How To Start A Student Leadership Pipeline In Your Parish
Student leadership is something I’ve struggled with for most of my career. There were countless attempts of building peer ministry groups and...
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Why You Need A Ministry Mentor
Too many of us believe leadership is lonely at the top. I used to make that an excuse to isolate myself and pin the world against me. But, it is…
Christopher Wesley
Jul 27, 2022
How To Get Your Parents To Buy Into Your Ministry
It happens every year. We’re two weeks away from the Confirmation Retreat, and I get a phone call or email from a parent asking me, “Is it okay if my…
Christopher Wesley
Jul 20, 2022
angry parents
Why Parents Are Mean And Scary
When I started youth ministry, I was intimidated by the parents of teens in my church. The idea that I had to give people, who were close to my...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 13, 2022
How To Build Parents A Team
One evening an advisor in our Confirmation program called me. He said, “Chris, the dad of one of my candidates, called me in a panic; he said his son...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 6, 2022
How To Grow Your Volunteers Into Leaders
Every week she would show up to make sure our teens had pizza. It was great not to have to worry about feeding the middle school students, but I...
Christopher Wesley
Jun 22, 2022
How To Get Out Of The Way and Not Micromanage Your Volunteers
If you have ever run a Vacation Bible School at your parish, you know how much work it takes. Any camp that goes five days a week requires plenty of…
Christopher Wesley
Jun 15, 2022
building a team
Your Summer Recruitment Plan For Volunteers
With schools letting out, it’s tempting to shut things down in the summer, plan a few camps, and rest before the fall season roars into our lives....
Christopher Wesley
Jun 8, 2022
appreciation
How To Show Your Volunteers Value
The Sunday morning catechists weren’t showing up. The Director of Faith Formation told me, “I don’t understand. I email them every week and have all...
Christopher Wesley
Jun 1, 2022
Why You Need To Replace Yourself
The day I left my last parish, I was nervous and excited. There was unfinished business, things I still wanted to do; however, my time was done, and...
Christopher Wesley
May 25, 2022
church leadership
Mistakes Every Leader Should Avoid
As soon as the conversation ended, I realized I was in the wrong. My team member was trying to pitch an idea, and instead of receiving her thoughts...
Christopher Wesley
May 18, 2022
How To Recover After A Long Year
After I got home from the first Communion Mass, I sat on our couch, turned on the television, and fell asleep. I was tired because a year of ministry...
Christopher Wesley
May 11, 2022