Paul Turner

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, I’m a long time listener of NF and have followed his career, written bible studies about his songs and have received both great joy from them and found deep applications within them for my own life. NF's new EP, Fear, dropped last night and I wanted you to have a bible study from the title track to use with your students. Blessings, Paul NF Fear Bible Study.pdf Do you enjoy this newsletter? Keep it free, leave a tip 611 Parsons Dr,...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, "Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. By WHY I mean your purpose, cause or belief - WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care?" Simon Sinek, Start With Why "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." John 10:10 Have you ever asked yourself, "Why do I keep doing this?"....

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, I hope you had an awesome weekend. This is part 3 in a series to help you turn "just volunteers" into ministry partners. If you missed my first installment of this 6 part series, read part 1 here read part 2 here Here are the 2 things you need to provide to turn task focused chaperones into relationship driven disciple makers. Training and Encouragement You don’t need a full retreat to train your team — just create short ministry...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Volunteers are great. Ministry Partners are better. What's the difference? Volunteers are good, steady people who show up every week to make sure nothing gets broken but ministry partners show up to minister to broken kids. If you missed my first installment of this 6 part series, you can read it here. If you have a team that is task focused instead of student focused, challenge them to build deeper relationships. Start Small with...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, There is never not a good time to talk about volunteers; how to recruit them, train them and lead them so allow me introduce a six part series that will help you take those wall hugging volunteers and turn them into active ministry partners. Every youth pastor has them — those faithful adults who show up, keep an eye on the kids, make sure no one breaks anything, and maybe hand out snacks. They’re dependable, kind, and a huge help....

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Students held couch pillows up to their faces in shock, disbelief and to keep from laughing out loud after hearing the quietest student in class drop a curse word in Sunday School, "He was a piece sh%*" How did I react? Not nearly as much as the other students in class did. I stared at this mild mannered, usually quiet kid for about 5 seconds. It felt like an eternity. I didn't yell or scream or tell his parents, why? Because this...

thediscipleproject.net CULTURE/TRENDS Hey Awesome Person, Lock In When speaking to students, what's your go-to word for bringing students' attention back the message? A popular phrase I hear used by young athletes are Lock In (be fully committed). "We have to lock in and everyone has to do their job." I recently saw an article about teens Locking In on TikTok. I don't know about you, but when I see the words Lock In, it sends a shiver down my spine. Before reading the article I thought,...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, It's all experimental When it comes to youth ministry, most of us want certainty. We want a clear, five-step plan that works every time—a game, a teaching style, or an event that we can repeat forever. But here’s the hard truth: youth ministry is always experimental. Yes, we have 2,000 years of church history and about 50 years of established youth ministry practices. But the reality is, students change. Culture changes. The world...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Every believer loves Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Few know the context. Judah is in captivity due to not keeping the sabbath, idolatry and a host of other sins. You, on the other hand, are not being disciplined, it just so happens that where you work it sure feels like exile. Here are a 4 pieces of advice that...