How To Stop Feeling Unprepared
Last year before I ran in the Baltimore Marathon, my wife and I left with what we thought was plenty of time only to get stuck in traffic a mile…
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What Do You Have For Me? Clear and Simple Ministry
Our church is planning it’s kickoff weekend for the fall and the discussion around the office is what is that going to look like for each ministry....
Christopher Wesley
Aug 25, 2010
Adding More Time to Your Work Efforts Without Adding More Time To Your Work Day
In yesterday’s post I mentioned that most of us are entering a crunch time in regards to preparing for our fall seasons. With that said it’s no...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 24, 2010
The Monsters of Ministry
In about 2 weeks we’ll be kicking off the fall season for student ministry. I’m looking forward to seeing the students on a regular basis, starting a...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 23, 2010
Best Prep Means Best Results
I used to paint houses when I was in college. At the time it was good pay but a lot of hard work. Getting to work at 6:30am and not…
Christopher Wesley
Aug 22, 2010
The Business of Making Ministry Like a Family
We have something like 50 ministers in our student ministry (5th -12th grade), that’s a significant change from when I first started with 12...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 19, 2010
College Ministry = Continued Ministry
I had breakfast with some of the students who graduated from high school this past Spring. It was a little sad because this would be my last time...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 18, 2010
Book Review
BOOK REVIEW: How Did You Do It, Truett?
Last week my wife and I got invited to a Premier Night for a new Chick-Fil-A opening up in Hunt Valley, MD. How I got invited is a long story…
Christopher Wesley
Aug 17, 2010
Tell Me But I Won’t Listen: How to deal with criticism
I’m only 29 which I consider young (if I’m in denial let me know) and because of my youth I still feel like I have a few things to prove….
Christopher Wesley
Aug 16, 2010
What I Learned From A Whole Week Of Middle School Work Camp
I’m both sad and happy that our Middle School Work Camp S*MILE has come to an end. I’m going to miss the teens from the other churches and I’ll miss…
Christopher Wesley
Aug 15, 2010
What I Learned From Day 4 of a Middle School Work Camp
Today is Hershey Park and I’m running late to get to the buses so this post will be short but I promise all of you I will sum up the…
Christopher Wesley
Aug 13, 2010
What I Learned From Day 3 of a Middle School Work Camp
I’m exhausted, the students are exhausted, we are a bunch of wimps because really there is no reason for us to be tired. No, it’s really okay but you...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 12, 2010