WHAT IS LEAD SMALL? Lead Small is a phrased coined by Orange that promotes the idea that every child, student and adult needs to be surrounded by a strategic group of mentors and peers to connect with as they grow in their faith. So why do I think it is important? WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THE TEENAGE BRAIN Dr. Daniel Siegel wrote the book Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain where he shares how the teenage brain is re-wiring itself. Now, that’s not new info

Family Ministry is a newer phrase used in church world to represent how a local church serves families. In the local church (in America at least), that has taken on a variety of looks over the years, but can mostly be broken up into 2 categories. THE MODEL I GREW UP IN I’ve attended church regularly since birth. In fact, I'm the daughter of ministers. And the model I grew up in looked like this: Churches had (and still have) ministries for children, students, college-age or y