Do Your Environments Help Teens Encounter Christ?
It happens every year. No matter how many times I test the lights, there is always one tiny bulb that gets dislodged as I hang them on the roof of…
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What Does Success In Your Ministry Look Like?
What does deep-rooted, feel-good success for your ministry look like to you? For many of us, the answer is simply survival. We don’t think about...
Christopher Wesley
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You Invest In Teens, But Who Is Investing In You?
The bus ride home was long, but everyone was filled with the Spirit. It’s hard to believe it took me so long to attend my first National Catholic...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 26, 2019
What It Takes To Delegate Your Ministry
Ordering pizza brings me anxiety. I know that’s something you don’t expect to hear from a seasoned youth minister but it’s the truth. For some reason...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 21, 2019
Why Therapy Is A Part Of My Formation
As I sat in the waiting room, I wondered how I got to this point. Therapy wasn’t a foreign concept for me; it was something that I had gone to…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 19, 2019
GUEST POST: Are You Slowing Your Ministry Down?
It can be unhealthy to be a youth minister. Between aggravating teens, health-less eating,…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 14, 2019
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Why A One Dimensional Ministry Hurts Your Parish
I used to function under the belief that if I created a dynamic program for teenagers, they would come. That meant incredible music, off the chart...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 12, 2019
Guest Post: The Catholic High School Challenge
Who are our teens? That is a question I’ve been asked to answer at…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 7, 2019
Building A Dynamic Team Of Volunteers
Is Your Ministry Too Complicated For Your Volunteers?
It was the end of the night, and I was talking to some of my new volunteers. I asked them, “How did it go?”, one of them replied, “It was great,…
Christopher Wesley
Nov 5, 2019
When The Community’s Culture Impacts Your Ministry’s Success
The Raven’s were in the AFC championship, and I couldn’t care less. I like football, but not a huge fan, plus with over 15 years of working Sundays,...
Christopher Wesley
Oct 31, 2019
Are You Investing In Your Own Faith?
The last time I went on a retreat that had nothing to do with youth ministry was over 15 years ago, and that’s not okay. It’s funny to think about…
Christopher Wesley
Oct 29, 2019
GUEST POST: When Are You Taking The Time To Breathe?
BREATHE There is a glowing speech bubble on my kitchen counter that reads:”…
Christopher Wesley
Oct 24, 2019