Convincing Parents That There Is Someone Better Than You
I feel like I’m hearing it more than usual, “Can you help my child? They’re dealing with a lot and they need someone to talk to.” It’s a loaded...
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Losing Teens After The Trip
When I was a teenager I went on a retreat about an hour or two away from home. It was a good time; however, the strongest memory from that trip…
Christopher Wesley
Jul 11, 2011
What You Need For Ministry Breakthrough
Anytime I get to treat myself to diner food is a good time. Last week I had lunch with a fellow youth worker and all we did was share life….
Christopher Wesley
Jul 10, 2011
Why Creativity Lacks In Your Ministry And This Title
I could never be an artist. Well, I could but I would starve to death and that wouldn’t be cool. I do love to write, but like most writers I…
Christopher Wesley
Jul 7, 2011
Why Money Management Matters In Ministry
I apologize, I believe I forgot to wish some of you a Happy New Fiscal Year this past Friday. Maybe your fiscal year ends in December, but at my...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 6, 2011
3 Steps To Take After The Holiday
Like me some of you are hurting from all the hamburgers, hot dogs and other junk you championed over the weekend…maybe not? It’s hard to have a long...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 5, 2011
4th of July
Fight The Good Fight
Growing up in New Jersey I used to spend the 4th of July going to a Yankee game and then traveling to Manhattan to watch firework boom over the...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 4, 2011
Ministers Are Like…
You know you are getting old when you have to think about whether or not you can stay up to watch a movie at 10pm. The other night I joined…
Christopher Wesley
Jul 3, 2011
What’s Your Approach To College Age Adults?
The hour at Dunkin Donuts just flew by, but the time was priceless. Over the last few weeks I’ve been trying to reconnect with returning college...
Christopher Wesley
Jun 23, 2011
Take The Struggle Out Of Message Development
We do a lot of outsourcing in the summer which gives me the time to plan out a year of message writing. If you are a youth worker that delivers…
Christopher Wesley
Jun 22, 2011
The Church’s Role In A Teen’s Vocation
I hated the question when I was 18 and I hate the fact that I ask it to recent high school grads, “So where are you going to school?” Then what gets…
Christopher Wesley
Jun 21, 2011
What You Need To Eliminate In Your Ministry
I’m a little worried because I have a lot of junk in my office and rumor has it we’ll be doing a little office reshuffling this summer. To prepare...
Christopher Wesley
Jun 20, 2011