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While at a youth conference last year, Andrew and I had the pleasure of listening to Carey Nieuwhof speak. Carey is the lead pastor of Connexus Community Church in Toronto. He has written a book called, Parenting Beyond Your Capacity, which is about what he calls "orange strategy."

Orange is what you get when you combine two primary colors—red and yellow.
 If you paint only with red, you will get what only red can do. If you paint only with yellow, you will get what only yellow can do. But when you paint with red and yellow, you’ll get new possibilities, fresh solutions, vibrant outcomes.

We use the color orange to symbolize what it means to parent beyond your capacity. Orange parents understand that by tapping into a wider community, they have the potential to make a greater impact in the lives of their children.

It is a very interesting strategy, which we found very beneficial as youth leaders, and which we would love for you to find out more about.

On March 2nd at 11am, Carey is hosting an online chat for any parents wanting to discuss hot you as a parent can invite others to invest in your children. For more information or to join the discussion, click here and scroll down to "Carey Nieuwhof."

- Laura