It's late and we have an early morning tomorrow morning. Tonight was the opening session for the 2008 Orange Conference in Duluth, GA... the very same venue where Catalyst will be held in October. Reggie Joiner, the founder of The reThink Group opened the conference highlighting the very purpose of why Orange exists - the simple reality that tomorrow's church will be today's children. Orange focuses on children AND parents:

"Orange is our color because it represents the idea that 'two combined influences will make a greater impact together than just two influences alone.' Red and yellow are fine on their own, but combine them and you get a third, more vibrant option: orange! It's why we want to put children's leaders and student leaders in the same room discussing their strategy for graduating Godly students. It's why we want church leaders to combine their influence with parents. And it's why we want ministries to be both relevant and strategic, to teach truth while offering hands-on experiences, to be more together than we could ever be alone."

We will be at Orange through Wednesday and will post pictures from each day. Take a look! New Flickr! pictures are online now... click on the pictures along the left margin to see more action from Day One at Orange.

Your Friendly Catalyst Road Trip Team