'll learn how to use pre-recorded music to benefit your ministry.

The best leaders are exceptional managers. Learn five essentials leaders should manage in today's episode.

Youth ministry leaders often wear many hats and one, singular job description never seems to encompass all the things they do. Learn the absolutes of the job in today's episode.

Change is hard work, but pruning is necessary for growth. In today's episode, you'll learn why cutting away some aspects of your ministry will be the best thing you could ever do for it.

Recruiting students who will be a good fit for your youth ministry long term is similar to college football recruitment. How? Learn more in today's episode.

In today's episode, you'll learn why having a plan in place to move volunteers and leaders from one level to the next will decrease chaos in your ministry.

The beauty of the gospel is we don't have to do much to enhance the message — it's all there. Find out in today's episode how to engage in meaningful messaging.

Leadership development takes time. I'm today's episode, you'll learn how time will help build trust and confidence amongst the people you work with in ministry.

Using music in your kids ministry has great transformational potential. Learn how to have structure during worship without forgoing fun.

Social media is a very prominent part of young people's lives — the good, the bad, and the ugly. In today's episode, you'll learn how to talk to your students about how to use social media responsibly.

Often, we get tired of the slow moving progress in our ministry. Today, you'll learn the outlook you should have to be content with the pace.

If you work in a small church, you might be wondering if the Orange curriculum would benefit your church. Learn how one church, with a congregation of 250, uses the curriculum.

High capacity leaders will help advance the mission of your ministry, and in today's episode, you'll learn how to attract those kinds of leaders.

As the primary way through which we communicate, our words are essential. In today's episode, you'll learn the importance of speaking positively about the schools and families in your community.