Paul Turner

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Hey Awesome Person, 6:45: No one 6:50: No one 6:55: No one 7:00: No one 7:15: No one Thought in my head, “Hmmm, no is coming, really?” I shall dub this No Show Wednesday, The Youth-pacolypse. Last night was the first time, in 35 years, I had no one show up for a youth meeting. One kid, two kids, sure. No kids, never, until now. For context, I have been the youth pastor at this small, rural church (about 40 people) for a little over 3 years. It has been a...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, He is STILL risen! I try to post this every Monday after Easter. Why? Because there are those, just like at Christmas, who put their best dress and suit on, do their Christian cosplay and then live the next 364 days like Christ is not risen. For me it's simple. I celebrate Easter and Christmas 365 days a year because I need: redemption every day to repent every day a reason to sing every day power every day a Savior every day If you...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Stuck for a youth group Easter game? I have you covered with this easy to put together Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt. Enjoy! He Is Risen! Paul P.S. If you need any more Easter resources, check out this bundle packed with messages, prayer stations and more. Do you enjoy this newsletter? Keep it free, leave a tip 611 Parsons Dr, Hueytown, Al. 35023Unsubscribe · Preferences

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, My pastor made a powerful point about how God uses even the mundane things of life to bring glory to Himself and I need you to hear this. It was just a donkey. Just a room. Just a basin and a towel. But in the hands of Jesus, the ordinary became sacred. In Luke 19, two disciples are sent to fetch a donkey—no spotlight, no applause. Just a simple, quiet task. Yet that donkey carried the Savior into the city to begin the most important...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing. - Vincent Van Gogh Are you feeling discouraged today? Me too. Here are my take aways from this quote, I hope they feed your soul as they are feeding mine as I write them. In spite of everything, I shall rise again I think we've all been through a lot these past 5 years, as humans, as...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, I'm not one to trash an author, but this guy's book was terrible. The content was there, but it was horribly written, badly formatted and an overall mess. This guy should have been arrested on homicide charges for murdering the english language. I'm also not someone who calls out people by name, but in this case, I must. The author is me. I wrote a book several years ago called The Disciple Project about my thoughts on discipleship...

Hey Awesome People My wife was listening to the news while she was getting ready for work and I heard a story about an author sitting at his book table, all alone, no one engaging with him. A mother and daughter saw this and it broke their heart. Instead of feeling sorry for the man, they told his story on social and social did what social, sometimes, can do, champion the little guy. What happened next was pretty amazing. If you're talking with your students about compassion, or need to, this...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, This month marks 15 years since I took the leap and started Disciple Project Ministries, along with my blog—now packed with over 1,300 articles on youth ministry, discipleship, leadership, and inspiration. My very first post on March 7, 2010—"When Youth Ministry Volunteers Go Rogue"—was written in the middle of real-life chaos. Maybe you’ve been there. Maybe you’re there now. I share this because I believe, like me 15 years ago, you...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Food is a love language. I just finished a series I wrote called A.C.T.I.O.N Figures and felt it was time for a youth led-night. As with all my youth-led nights, I ask students, "What's my job?" They said, "Make us food!" I'm no chef, I just like to cook. So, I asked, "What am I cooking?" and one of my students, Taylor, said, "Seafood boil!". I have some experience with this as our family has had crab boils the day before...