A wildly practical and inspirational three-day event for future thinking family ministry leaders.
Join the annual event that launches teams of kids ministry and youth ministry leaders into brighter future recharged and overflowing with real tools they can use they very next week. In three exciting days, you’ll fill your notebook while a vibrant community fills your soul. Join us in April as we discover one thing every church can do to change everything for the next generation.
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And when it comes to 2025 in ministry, I think it is one for the artists.
Because culture has shifted. Generations have changed. Families look different and there’s a notable difference in the way kids and teenagers understand. . . well . . everything.
We may need to move forward, take some steps, and act on behalf of a generation—even when we aren’t sure what’s going to happen next.
See, that’s the thing about art . . .
You don’t always know what the painting will look like when you start.
You don’t always know what the sound of the music will be when you play the first note.
Sometimes you just need that first note, the first step in the dance. Sometimes you just need to know the first color in the palette before you can see the whole picture.
And that’s why this year at The Orange Conference, we are beginning with one color.
You know which one it is, right?
In our strategy, the color Orange has always represented the home and the family working together, cheering for each other, partnering with each other and showing up for the next generation in a way that will influence their future. Orange is made up of red (representing the heart of the home) and yellow (the light of the church), but the point isn’t what either can do individually.
The point is what happens when red and yellow come together to make something new, something orange.
Something beautiful happens when people who care about the next generation start working together.
It makes our priorities clearer.
It makes our decisions bolder.
It makes our message louder.
And, it makes our churches healthier.
Intuitively, we know that we can do more together, but over and over the research confirms that a kid or a teenager’s life is radically impacted when adults from different areas of their life partner together to influence their faith and future.
That’s why, this year we’re doubling down on a single idea:
It’s the idea Jesus describes when He talks about the Church
The idea that science confirms makes the most impact
And the idea that has been at the core of Orange from the very beginning.
The idea of WE.
We the church and
We the home and
We the volunteers and
We the staff and
We the community leaders and
We the faith leaders and
We the kids ministry and
We the youth ministry and
We the educators and
We the pastors and
We the family and
We the whole family of God
with the Spirit of God
doing the work of God.
for the sake of the next generation.
It won’t be easy or predictable.
It’s not an exact science,
“We” can be messy. But also, “we” can be beautiful.
That’s why we call it. . .
