KABOOM!

They say March (or Spring) comes in like a lion but leaves like a lamb…for some reason I’m feeling the opposite and my office is a clear witness of...

Christopher Wesley Apr 7, 2009

RISE up and Raise up

Last night we had a “dress rehearsal” of our Good Friday worship RISE and allowed all the students and youth ministers to come back and watch....

Christopher Wesley Apr 6, 2009

Speaking in Turn

I was out of town last weekend as most know by now and it was great to see the ministers just handle the weekend with such ease. One of the…

Christopher Wesley Apr 5, 2009

R.I.P. Dianna Mealey

This week was one of the most difficult week’s of my life due to the loss of someone very special to me and this is someone I want to tell…

Christopher Wesley Apr 5, 2009
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Youth Ministry the Best Ministry Part #6

From large group, to small group, to one on one, it’s time to talk about involving the students in the church body. This is the last of the 6...

Christopher Wesley Mar 28, 2009
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Youth Ministry the Best Ministry Part #5

Youth ministry is more than just games, pizza and large groups of students, it’s also the time to encourage students to grow in their faith and build...

Christopher Wesley Mar 27, 2009

Thoughts on Clarifying Confirmation

I’ve been having some great conversations with parents lately regarding the way we do preparation for the sacrament of Confirmation here at Nativity....

Christopher Wesley Mar 26, 2009

One Minute Bible

One thing that I’ve struggled with here at church is encouraging students to read the bible. While going through Confirmation prep there are a lot of...

Christopher Wesley Mar 26, 2009
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Youth Ministry the Best Ministry Part #4

We enjoy a large crowd but there is a lot of life change through one on one relationships, to help students go deeper we try to gather them into...

Christopher Wesley Mar 26, 2009
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Youth Ministry the Best Ministry Part #3

From tweens to teens today we look at high school students. Again this is another ministry description of what you can do if you are interested in...

Christopher Wesley Mar 25, 2009

Timeout!

I feel like I have a thousand things that need to get done but in reality that would be exaggerating…can anyone really have a thousand things that...

Christopher Wesley Mar 24, 2009
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Youth Ministry the Best Ministry Part #2

We are now moving up in age from 5th and 6th graders to 7th and 8th graders. Again this is another ministry description of what you can do if you…

Christopher Wesley Mar 24, 2009
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