How To Deal With Disappointment

I didn’t have to open the email to know what it was going to say.  The parents hadn’t heard from their child’s mentor for a couple of weeks.  I was…

Christopher Wesley Jun 6, 2014

1 Question You Must Ask Your Teens Weekly

This is a guest post from Kelly Lippenholz. She is the Family Ministry Project Coordinator at Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland. She...

Christopher Wesley Jun 4, 2014
Books

6 Summer Must Do’s For Your Youth Ministry

I used to get lost for hours.  Summer was one of those times where I would leave the house at sunrise and get home at sunset.  For my buddies and…

Christopher Wesley Jun 2, 2014
big picture

What Missing A Blog Post Taught Me About Ministry

Woke up on Memorial Day and thought to myself, “Not today.” It’s unusual for me to miss a post. It wasn’t that I was too busy or did not have the...

Christopher Wesley May 28, 2014
brutal facts

3 Difficult Truths Youth Ministers Will Face

My head was ready to explode. I just could not figure out how to meet the room requests for the upcoming retreat. There were teens who wanted to be...

Christopher Wesley May 23, 2014

How To Create A Volunteer Job Description

“I don’t feel like I’m needed anymore.” I just stood there. I was disappointed, sad, shocked and angry all at the same time. Didn’t this volunteer...

Christopher Wesley May 21, 2014

Why Our Ministry Is Embracing Mobile Devices

At the end of the year review meeting the question was asked, “What should we do about cell phones?” Initially the group was all about banning them,...

Christopher Wesley May 19, 2014

5 Simple Steps To Recruit More Volunteers

I was not being simple. Instead of asking, “Will you get involved.” I was trying to use imagery and analogies to persuade this person to serve. My...

Christopher Wesley May 16, 2014

5 Unhealthy Habits Every Leader Should Avoid

I love fried chicken and running. That’s not a good combination. Yes, running helps burn off fat and calories. But, fried chicken means working...

Christopher Wesley May 14, 2014
Communication

4 Reasons To Say, “NO”

“Tone is the hardest part of saying no.” – Jonathan Price, Put That In Writing The word, “NO” holds a lot of power. It’s one that determines whether...

Christopher Wesley May 12, 2014
analysis

How To Analyze Your Program

We had chips and salsa, so it had to be fun, right? I had called all my high school volunteer leaders together to analyze an entire year of high...

Christopher Wesley May 9, 2014
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