GUEST POST: We Just Repeated Youth Ministry History at Warp Speed
If you’re like me, the coronavirus pandemic took you by total surprise. Sure, I’d watch a documentary here and there, but I never thought about how...
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Why You Shouldn’t Punish Yourself For Trying
As I drove home Tuesday night, my head was swimming? What went wrong? Why hadn’t anything worked? We were trying to live stream an evening of prayer...
Christopher Wesley
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GUEST POST: Discovering The Silver Linings
If I was told that at the beginning of this pastoral year, that by mid-March: All public celebrations of the mass would cease. All public gatherings...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 9, 2020
How To Get Ahead Of The Change In Store For Your Ministry
Wednesday nights roll around and it’s time to start up our new virtual youth nights. As teens log on I’m happy to see them but I can’t help but...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 7, 2020
Caring For Your Team Of Volunteers
One of my first steps of action was to call my leadership team together to discuss how we were going to tackle the COVID-19 quarantine. Everyone was...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 2, 2020
How To Slow Down And Be Productive During A Pandemic
My eyes started to burn. When I looked at my watch, I couldn’t believe how late it was. Eleven o’clock on a Saturday night, and I was putting on the…
Christopher Wesley
Mar 31, 2020
GUEST POST: Tips On How To Be Productive From Home
I used to work in a corporate office and would long for the days when I could work from home. It seemed like the perfect setting for me to feel…
Christopher Wesley
Mar 26, 2020
3 Reactionary Mistakes I Made To The COVID-19 Pandemic
There was smoke coming from the oven, as I ran over to save the pizza I was baking it didn’t occur to me what would happen next. I opened up…
Christopher Wesley
Mar 24, 2020
balance
Be Careful Because Virtual Ministry Can Still Burn You Out
As we checked in over Google Hangout, my coworker exclaimed, “I think I’ve had a little too much screentime.” We all jumped in and agreed we were...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 19, 2020
calendaring
How To Reprioritize When Your World Has Been Flipped Upside Down
I’ve worked from home before, and I’ve worked from home with kids present, but this felt different. Yesterday was completely different because...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 17, 2020
Communication
How To Handle The Impact COVID-19 Can Have On Your Ministry?
We were stuck in our house for a full week. At first, the ability to binge-watch Netflix was a treat, but there is only so much television until you...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 12, 2020
apprenticeship
Why Now Is The Time To Start Replacing Yourself
I missed about three weeks of programs. I had been away because of my wedding and honeymoon, and when I returned, I learned that no one died and the...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 10, 2020