What Are You Exhaling As A Leader?
What are you exhaling when you talk about your ministry? Would you share them in front of parents, your teens or even your pastor? Sometimes we have...
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apprenticeship
What I’m Learning About Young Adult Ministry
Who doesn’t like tacos? I knew even if the night didn’t go well, people would walk away thinking, “At least they had tacos.” I was nervous, it was...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 13, 2019
The Key Ingredients To A Healthy Middle School Youth Ministry
When you walk into a middle school youth ministry program the first thing you experience is a wave of noise, and faint hint of Axe body spray. For...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 11, 2019
balance
How To Make Time And Find Balance When You Are Too Busy
When I ask people what their biggest challenge is, they always reply, not enough help, teens aren’t committing, parents are disengaged, and various...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 6, 2019
Do You Need Thick Skin To Work In Ministry?
My heart was hurting. I had just finished an angry email from a parent that made me feel frustrated, helpless and hopeless. I immediately began to...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 4, 2019
Are You A Youth Ministry Imposter?
As I drove to the church my stomach began to churn. It wasn’t nerves, it was something else, something deeper. It had been a rough week, after being...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 30, 2019
BrenÉ Brown
The Power Of Empathy In Your Ministry
I’m a fixer and that can cause problems. As a youth minister it can get especially messy. A teen will come to me with a problem and immediately I...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 28, 2019
busyness
How To Lead A Ministry When No One Has Any Time
My small group leader seemed overwhelmed. She said, “Chris, I don’t have the time to do all these things you want me to do in addition to showing up...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 23, 2019
catechists
Do Your Volunteers Know Jesus?
After small groups one night a volunteer came up to me with a lot of enthusiasm. She said, “Chris, I had a connection with one of the quieter teens...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 16, 2019
Communication
4 Approaches To Make Parents Behave Like Normal People
I sometimes wonder what my sons’ teachers think of me. I wonder, “Am I THAT parent that confuses, frustrates or scares them?” If that’s an odd...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 14, 2019
My First Two Years Of Ministry All Over Again
This time was going to be different. I was going to be able to reach my goals and hit results in a more efficient and effective way. There was no…
Christopher Wesley
Jan 9, 2019
audience
Is Your Methodology Of Ministry Still Relevant?
It feels like it should work. Hire a youth minister, start a regular gathering and teens will just show up, right? Might have been the case 10, 15,...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 7, 2019