Paul Turner

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...

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...