http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/tags/family-experience Orange Leaders Forum en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:44:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/search.php http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-production-for-student-ministry#post-194 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:56:43 +0000 kmccollister 194@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Hey Matt,<br /> A Family XP for Student Ministry can be a tough draw. I think parents would be interested, but getting their students there might be a little more difficult. The family experience is going to change as children get older and by the time their kids are involved in a church's Student Ministry, the “combined” worship service is often “big church”. However, the XP3 curriculum may offer an occasional solution for you. Every now and then, the XP from a series will lend itself to parent involvement. While it is not a traditional “Family Experience”, it’s a way to incorporate parents and students in one event. Also, because the interaction between parents and students is more conversational, the information we send out in the Home XP for each series can be a catalyst for those conversations. </p> <p>One other suggestion. If you are looking to have some sort of outreach to parents to help cast vision and encourage them in your partnership with them, the Parent Link Live product may be a possible resource for you (<a href="https://secure.rethinkgroup.org/store/product.php?productid=761." rel="nofollow">https://secure.rethinkgroup.org/store/product.php?productid=761.</a>) It’s a great resource to help parents understand the 5 Family Values and Orange’s 40/3000 principle.</p> <p>Hope this helps. Feel free to call the XP3 extension (866.343.4874 ext 7132) if you'd like to talk through this some more if you need anything else.</p> <p>~Kristie (XP3 PDD) </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-192 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:37:00 +0000 celestemk 192@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Thanks for the feedback and answer to my question! I am really looking forward to implementing more and more Orange concepts. :) </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-191 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:47:04 +0000 vinnyc 191@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>we offer our Family XP on Saturday(7pm) and Sunday (11am) right after the adult church. we do the show the first weekend of the month. It's when we start the new virtue and what better way to get the parents to know what their kids are learning then "showing" them the same week their kids get introduced to it. then both the family and the parents are on board. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-production-for-student-ministry#post-189 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:55:24 +0000 MattyP 189@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Our Student Ministry recently transitioned to the XP3 strategy at the start of this school year and we are looking to better minister to the family unit as a whole. I am interested in engaging with our parents that will bring them together with their students in a large group Family XP perhaps once a month. I have seen the success of this with our Children's Ministry using the Family Production once a month, and would like to try something with our Student Ministry. My vision is to get parents on board in understanding what we are teaching the students so that we can make a greater impact together. </p> <p>Is anyone out there doing anything like this within Student Ministry that I can see a working model? Obviously there is the challenge of getting students to buy into this as to not feeling like it is lame having their parents around. Any thoughts or suggestions?</p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-184 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:46:43 +0000 arathbone 184@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Yes, the Family Production and Family XP (experience) are the same thing. There are a wide variety of churches who do it from as little as once a quarter to as much as once a week. Many churches do choose to do it once a month, since each month is a new virtue. A lot of it depends on your churches schedule and resources. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-182 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:43:05 +0000 celestemk 182@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Quick question...I just finished reading Think Orange a few weeks ago, and have started exploring the different web sites, so I'm still new! I'm a little confused about the differences (if any) between the Family Production and the Family XP. Are they one and the same? Do most churches host this once a month? </p> <p>Thanks for your feedback! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/partnering-with-parents#post-168 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:33:37 +0000 d_dejesus 168@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>LOVE that! Thanks so much! :) </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-160 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:15:47 +0000 Angela McCann 160@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We switched from doing FP weekly on Wed. nights to doing it once/month on Sunday nights. The best thing about it is that the kids leave church wanting to come back that night, in the past they had to wait a few days to return and the desire to come back had waned in light of other activities and school. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-152 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:37:10 +0000 dianerunge 152@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We considered Friday or Saturday nights, but landed on Friday. We found that families looked for family "entertainment" on Friday nights and saw Saturday as sort of a "school night" since they had to get kids to bed early for Sunday morning. So, we really leveraged the "night out" alternative. You could: create invites that look like movie/theater tickets, use stantions and have greeters placed in a movie theater kind of set up, serve a pizza dinner package (slice, soda, cookie or whole pizza etc.) and set up resturant like seating, use the Virtue posters to add the look/feel....Our families had no problems handing out tickets and inviting friends in their neighborhood. It was great! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/family-xp-on-saturday-night#post-150 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:13:57 +0000 lancescarbrough 150@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Is anyone doing a FAMILY XP on a Saturday night?<br /> If so, what does your schedule look like?<br /> Is it working?</p> <p>____<br /> We are currently doing a family xp on Wednesday nights (weekly).<br /> We are in need of adding an additional service and we are thinking about doing a Saturday Family Weekend.<br /> (Family XP (before or after) a weekend service)<br /> We are thinking about only doing once a month.</p> <p>Any thoughts? </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-to-cast-vision-to-families#post-133 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:44:44 +0000 paulluna 133@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>I am looking at new ways to cast vision to our families so I read through every wall post I could find on the subject. I then took the ones I thought were helpful to me and combined them into this one post. I did not come up with these ideas, I simply compiled other people’s ideas. </p> <p>This one comes from lisamcc Lisa McCarthy<br /> <a href="http://orangeleaders.com/forums/topic.php?id=49" rel="nofollow">http://orangeleaders.com/forums/topic.php?id=49</a> </p> <p>In September we launched a new strategy to help our family's "Create Rhythm" in their daily lives. We call it "Live It, Learn It, Use It."<br /> Here's how it works.<br /> We have a family experience on the first Sunday of each month. At the family experience we launch the new month's virtue. In the launching of the virtue we ask families to accept a mission-which is to "LIve the Virtue, Learn the Verse and Use the Tool."<br /> We encourage families to "Create Rhythm" in their day by highlighting one rhythm time of the day each month and then we create an application tool that ties to that time of day.<br /> For example in September, we highlighted "BedTime" and we created a pillowcase that had all the virtues (for the season) and memory verses printed on it. Lots of GREAT feedback and stories on how families have "accepted" the mission and are literally "Creating Rhythm" in their week (at bedtime) to talk about wisdom and how they have applied it during the day/week!<br /> In October we will be highlighting "MorningTime" and we'll give them a glass cling with the virtue they put on their bathroom mirror along with a marker that writes on glass-so they can "Create Rhythm" and talk about the virtue while they get ready for their day.<br /> In November we will highlight "MealTime" with a placemat. Again to "Create Rhythm" in their day as they accept the mission to "Live the Virtue, Learn the Verse and Use the Tool" and talk about faith while they share a meal.<br /> In December, I'd like to highlight "DriveTime" with some type of CD, with Christmas music.<br /> Then we'll re-highlight each time of a families day through out the season.<br /> Our Small Group Leaders use this language to "Create Rhythm" within in their small group time and as they connect with families.<br /> We hope this idea is a blessing to all of you folks out their moving to His rhythm as we partner with families to raise a revolutionary generation who will Love God, Love People and Serve the World.<br /> We'd love to hear from you-Blessings! Lisa McCarthy</p> <p>This one comes from Beth<br /> <a href="http://orangeleaders.com/forums/topic.php?id=14" rel="nofollow">http://orangeleaders.com/forums/topic.php?id=14</a> </p> <p>First, cast vision for what can happen at home. Fuel passion for their roles as parents, giving them reasons and practical ideas for the value of family time. Next, provide resources as tools and communicate the how and why of each resource (FamilyTimes Virtue Pack, God Time cards, Refrigerator Door cards, Small Talk, For Heaven’s Sake, HomeWork, etc. See the reThink Store for these resources.). You could package a month's worth of tools in a cool way (create a custom printed "toolbox" using a Happy Meal box, paper gift bag, folder, or plastic bag).</p> <p>Another way to encourage the dialogue is to set up a section of your web site where parents can share ideas on what’s been helpful to them. If your church website doesn't have space or bandwidth for this, you can set up a blog web site through Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, or any other source.</p> <p>This one comes from Beth<br /> <a href="http://www2.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic.php?id=12" rel="nofollow">http://www2.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic.php?id=12</a></p> <p>Vision leaks, so it must be done constantly, creatively, and in as many ways as can be done. Here are some ideas that might help:</p> <p>Launch a new ministry season with Orange Night. Cast vision for why you are doing what you do (the strategy behind Orange) as well as the content you might be covering, but make it fun. You might hand out Orange glow sticks and play some great music. If you want to make it a true family event, try showing the "Skeeples and Lomes" DVD to parents and kids together. Finish off the night with orange sherbert, vanilla ice cream, and orange toppings.<br /> If you do a monthly FX (Family Experience), it’s a great chance to cast vision. Give parents the monthly Parent Link Live parenting podcast to help them understand how they can win at home. Some churches even start the family experience a few minutes early, and while the kids warm up with some songs, parents gather for a few minutes with the senior pastor or another church leader who gives a short (5-7 minute) talk on parenting values or the church’s Orange strategy.<br /> At the end of the year, throw an Ovations event where you celebrate your volunteers. Many of your volunteers are parents, and while you are appreciating their hard work, you have yet another opportunity to remind why what they do is so important.<br /> Create a highlights video of what goes on "back there" so parents can see what it looks and feels like, and play these videos prior to the adult service when appropriate. Work with your church’s senior leadership, lead pastor, and eldership for their communication and support. Talk with your senior pastor about possibly doing an Orange series for adults.<br /> Encourage parents to tap into Amber Sky, where the vision gets reinforced once again through music and creative arts.</p> <p>This I read from "Learning to Lead : Bringing Out the Best in People" by Smith, Fred and I simplified it. p.34-36</p> <p>1. Define it specifically. In my view, nothing is properly defined until you write it down. </p> <p>2. Express it so other people understand it. A good statement of purpose is straightforward. It comes right to the point.</p> <p>3. Get both organizational and personal acceptance of the vision. Gather Others around the Vision. Organizational acceptance means the majority will vote for the motion.</p> <p>4. Repeat the purpose over and over. One very effective leader used this phrase in his vision setting: “Say it simply, boldly, and repeat it often.”</p> <p>I hope this can help someone else.</p> <p>Paul Luna </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/partnering-with-parents#post-123 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:02:13 +0000 hopekids 123@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>love the theme! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/partnering-with-parents#post-122 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:31:36 +0000 leeannfarr 122@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>What a wonderful idea!!! Thank you for sharing! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/parachurch-programming#post-118 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:28:07 +0000 tlhyde 118@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Anyone have experience or knowledge re: doing the Family Experience in a parachurch organization? </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/partnering-with-parents#post-112 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:24:12 +0000 lisamcc 112@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>In September we launched a new strategy to help our family's "Create Rhythm" in their daily lives. We call it "Live It, Learn It, Use It."<br /> Here's how it works.<br /> We have a family experience on the first Sunday of each month. At the family experience we launch the new month's virtue. In the launching of the virtue we ask families to accept a mission-which is to "LIve the Virtue, Learn the Verse and Use the Tool."<br /> We encourage families to "Create Rhythm" in their day by highlighting one rhythm time of the day each month and then we create an application tool that ties to that time of day.<br /> For example in September, we highlighted "BedTime" and we created a pillowcase that had all the virtues (for the season) and memory verses printed on it. Lots of GREAT feedback and stories on how families have "accepted" the mission and are literally "Creating Rhythm" in their week (at bedtime) to talk about wisdom and how they have applied it during the day/week!<br /> In October we will be highlighting "MorningTime" and we'll give them a glass cling with the virtue they put on their bathroom mirror along with a marker that writes on glass-so they can "Create Rhythm" and talk about the virtue while they get ready for their day.<br /> In November we will highlight "MealTime" with a placemat. Again to "Create Rhythm" in their day as they accept the mission to "Live the Virtue, Learn the Verse and Use the Tool" and talk about faith while they share a meal.<br /> In December, I'd like to highlight "DriveTime" with some type of CD, with Christmas music.<br /> Then we'll re-highlight each time of a families day through out the season.<br /> Our Small Group Leaders use this language to "Create Rhythm" within in their small group time and as they connect with families.<br /> We hope this idea is a blessing to all of you folks out their moving to His rhythm as we partner with families to raise a revolutionary generation who will Love God, Love People and Serve the World.<br /> We'd love to hear from you-Blessings! Lisa McCarthy </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/most-used-family-experience-segments#post-108 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:57:18 +0000 kick 108@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We use all the segments and our families love them! We have been doing FX every Sunday since Jan 2008 and our families look forward to their favorite 'segment'(Rapid Response is a great hit too!)! I think you have done a great job of creatively weaving different elements into FX which grabs the hearts of all age groups. All our pastors including the senior pastor makes an appearance at FX on a rotation basis - mostof the time having fun with the 'Word' segment. Personally, it would be tuff to decide what to cut...I would modify one or two segments to make them shorter (if time is an issue) before cutting a segment. We do 2 songs at the top and one in the middle. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/most-used-family-experience-segments#post-107 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:13:42 +0000 gdwhnow 107@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We almost always use every component, because our production runs during a Worship Service and our Senior Pastor always goes 10 minutes long which makes for 80 minutes to cover. What I'd actually like to see is a Large Group Game incorporated like Live It Out had. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-do-i-fit-a-family-experience-fx-into-our-schedule#post-93 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:33:46 +0000 fomchurch 93@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>I am about to enter a dream world...lots of pressure to do it well too...we are doing a monthly FX beginning this month. We are doing it the last Sunday of each month to kick off the next month. Here's the kicker - we are replacing our adult services with the family production! The entire church will be involved and are very excited. We have a coffee shop that will make special kids' drinks on those Sundays...greeters will all be wearing KidStuf t-shirts, etc. Coolest thing is that doing it this way was the pastor's idea! We did a preview on August 16th on a Sunday night to give people a glimpse of it and introduce our new cast...we had 230 people show up (at a church that does not do Sunday nights). The max seating in our worship center is 280! </p> <p>The original reason that led to doing it on Sunday mornings like this was a space issue - the worship center/gym is the only room big enough to do the production - also cuts some costs since some of the tech equipment was already in place. However, I believe the better reason is that the whole church takes ownership and puts families at the center of it's mission every month! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-do-we-cast-vision-for-parents-and-engage-into-the-strategy#post-88 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:44:28 +0000 Angela McCann 88@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We are heading into year 4 with this curriculum and Family Experience. After going to Orange this past year (and the first time for me as director of CM) I decided to recast the Orange vision. First to CM staff, then to the leaders and finally to the parents. I am very very excited to see things unfold this fall and feel really good about recasting Orange. </p> <p>See, from the get go we practically painted the church orange. We were so excited about Orange and our Pastor and Leadership totally supported it. . We had Orange candies, orange tablecloths, orange balloons and a whole lot of enthusiasm which was contagious in itself apparently. </p> <p>However, we found out that while parents got the 30/4000 meaning they could define it but they didn't really adopt it. Parents could tell me how red(home) and yellow(church) together make orange but they couldn't tell me why that would mean they needed to do anything differently. </p> <p>After orange we redefined our "win", we redefined our strategy and then in summer we began to implement it. Can't wait for our first Family Experience of the school year in Oct.! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-71 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:36:50 +0000 jwilliams 71@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>That's a great idea. Marathon Dance Off. I like it. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-69 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:15:28 +0000 mmadison 69@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Lisa, one thing we did was have a marathon dance off this summer. We don't run KS during summer, so while kids were out of school, we practiced all songs for the fall. We'll follow up with shorter practices the week before and let the kids "practice" during LG on Sunday mornings. </p> <p>We also have one run-through right before. I depend heavily on team leaders who ensure all are ready and communicate well. Lots of posts and emails to make sure everyone is on the same page. </p> <p>The marathon was a success. We got the kids pumped about a new start and had a pizza blast, let them hang out in our arena and on stage. We'll do another in December for the second half of the school year. It forces me to plan ahead, but is a relief to know it's finished, too! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-68 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:09:38 +0000 mmadison 68@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Thanks, Jon. We are in fact looking into HS and college drama departments. In one way, it's a great way to possibly reach the lost, but also a little scary knowing so little about your cast. We've had an incredible cast the first three years so this is an act of faith to have an all new group. Nice thing is, the "mature" team will coach the new characters if we get enough. </p> <p>I thought there was an Kidstuf/Family Experience type DVD on the reThink site, but maybe I am wrong. We use the Studio 252 for pre-start and follow up for large groups on Sunday a.m. I'll have to go back to the website and check again. </p> <p>What do I wish I had more training on? Wow, loaded question. I wish you had asked 3 years ago! :o) I've had to learn sound, production, ProPresenter, etc. Now, the vision has been captured by others so I'm able to pass on many of these duties to eager, gifted people. Still on a learning curve but had a wonderful mentor who gave some great advice. It's been incredible to watch the Lord work in families through our Family Experience. Thanks for awesome material. Keep cranking it out! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-66 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:51:45 +0000 jwilliams 66@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Hey Lisa,</p> <p>Yeah. Rehearsal. At North Point Community Church (where I host KidStuf) the dancers would have one rehearsal on Wed. nights and then would rehearse again on Sunday morning. All performers were required to be at rehearsal on Sunday at 6:30 AM. Basically, we wouyld run the show 2 times that mornign before ever doing it in front of an audience. That was when the NPCC production was weekly. Now tat it,s monthly, we have a full rehearsal the Sunday before (with a break to attend service) and then rehearse again the morning of the show, starting at 6:30 AM with the doors opening for families to come in at 10:10. </p> <p>Rehearsal is always one of the biggest hurdles to over come. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-65 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:48:20 +0000 jwilliams 65@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Hey Melinda. That seems to be a constant struggle for every Family Experience. the casting process. i know at North Point, it's always difficult. We basically blanket local colleges and put ads in local papers that have audition notices when we held our auditions. College kids who are in theatre always are looking for opportunities to perform. </p> <p>The DVD segments you are talking about, are those the 252 Studios? Get Reels? Hope your casting goes well. We </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-63 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:56:59 +0000 Bre Hallberg 63@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Lisa Heller replied: Finding time to practice as much as what we should. Especially the dancers. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-61 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:55:43 +0000 Bre Hallberg 61@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Melinda Madison: Right now, it's casting enough characters for the drama sketch. Our team wants younger, more believable characters and we don't have enough guys! Anyone have luck looking outside the church with commitments to practicing? Also thinking about the DVD segment for the sketches and still having hosts and The Word live. Thoughts? </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/most-used-family-experience-segments#post-59 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:50:38 +0000 jwilliams 59@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Awesome. This is the stuff I wanted to know. Thanks for spending a few minutes and answering this inquiry. As you know, we are always looking for ways to help make the FX curriculum as effective as we can for reaching families. The shared experience you create between the parents and kids is invaluable. If you guys could take a look at the other post I just put up, that would be awesome. Hope you guys are all doing well. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/what-are-the-3-hardest-things-about-putting-on-a-family-experience#post-58 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:47:58 +0000 jwilliams 58@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>Hey everybody. </p> <p>Thanks for all you responses to my previous post. If you do a Family Experience and haven't read it yet, please do. it would be very helpful. it is just a few entries below this one.</p> <p>Anyway, as the title of this one states, I want to know what are the three biggest problems that arise when producing or directing a Family Experience.</p> <p>Now, here's what I am not looking for. I'm not looking for answers that everyone deals with, such as actor scheduling, space issues, budget concerns, technical issues (i.e. sound, video, etc.)etc....</p> <p>What I am looking for, mainly, is the areas you, as a director/producer of your Family Experience, wish you had a little more training in regards to putting on a production. </p> <p>Does that make sense? These answers will require a little transparency. I'll go first. In my years at North Point Community Church, my biggest weakness was blocking a sketch. I had been an actor for years but had very little training as a director . Stuff like that. </p> <p>Let me know and thanks for reading. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/most-used-family-experience-segments#post-57 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:39:25 +0000 Kathy White 57@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We use every segment exactly as written. If we run long and MUST cut something, it will usually be the video. But, we try and keep things tight so we can do everything. We usually will only do two songs at the beginning instead of three. </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/most-used-family-experience-segments#post-46 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:50:47 +0000 NickBlevins 46@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>We do the greeting, welcome/intro, sketches, word, wrap up, landing/announcements and 3 songs every month. The only changing parts are Rapid Response &#38; extra video elements. We don't really do media time usually. But, that's because we use some of those videos before it begins. </p> <p>We're leaning towards not doing Rapid Response any more. There not always great and because of the crowd interaction stuff we do, it makes adults nervous and not want to be there for fear of being "called on", although that never happens. We always ask for volunteers. </p>