Make Your Volunteers Excited To Come To Your Next Training!
Do you ever look at your calendar with anxiety wondering, “What’s the perfect date to plan that meeting?” You feel that anxiety because the last...
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Communication
Maximizing Curriculum Is The Key To Being Successful
There it sat on my desk, a brand new box filled with resources. I opened it up, got excited by all the available content and then immediately felt...
Christopher Wesley
Jun 6, 2018
Do You Dream About Your Ministry?
I had just completed my first year of youth ministry when my pastor asked me, “What do you want your ministry to look like in five years?”
Christopher Wesley
Jun 4, 2018
Communication
How To Discuss 13 Reasons Why And Other Tough Subjects
It was 2 am and I needed to talk with someone.
Christopher Wesley
May 30, 2018
accountability
How To Apply The Leadership Principles You Learn Everyday
illwwwI’m a leadership junky. I love reading books, listening to podcasts, watching videos, and going to conferences where my leadership itch can be...
Christopher Wesley
May 28, 2018
Why Intentionality Matters to Your Ministry
It was the end of an evening of ministry and I was chatting with teens waiting for their parents to pick them up. One teen told me that he had…
Christopher Wesley
May 23, 2018
Need To Improve Staff Culture At Your Parish?
“No one understands what I’m trying to do.” I could sense the frustration in her voice. I was talking to a youth minister who felt like her pastor...
Christopher Wesley
May 21, 2018
How To Work Through The Tension That Terrorizes Your Ministry
It had been a long summer and finally the first weekend of fall programming had arrived. I was not looking forward to it. We had just made the...
Christopher Wesley
May 16, 2018
Are You Ready To Recruit This Summer?
As the weather gets warmer our mind begins to shift to summer programming. Usually that means: Summer camps Mission trips Personal vacation Some of...
Christopher Wesley
May 14, 2018
4 Items That Belong On Every Youth Minister’s Schedule
We’ve all gotten that look. The look as you walk into your office and people wonder, “Where has he been the last couple of hours?”
Christopher Wesley
May 9, 2018
What You Need To Know About Starting Over In Ministry
At a recent conference I ran into a friend of mine who had recently started over in ministry. We were both talking about our fresh start and came to...
Christopher Wesley
May 7, 2018
There Is More To Formation Than Information
The shipment had finally arrived! As I pulled out the books, with their shiny new covers and I believed all my problems would be solved. Finally, I...
Christopher Wesley
May 2, 2018