Can you even believe this? Me neither. But, amid the nervous conversations with neighbors, mad dashes to the grocery store and constant, 24/7, does-it-ever-stop coverage, there have been so many little bright spots of hope and kindness.

Can you even believe this? Me neither.

But, amid the nervous conversations with neighbors, mad dashes to the grocery store and constant, 24/7, does-it-ever-stop coverage, there have been so many little bright spots of hope and kindness. Several of those have been from my colleagues at Orange. This week, I’ve watched as team members did weekend brainstorms, all-night document design and hours of video upload to make sure that church leaders and families have everything they need to stay connected during this unprecedented time. As a friend, I’m so proud of my teammates and so proud of the men and women around the country doing the same thing, whatever-it-takes, to serve the next generation this week.

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Building Relational Equity

Building Relational Equity

As a young teacher, I worked extremely hard and ran into consistent roadblocks when it came to the secretaries at our school. I would follow all of their process to request a substitute when ill and was often told “none are available” when other teachers clearly did not have this problem. Bemoaning the situation to a more seasoned colleague, he said, “Come on child. Let’s go on a walk.”.