How You Can Let Go Of Leadership
I often get asked, “How did we get so many adults serving in our student programs?” While I would love to say the answer is my good looks and charm...
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How To Start Measuring Your Ministry
I used to hate tracking attendance. I was afraid the numbers would expose me as a failure. What I didn’t know is that while attendance is a sign of...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 18, 2015
accountability
How You Should Approach This Summer
The snow is melting at a rapid rate and the temperature is finally manageable. You can almost taste summer and that means summer camps, volunteer...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 16, 2015
8 Guidelines To Keep Small Groups Healthy
Small groups sound simple, but they can be very messy. It takes work to build a program, recruit leaders and get buy in. But, once you have that you...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 13, 2015
Communication
Why Sharing Your Story Is So Important
Now that Rebuilding Youth Ministry is out people have asked me how it all started. The how was simple. I took blog posts and journal entries...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 11, 2015
How To Find Rest In The Day To Day Grind
This past weekend I went winter camping with some friends in the Adirondack Mountains. You might wonder, “Why would anyone go winter camping?” It’s...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 9, 2015
Communication
The Simplest Way To Get People Involved
Earlier this week I spoke on the Ave Maria Press Webinar “Rebuilding Youth Ministry In Your Parish“. What I loved about the webinar were the amount...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 6, 2015
New Resource: This Week In YM Podcast
Even after 10 years of youth ministry I have to admit that I don’t know it all. In fact I feel like there is more that I don’t know than…
Christopher Wesley
Mar 4, 2015
body language
6 Factors That Affect Your Message Delivery
You can spend most of your week writing and researching your message. It can be full of facts, and stories that can move hearts. The problem is your...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 2, 2015
conflict
3 Fears That Hold Your Ministry Back
Fear is one of the biggest enemies to your ministry’s growth. If unaddressed you’ll drive yourself crazy wondering, “Why isn’t anything happening?”...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 27, 2015
7 Characteristics Of A Dynamic Small Group
I struggled with our small group program at first. I thought they were too messy to deal with. The problem is that I was looking for a silver bullet....
Christopher Wesley
Feb 25, 2015
boundaries
How To Be Available And Set Limits
It’s a dinner time with family when your cell phone rings. You don’t recognize the number but you know it has something to do with work. You ask...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 23, 2015