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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
attributes
The Makeup Of A Small Group Leader
I’m not a great small group leader. I like small group leading, it’s just that I have the makeup for a quality small group leader. I’m a better...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 9, 2013
Cultivate Your Creativity
My wife will tell you one of the reasons she fell in love with me is because of my cooking. No joke. One of our first dates was to cook…
Christopher Wesley
Dec 6, 2013
alignment
Is Your Event A Success?
Our church used to host a Friday night event for middle school students once a month. It was in partnership with one of the local schools and it was...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 4, 2013
Maintain Strength During Busy Seasons
Last week after Thanksgiving my body just crashed. I’m not one that usually gets sick. I think my body was just done from all the craziness of the...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 2, 2013
Bring In New Teens
Our high school ministry had dwindled from sixty students down to nine. I know that numbers are relative; however, we had seen a significant drop. It...
Christopher Wesley
Nov 27, 2013