change
How To Embrace Constant Change
Change is never easy. Even when we yearn for change it can still be difficult. But, how we handle change is important because it impacts our...
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4 Characteristics Of A High-Capacity Leader
Your ministry needs more than just warm bodies to make it run at a high level. Your ministry needs volunteers who are leaders. It needs high-capacity...
Christopher Wesley
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Communication
4 Steps To Take Before Purchasing A Resource
If given the option, time, money and support most people would create their own content. The reality is that many of those things are in short...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 22, 2014
6 Tasks Get Done Before The New Year
The weeks before the end of the year is like the final sprint before the finish line of a race. Everyone is moving to get as much done. Then New…
Christopher Wesley
Dec 19, 2014
3 Biggest Obstacles To Leading Effectively
Sometimes the largest obstacles to your own success are right there in front of you. In fact they can be the most difficult to notice because they...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 17, 2014
burnout
5 Steps To Increase Rest And Productivity
You wake up hung over. The problem is that you didn’t go out clubbing or drinking, it was just a regular night of ministry. That’s because ministry...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 15, 2014
advocacy
Why You Need To Be More Professional
To be a professional youth minister takes a lot of work. It’s something we all know, but what it means to be a professional youth minister isn’t...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 12, 2014
The Most Important Piece Of Small Groups
When teenagers come consistently it builds momentum for growth and deeper discipleship. The problem is cultivating that consistency. That’s why small...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 10, 2014
accountability
How To Endure The Youth Ministry Journey
You’ve reached your limit. You can no longer endure. As you drive home after another long night you wonder, “Can I keep doing this? The temptation is...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 8, 2014
Why You Shouldn’t Forget The Small Things
To get teens to come back it can feel like we need to knock it out of the park each week. We go for bigger and more complex. While that…
Christopher Wesley
Dec 5, 2014
How To Empower Those Around You
You feel like you are taking a lot on lately. In fact too much for one person to handle. You have volunteers around you and you need them to step up….
Christopher Wesley
Dec 3, 2014
Get The Answers To Your YM Questions
Finding the answers to our biggest youth ministry questions is never easy. In fact it can be intimidating. You don’t want to look like you are out of...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 1, 2014