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...
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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
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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
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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
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How New Ideas Affect Your Ministry
Easter marks a transition time when our ministry starts brainstorming new ideas for next year. The goal is to dream big in the spring, plan in the...
Christopher Wesley
Apr 1, 2013
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Youth Ministry Endurance: How to Achieve It
A few summers ago I was training for a marathon and struggled greatly with endurance. I had no problem upping my mileage until I started embarking on...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 29, 2013
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Caring for Your Soul
Youth ministry is messy. It’s messy because you are constantly caring for your teens. I remember in my first couple of years struggling after a night...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 27, 2013
Message Series Planning Tips
One of the best ways you can engage students into God’s word and a relationship with Christ is through your preaching. But, to plan a message each...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 25, 2013
Communication
Does Your Vision Stick?
Do others share in your vision? Unfortunately, not enough people in my church do. It’s not that they disagree with it, it’s just not clear to them....
Christopher Wesley
Mar 22, 2013
Give Your Ministry a Fresh Perspective
Last week a few people from staff attended a church conference. The majority of the group who went were hired within the last year making it a unique...
Christopher Wesley
Mar 20, 2013