Don’t Be A Hater Week 1 Reflection
This past Thursday we started our fall series “Don’t Be a Hater” where we are talking about anger and forgiveness. One of the challenges we set forth...
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Best People Best Places
Today kicks off our high school program Uprising, I’m real excited to see the students again and meet some new faces. It’s also a chance for me to...
Christopher Wesley
Sep 9, 2010
Holiday? But School Just Started
It seems like every week of the fall there is a day off from school for our public school students. At first I thought Rosh Hashanah was this Friday...
Christopher Wesley
Sep 8, 2010
Back To Work Again
I’m feeling rested after my little vacation. I would have liked to have taken 2 weeks off but with the fall kickoff this Thursday it was a little...
Christopher Wesley
Sep 7, 2010
What Would You Do With No NFL?
I’m not sure how many football fans read this but by now you’ve heard the discussion of a lockout for the 2011 football season. I’m not the biggest...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 30, 2010
Sharing Vision With Children
Yesterday Lisa Scata (The Director of Children’s Ministry) and I hosted a Family Ministry Kickoff for our ministers. We had games, I gave a keynote,...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 29, 2010
How To Stop Feeling Unprepared
Last year before I ran in the Baltimore Marathon, my wife and I left with what we thought was plenty of time only to get stuck in traffic a mile…
Christopher Wesley
Aug 26, 2010
What Do You Have For Me? Clear and Simple Ministry
Our church is planning it’s kickoff weekend for the fall and the discussion around the office is what is that going to look like for each ministry....
Christopher Wesley
Aug 25, 2010
Adding More Time to Your Work Efforts Without Adding More Time To Your Work Day
In yesterday’s post I mentioned that most of us are entering a crunch time in regards to preparing for our fall seasons. With that said it’s no...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 24, 2010
The Monsters of Ministry
In about 2 weeks we’ll be kicking off the fall season for student ministry. I’m looking forward to seeing the students on a regular basis, starting a...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 23, 2010
Best Prep Means Best Results
I used to paint houses when I was in college. At the time it was good pay but a lot of hard work. Getting to work at 6:30am and not…
Christopher Wesley
Aug 22, 2010
The Business of Making Ministry Like a Family
We have something like 50 ministers in our student ministry (5th -12th grade), that’s a significant change from when I first started with 12...
Christopher Wesley
Aug 19, 2010