aim

Who Is Your Target Audience

I’m no hunter. I would like to hunt; however, I would probably never catch anything. My problem is aim. I have a hard time hitting the target. I...

Christopher Wesley Jan 13, 2014
assessment

Creating A Healthy Small Group Program

I’m not a great small group leader and that’s what caused me to ignore them for a while.  When I first took over my youth ministry position I was more…

Christopher Wesley Jan 10, 2014
accountability

What Will You Sacrifice?

I never knew tired until I had kids. People warned me. They said that as soon as the first child would arrive that I would never sleep again. I...

Christopher Wesley Jan 8, 2014
conflict

Why You Have To Be The Bad Guy

“Ohio?” I could sense the frustration coming from the parent. She didn’t want her kid to go, but as I explained the retreat was a requirement for...

Christopher Wesley Jan 6, 2014
accountability

How To Keep This Year’s Ministry Resolutions

This is the year.  This is the year that you are going to be more present in the community.  This is the year when you are going to balance your…

Christopher Wesley Jan 3, 2014

Merry Christmas And Happy New Year

I love Christmas. It’s a time to be with family and celebrate the hope that the birth of Christ brings. It’s a time where I am home, relaxing,...

Christopher Wesley Dec 25, 2013
bold moves

Eliminating Fears In Your Ministry

I’ve always had a fear of heights.  To be more specific I can handle flying, but when it comes to a 40 foot ladder, forget about it.  I start sweating,…

Christopher Wesley Dec 23, 2013
accountability

How To Handle Painful Situations

My first break up was painful. I remember my stomach being in knots, my mind was a blurred and I thought life was over. I remember talking to a...

Christopher Wesley Dec 20, 2013

Is Your Youth Ministry Christian?

I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Communications. Not a typical degree of a Catholic youth minister; but, then again I don’t want to lead a typical...

Christopher Wesley Dec 18, 2013
bold moves

How To Bail With Style

As we turned onto the main street I was waiting for my wife to say, “Let’s bail on this, it’s not worth it.”  The snow was falling faster and the…

Christopher Wesley Dec 16, 2013

Dealing With The Disappointment

Halloween hit a Thursday this year. I know that’s not a shocker to anyone who looks at a calendar. It was difficult for me because it conflicted with...

Christopher Wesley Dec 13, 2013

Expectations You Cannot Meet

“Hmmm…where’s the leftover pizza?” That would be the question running through my mind late on a Sunday night after the high school students had left....

Christopher Wesley Dec 11, 2013
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