Paul Turner

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. Matthew 2:9,10 I wonder what is what like to be one of the wise men to first see the star that would lead them to The Great King that was about to be born. They had been reading and studying and then "poof" a new star...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, A new year is right around the corner and I have some resources that might help you not only survive 2026 but own it and at a great discount. It's my belief that youth pastors need 5 plans A plan to plan A teaching plan A discipleship plan A meeting plan A personal growth plan The resources below cover these 5 plans and will give you the framework to place your passion over and reveal the youth ministry God has called to build. All...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, There is no perfect way to throw a Christmas Party, but I think there are a few party pillars that will make your party the best it can be. The Three Pillars of Party Planning Define Your Purpose Is it purely outreach/fun? Is it an encouragement/fellowship night for regulars? Is it a focus on the real meaning of Christmas? Decide on the one thing you want students to remember or feel, "The night we laughed the hardest," or "The night...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Thank you, for the late nights for the hard work for taking crap from people who could care less for putting up with that one kid (or two) for your persistence when you felt like giving up for not working for a paycheck but for a calling for speaking up when something needed to be said for not speaking up when something could be said for the trips, the lock ins, the meetings and the pizza for refusing to build sermons around 6,7 for...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, "You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” - James Clear Create a Culture of Discipleship Discipleship isn’t a program — it’s a culture. Talk often about ministry as a shared mission: “We’re all pastoring these teens.” In fact, some of your adult leaders may have more influence or more experience than you do with some teens, give them the room and the tools to lead. Do you have a process for...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, "But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?” Mark 6:37 How much do you do vs the adults that serve with? Do the adult who help you have anything to do when they arrive or are they just waiting for kids to show up? If the answer to the first questions is everything and the answer to the second...

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...