How To Delegate In Your Ministry
Years ago I attended a family wedding; therefore, I needed to delegate leadership responsibilities to a few volunteers. When I returned no one died,...
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Simple Steps to an Irresistible Environment
Right now our youth and children’s ministry share spaces. While we all get along our current situation still creates a little bit of tension,...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 26, 2013
brutal truths
What You Need to Overcome Obstacles
In my third year of youth ministry I was asked to take oversee both the middle and high school ministry. I would like to say the transition was...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 24, 2013
Keep Your Ministry Simple
When you keep it simple, life is easier. That’s not to say simple is easy, it will just save you a lot of headache. When I first started out in…
Christopher Wesley
Apr 22, 2013
boundaries
Why NO Is So Hard
I have forgotten how to say, “NO” recently. The other morning as I was getting ready for work I grew overwhelmed as I thought about everything that...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 19, 2013
availability
Engaging Former Students
Every so often I’ll be in Starbucks and come across former students. Most times they’ll walk over and ask me a question. I encourage them to sit and...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 17, 2013
Measuring Success In Youth Ministry
Measuring success within youth ministry is hard; however, important. The other day a small group leader was sharing with me the story of a boy in his...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 15, 2013
accountability
Healing Youth Ministry Wounds
For the first three years of ministry I felt that there were certain people out there trying to sabotage me. Sounds ridiculous; however, there were...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 12, 2013
accountability
Steps To Disciple Volunteers
It breaks my heart every time a volunteer leaves because he or she felt that they “Weren’t Needed“. I would always feel like I let them down. I...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 10, 2013
Play To Your Strengths
Organizing trips and events are not my strong suit in ministry. It’s something about the numbers, the phone calls and corralling of teenagers that...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 8, 2013
agendas
Meetings That Won’t Stink
One of the biggest time wasters out there are poorly run meetings. When I leave one of these meetings I’m distracted and annoyed because my time is...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 5, 2013
Serving Parents to Strengthen Your Ministry
It took me a while to recognize that I should be serving parents. Who could blame me? Two weeks into my job I got a phone call from a parent…
Christopher Wesley
Apr 3, 2013