Do Your Small Group Leaders Know How To Connect With Parents?
We want all of our small group leaders to be growing disciples, but if they can’t connect with parents their best efforts will fall short. When a...
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Communication
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As a communicator nothing is more discouraging than a disengaged audience. While it’s easy to blame the audience the truth is that the speaker owns...
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From free burrito nights to mandatory attendance we’ll do anything to attract teens to our ministry. But, sometimes the challenge isn’t getting them...
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How To Handle Middle School Students Without Going Crazy
Why is middle school youth ministry such an after thought? It basically boils down to these two reasons: 1. You hated your own middle school years...
Christopher Wesley
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Are You Making Yourself Lonely?
You can see the pain in their eyes. They love what they are doing but feel like they are on an island all by themselves. One of the biggest...
Christopher Wesley
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church podcast
Introducing The Church Podcast
It’s hard to change a culture when you are in midst of ministry. No matter how hard you try nothing seems to work. When this happens it’s usually...
Christopher Wesley
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accountability
What Are The Top 3 Things You Wish You Had Known Before You Got Into Youth Ministry?
Last week in Dallas I sat down with a group called the Catholic Youth Ministry Innovators to answer the question, “What do youth ministers in their...
Christopher Wesley
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building a team
Do You Really Know Why Your Ministry Exists?
Why does your youth ministry exist? What purpose does it serve in your community? If it ceased to exist would anyone care? The WHY question is a big...
Christopher Wesley
Oct 18, 2017
What To Do When You Don’t Have Enough Volunteers To Run The Ministry You Want
I was recently speaking at a conference about building a team of dynamic volunteers when someone asked, “What do I do if I can’t get adults to serve...
Christopher Wesley
Oct 11, 2017
The Simple Trap That Could Derail Your Ministry’s Success
I sometimes hate social media. When I’m looking at Instagram or Facebook and come across another youth ministry’s feed I find myself combatting an...
Christopher Wesley
Oct 9, 2017
Communication
How To Deal With Conflict Before It Happens
When you have a problem with a coworker how do you handle it? Do you ignore it, or fight back? While you can’t avoid it, how you deal with it…
Christopher Wesley
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automation
Feeling Overworked? Here are 5 Principles To Help You Embrace A Healthy Work Week
Did you ever feel guilty for ignoring an email or phone call? Are you afraid to take time off from work because you don’t want people to think you...
Christopher Wesley
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