What To Do When Your Pastor Is Not On Board
A question that I’ve been asked a lot recently is: “What do I do if my pastor is not on board?” It’s a question that usually stems from frustration....
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It’s exhausting, but it’s also one of my most favorite times of year. Hundreds of in-the-trenches church workers come from across the country to...
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I have no problems talking. I could go on and on. That’s part of being an ENFP (Extrovert, iNtuitive, Feeling and Perception). I never needed...
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My confidence was shot. My first run, after passing out in the marathon, was a scary experience. I didn’t know whether or not to believe the doctors...
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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…
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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...
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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
4 Tasks You Have To Do Before The Next Meeting
The months of May and June are very busy for us. While we take a step back from the usual programming there are still a lot of tasks that need…
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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
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brutal facts
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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