A Bit Of The Small Stuff: Looking at the small but big moments in ministry
I wanted to see it, but wasn’t planning on waiting up or setting my alarm; however, this morning at 3:18am EST I woke up on my own and walked outside…
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In Awe Of Students And More: A look back at 2010
They were dead silent…I mean you could hear air…it was awesome. Last night we had Adoration for the students. This is something we’ve done two years...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 20, 2010
Are You Denying Your Denial Problem? How to stay healthy in ministry
I have to be careful with my foot, I just recovered from plantar fasciitis. I was in denial about the pain, I tried to run through it, I even ran…
Christopher Wesley
Dec 19, 2010
Christmas Ministry Dreams: How to make them come true
With Christmas approaching I’m sure many of us are asking the question, “What do you want for Christmas?”…for me I want to wake up on Christmas day,...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 16, 2010
What To Do Before You Get Caught In The Chaos
Not sure what your church does for Christmas but for us it gets a little busy. We usually drop what we normally do to prepare for our Christmas Eve...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 15, 2010
Down To The Wire: How to avoid high pressure situations
Last night I watched the Ravens vs. Texans…what a game! Even though I live in Baltimore I have no interest in the Ravens, I just like watching sports...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 14, 2010
My Day With Santa Claus: And what he taught me about God
That’s right, I chilled with Santa for 4 hours Sunday morning. So if you were wondering what the big guy was doing on Sunday December 12th, he was...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 13, 2010
Change Things Up: What to ask yourself before you change
With a New Year on the horizon, it’s time to think about New Years Resolutions, which means changing something in our lives. That means changing a...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 12, 2010
Advent Conspiracy
Complication Made Simple: How to make something memorable.
Right now we are doing one of our shorter series…it’s 3 weeks long. It’s a reprise of a series we did last year based off of the Advent Conspiracy...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 9, 2010
The Sprint vs. The Marathon: Pacing yourself through the seasons of ministry
Everyone may be feeling a little out of control at this time, it’s hard not to, the holidays are crazy, it’s cold outside and it’s flu season. It’s...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 8, 2010
Bible
Revisiting Bible Apps: A new trend happening in our ministry
I’m jealous one of our students brought in his iPad and it’s so cool. He was showing me how he has been reading the Bible on it. He was showing…
Christopher Wesley
Dec 7, 2010
Setting The Mood: How to tame middle school herds
The question was, “What are we going to do about the students?” One of my ministers approached me after our middle school program. This year has been...
Christopher Wesley
Dec 6, 2010