http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/tags/director Orange Leaders Forum en-US Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:02:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/search.php http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/any-advice-for-a-new-high-school-director-building-from-ground-zero#post-73 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:17:37 +0000 thenewkid 73@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Hey saints! My church's previous youth pastor (who directed middle and high school) was let go for various relevant reasons and has become acquainted with bitterness and even an unexpected deal of malice. As you can imagine this as affected our youth, staff and church body with a deal of confusion, resent and distrust towards church leadership; which now includes me. </p> <p>I see God's hand on the whole situation, even the confusion, and trust him to aide us in this transition. I believe in the vision Abba's put in the spirits of my leaders, colleagues and myself about how to go forward in this season of rebuilding. </p> <p>Is there any advice or sage wisdom you could offer a young man in these interesting shoes?</p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-does-a-staff-organizational-chart-look-like-at-different-stages#post-5 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:20:39 +0000 Beth Nelson 5@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>While every church is different, there are some common structures that many Orange churches have moved to. Details vary, but here are the people you may need, now or down the road:</p> <p>For Sunday ministry in all environments (preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school and college):</p> <ul> <li>Large group communicators and small group leaders </li> <li>Host team/security check-in volunteers/crowd control for zone coordinators </li> <li>Tech team</li> </ul> <p>For Family Experience:</p> <ul> <li>Family production director, cast, tech teams, host team, prop/set managers</li> </ul> <p>Midweek:</p> <ul> <li>Resource assistance: a team to prepare small group materials, and another to gather and prep large group theme, props, visuals</li> </ul> <p>While all of this might seem overwhelming, the best approach is to begin where you are and build out from there. </p> <p>In a single-staff church, the pastor would simply design his or her volunteer structure around the environments he or she is able to run. Volunteers would implement Orange ministry with the staff member and leadership team as chief architects and encouragers. You might even designate a volunteer to be Family Ministry Director. </p> <p>As you expand the ministry, staff new positions with volunteers and plan to hire top-level leaders (directors or pastors) whose primary gifting is managing projects and managing volunteer teams. </p> <p>As you add to your staff, remember to provide good administrative support for your team (sometimes churches forget to hire admin help). Finally, never let staff replace your volunteers. You will always feel the pressure to hire, but often a slight reorganization or looking at a situation a second time will allow you to continue to keep volunteers engaged. Remember, for many of them, making a difference in families’ lives is the highlight of their week. </p>