What To Do When You Need Volunteers Quickly
Are you a month out from the beginning of fall programming? Maybe its only a week? Either way that last stretch of summer before the big kickoff can...
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adaptable
How To Pick The Right Small Group Content
What content are you using for your youth ministry? Is it doing everything it promised? If you aren’t totally satisfied with your purchase or if...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 2, 2017
Why Youth Small Groups Are So Important
Want to know why a teenager will come back to your youth ministry? It’s because they feel connected and known. The best way to build that connection...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 31, 2017
apprenticeship
Why Your Ministry Needs An Apprenticeship Model To Survive
One of my biggest fears as a youth minister was knowing who was going to keep the ministry going after I was gone. That fear became a reality when I...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 26, 2017
The Most Effective Way To Grow Disciples
Think about the people who have had the greatest impact on your faith. Maybe it was a priest, a parent or a volunteer. What made them a great mentor?...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 24, 2017
What a Real Student Leader Looks Like
Close your eyes and imagine walking into your church on a Sunday morning. As you walk in you are greeted by teenagers with warm smiles. They are...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 19, 2017
Is Your Ministry Financially Responsible?
If someone were to give you $10,000 for your ministry would you know how to use it? What would you spend it on and how would it improve your...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 17, 2017
How To Help Teens Share Their Faith
For a long time, I would struggle to get any new teens to come to my ministry. Anyone who was new was just coming up through the ranks but hardly…
Christopher Wesley
Jul 12, 2017
What A Youth Ministry With Involved Parents Should Look Like
Youth ministry would be easier if we didn’t have to deal with parents, right? Then again there wouldn’t be youth ministry without them. While you can...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 10, 2017
burnout
Why Your Youth Minister Won’t Last Two Years
We have all seen it happen, a youth minister who goes into their job excited only to leave a couple of years later completely burnt out. When the...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 5, 2017
Why All Youth Ministers Should Love VBS
Last week our parish hosted its annual Vacation Bible School, where 100’s of kids experienced God’s love. I’ve always had mixed feelings regarding...
Christopher Wesley
Jul 3, 2017
Why You Can’t Seem To Get Anything Done
A new day begins, you’ve got expectations, you blink, the day is over and you wonder, “What did I accomplish?” We all have days like that, but what...
Christopher Wesley
Jun 28, 2017