Carey Nieuwhof & Elle Campbell on getting the most out of the Orange Conference. (Or any church leader conference!)

Summary: Subscribe to the unSeminary Podcast: [iTunes] [RSS] [Stitcher] [TuneIn] //  [VIDEO iTunes] [VIDEO RSS] Every spring church leaders from around the world who are concerned about the next generation make a pilgrimage to Atlanta, Georgia for the Orange Conference. This conference is a "must attend event" from my perspective for leaders looking for inspiration and information to help their ministry go further. In today's episode we talk with two veterans of the Orange movement - Carey Nieuwhof and Elle Campbell - about their tips for getting the most out of this conference. Even if you aren't attending this conference ... this podcast is packed full with all kinds of help for church leaders planning to be a part of any upcoming conference. [Click here to download the Orange Conference Brochure.] Carey Nieuwhof // [Website]  [twitter] Elle Campbell // [Website]  [twitter] Interview Highlights // 00:27 // An unSeminary first! 00:59 // Elle is in middle school ministry, has a resource website and has joined the Orange team 01: 30 // Carey is the lead pastor of Connexus Church and helps with the senior leader track at Orange 02:40 // Rich challenges senior leaders to not leave the work of the next generation to the youth and children's leaders 03:45 // Elle shares how she plans before she attends a conference 04:50 // Carey shares how he prepares his team when a large number of them are attending 05:40 // As a way to reflect, Carey's conference goers all prepare a report 06:37 // Both guests talk about how their churches handle conference finances 08:32 // Elle talks about how to meet up with like minded people at conferences 09:27 // Carey reflects on his experience meeting up with blog readers 11:09 // Carey and Elle's packing list:  Orange clothes, giveaways and electronics 13:35 // Orange Hash Tags:  #oc14, #thinkorange 14:14 // Elle's tutorial on how to follow a hash tag 15:58 // Check out theorangeconference.com for live stream details 15:50 // Orange is fun! Interview Transcript // Rich - Welcome to the unSeminary Podcast. I'm Rich Birch, the host around these parts. So glad that you have decided to spend a day with us. Today is a first for the unSeminary Podcast. We have repeat guests on the phone today. We have Carey Nieuwhof and Elle Campbell. Super happy to have them. We are talking about the Orange Conference, which for me is a must attend conference for church leaders, and also for any conference, how we can get the most out of conferences. Carey and Elle, welcome to the show! Elle - Thank you. Carey - Great to be back. Rich - So glad you are here. So Elle, why don't you tell us a little about who you are. Give us a sense of your context, your ministry, that sort of thing before we jump into the rest of today. Elle - Sure. So I have a few things going on right now so I will tell you about all of them. So the first thing: I work at a church in Buffalo, NY. I do middle school ministry. I also have a resource site that I do with my husband Kenny. We do middle school ministry together, we also do the site together. Stuffyoucanuse.org. And I just joined the team at Orange back in October. So I am working with them on some small group stuff. Rich - Nice. That's great! Carey, why don't you tell us about your ministry. And actually, why don't you give us an overview of what the Orange Conference is all about for people who might be listening who don't know about it. Carey - Happy to do it! I serve as a full time Lead Pastor at Connexus Church, north of Toronto, Canada. We are a North Point strategic partner. Planted the church about 6 years ago. And I also help out at Orange. I don't even have a title like Elle does. I just… Elle - I don't think I have one either, actually. Carey - But I help out with projects and communicate, and writing and speak and lead the Senior Leader Track for Orange. Orange Conference is an incredibly fun gather.