Paul Turner

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...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, A collection of 5 quotes to have at the ready for your next message or meeting: "Our main mission field today, so far as America is concerned, is within the church membership itself." -Elton Trueblood The self-denial involved in the period of Lent isn’t about just giving up chocolates or beer; it’s about trying to give up a certain set of pictures of God which are burned into our own selfish wants. - Rowan Williams "The first duty of...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. I Corinthians 1:7-9 It's easy to feel, especially in down times, that not only do not have enough in way of budget, facilities and...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, At the beginning of the year I designated each day of the week (M-F) to focus on one thing because Practical PKM suggested it would change how I work. So, here's how I allotted my days, Monday is Writing Day where I blog or post on social Tuesday is Audio Day when I record my podcast Wednesday is Grow Day where I dive deep into something (book, topic, etc.) Thursday is Video Day where I record video for my Youtube channel Friday is...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, You can't be great without the greatness of others - Nick Sirianni, Eagles Head Coach and Superbowl LIX winner When I heard this quote from the Eagles coach after the Super Bowl, my mind went to David and his Mighty Men. David had surrounded himself with great warriors. Their resume was literally inked in blood, Adino the Eznite, because he had killed eight hundred men at one time. Eleazar the son of [c]Dodo, the Ahohite, He arose...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Legendary musician and Nobel Peace Prize winner Bob Dylan was a folk music hero until he wasn't. His music inspired millions of young people to not only seek change, but to be the change. The thing is, Bob wanted to be a musician not a folk hero. The movie hinges on a moment in history, The Newport Folk Music Festival, which is still going on today. Only acoustic music was allowed, no electric, then Bob Dylan showed up. Would Bob go...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Have you ever had a lyric from a song just stick with you? I was scrolling through The Blaze (New CHH) on Spotify and I came across a song called LIGHT UP by Kkah$o. The song is fire but it was these lines that stuck with me, Don′t call me a Christian, I'm a disciple You heard what I said that, that wasn't a typo Christians gone follow religion and titles I follow the teachings I read in the Bible Have you ever not wanted to admit...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Are you familiar with this picture? The girl is Lucy and the block headed boy is Charlie Brown and this scene isn't new to either of them. Lucy convinces Charlie Brown, every single time, that she will let Charlie Brown kick the football and every time, for reasons, she pulls the ball away and Charlie Brown flies in the air and lands on his back in a pile of embarrassment and shame. My guess is, at some point, someone has pulled the...