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4 Tips To Welcome New Teens

I moved around a lot as a kid.  The hardest part about it was being the new guy.  Especially going to school, I was never sure if I was doing…

Christopher Wesley Aug 29, 2014
advocacy

3 Ways To Increase Teen Participation

Every church wants it. It’s the vibrancy that comes from the next generation. That’s why churches higher youth ministers. They want to see the next...

Christopher Wesley Aug 27, 2014
Communication

7 Steps To Deliver Top Notch Messages

As an ENFP I have the ability to talk for hours. It doesn’t mean I’m always interesting, but I like to talk. In order to deliver quality message I...

Christopher Wesley Aug 25, 2014

What I’ve Learned The Last 10 Years

10 years ago today I walked into Church of the Nativity in Timonium, Maryland as the Middle School Youth Minister. Today I’m still at the same church...

Christopher Wesley Aug 22, 2014

4 Steps To Tackle Pressure

It’s crunch time for our student ministry. Time is shrinking and the pressure is mounting. People are getting frantic and questions are filled with...

Christopher Wesley Aug 20, 2014

How To Get Teens Plugged In And Serving

Growing up I saw a few teenagers serving at church, but never knew how they got plugged in. Outside of altar serving it’s like you needed a special...

Christopher Wesley Aug 18, 2014

Should You Have To Work Weekends?

Should you have to work weekends to run a healthy youth ministry? YES. I didn’t always think that way because I didn’t want to think that way. I...

Christopher Wesley Aug 15, 2014

3 Action Steps To Start Off The Year Right

I still have those dreams of walking into the first day off high school totally not prepared for the year. You know that dream? You are missing...

Christopher Wesley Aug 11, 2014

How To Deal With “Hard To Love” Teenagers

He was a “Hard To Love” teenager.  Deep down inside you knew he was a good kid, but he was just too much of a disruption.  There we were with…

Christopher Wesley Aug 8, 2014
attendance

What To Do When No One Is Showing Up

It felt more like a band practice than a night of worship.  No one was showing up to our student ministry.  We had 4 teens in the student band, 1…

Christopher Wesley Aug 6, 2014
Communication

6 Steps To Recruiting Volunteers Last Minute

With summer winding down do you feel like you have enough volunteers? The answer is probably, “No.” The truth is that it never feels like enough. I...

Christopher Wesley Aug 4, 2014
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