For the first time in 4 years I will not be at the Orange Conference. It’s a great conference Reggie and his team knock it out of the park every year.
Why do I love going?
I love the idea of Kids pastors and Youth pastors aligning forces to partner with parents.
We use their curriculum and find that it works great for our multisite environment.
I love seeing my friends that come back every year.
I really like the bigness of it.
I love connecting with a different crowd. (Every conference has it’s unique crowd and Orange is no different.)
I love Reggies heart appreciate the work he does.
The production value of the event is always fantastic.
Here is what I will miss most this year
Hanging with my posse
Being a Part of the the book launch and book signing of “The Eric Trap” which officially goes on sale today!
Going to the official and not so official tweet-ups.
Seeing McKee walk around in his White Pants and Orange boots.
Meeting new amazing leaders from around the world. (Last year I met, Rob Bradberry, DC Curry and Terrace Crawford all of whom I learned a ton from.)
Here is what I am going to do this year.
Watch the live feed of the opening night and the backstage streaming.
Try to keep up with the twitter feed
Read as many blogs as I can. With 30+ bloggers going I am sure I’ll catch the vibe of the event.
I hear ya! I'm already having withdrawals and have expressed that sentiment numerous times to my wife.
How can I watch the live stream? Is that something that you can register for? Do the have a dvd packet or anything you can buy if you can't go?
Andrew not 100% sure but the last couple of years they live streamed the opening session I believe at orange leaders.
I think my friends are tired of hearing me say the same thing! I'm even going to miss some of the livestream which makes it worse!
It IS one of the most encouraging times I've had as a Children's Ministry leader! Looking forward to "living" some of it through blogs!