conflict
Make Meetings More Than A Meeting
If you need to meet with me make it worth my time. I’m a meeting snob, because I have little margin and do not want it compromised. I want to…
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Your Rebuild Mode For Your Youth Ministry
With the Superbowl done and the NFL season over, many teams are in the midst of that dreaded region known as “Rebuilding Mode.” Every team has...
Christopher Wesley
Feb 3, 2014
What To Do With Cliques
Cliques are bad right? I mean there has to be something wrong when a group of teenagers are hanging out in the corner not aware of others. Or, is...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 31, 2014
Basic Traits For Small Groups
I’m often asked by other youth ministers, “What are the traits of your small group program?” Small groups sound simple, yet they’re messy. And...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 29, 2014
The Need For Instant Results
“Refresh, refresh, refresh!” I don’t have cable so once in a while I have to watch my teams play on my phone. I want the instant results of each...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 27, 2014
How To Create A Message Map
There have been more times than I can count when I’ve just stared at the screen not knowing what to write. This is frustrating as a communicator. You...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 24, 2014
Safeguards To Staying Simple
It was no where near simple. Some of my volunteers were spending hours trying to put together the “BEST GAME EVER”. In the end it was the most...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 22, 2014
accountability
What A Leader Needs To Give Their Team
In Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 I Have A Dream Speech he gave a nation of men and women a vision of what could happen. Great leaders are people who...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 20, 2014
accountability
Check Your Ego
I was once asked, “What are you trying to prove?”. My immediate response was, “Nothing.” and then I paused. Was that true? Was I trying to prove a...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 17, 2014
accountability
What To Do With Teens In Crisis
I usually do not pick up my phone on Friday nights, but this time was different. It was a coworker explaining to me that there was a teen in crisis…
Christopher Wesley
Jan 15, 2014
aim
Who Is Your Target Audience
I’m no hunter. I would like to hunt; however, I would probably never catch anything. My problem is aim. I have a hard time hitting the target. I...
Christopher Wesley
Jan 13, 2014
assessment
Creating A Healthy Small Group Program
I’m not a great small group leader and that’s what caused me to ignore them for a while. When I first took over my youth ministry position I was more…
Christopher Wesley
Jan 10, 2014