Woo hoo! This is a moment I’ve been waiting for for a while now. Tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving hom at 3:00 AM and driving the 700 plus miles to Georgia for the Orange Conference. I’ve said before that I’m excited to meet some people for the first time, meet new people, listen to some inspiring speakers, and just have a great time. My only regret is that my wife will not be able to experience it all with me. She always has been my right hand [wo]man and my best volunteer. Plus, she’s super cute!
However, like you, she will be able to stay up on everything happening by reading this blog (don’t worry honey, I’ll call you too). I wanted to let you know what you can be expecting from me.
I will attempt to blog as much as possible, but I will not let it detract from my experience. If I have to choose between writing a blog post or having a new experience/meeting someone new, I’m going to choose the experience every time. That being said, I’m sure there will be opportunities to blog. I fully intend on blogging about each of the workshops I attend and each of the keynotes, though some of these posts may come after the fact.
Here is a quick rundown of what workshops I am scheduled to attend.
Wednesday-Preconference
How to: Plan a Ministry Calendar with Kenny Conley
How to: Design Great Signage with Kenny Conley
How to: Create Large Group Environments on a Budget with Chad and Autumn Ward
How to: Set Boundaries with Tom Shefchunas
How to: Go Orange in a Small Church with Jeffrey Reed
Thursday
Creativity, Living Sideways with Jared Herd
Aligning Your Children’s and Student Departments with Jim Wideman
Friday
Can I Have Your Attention…Please? with Stuart Hall
Helping Parents Catch the Vision with Sue Miller
Fantastic! So envious! But thankful that there are so many bloggers out there who’ll be sharing their notes/experience with us.
Thanks! Looking forward to it!
I’ll be blogging for you Crystal. Hope you are still able to gather a bunch of information even from a distance.
Fantastic! So envious! But thankful that there are so many bloggers out there who’ll be sharing their notes/experience with us.
Thanks! Looking forward to it!
I’ll be blogging for you Crystal. Hope you are still able to gather a bunch of information even from a distance.
dude, im leaving illinois at 3 am as well to head on out to Atlanta. Looking forward to connecting with you out there at some point this week, most likely dinner tomorrow.
Great talking with you today. This week is really going to rock.
dude, im leaving illinois at 3 am as well to head on out to Atlanta. Looking forward to connecting with you out there at some point this week, most likely dinner tomorrow.
Great talking with you today. This week is really going to rock.
Thanks, honey. You’d better be missing me…but also having a great time. I love you.
I’m already missing you, but I am having a great time too.
Thanks, honey. You’d better be missing me…but also having a great time. I love you.
I’m already missing you, but I am having a great time too.