Paul Turner

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, I recently read an article that talked about magpies and their penchant for collecting shiny things and sticking them in their nest, never to be used again. The author makes the comparison of how humans, like magpies, collect things but never use them. This is the quote that stuck out to me and it may resonate with you too, As Christians and Pastors, I would change the last line to, "The clarity we're after is through doing" Youth...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, I'm at camp right now as you're reading this. Before I left, I handed out this prayer list to our congregation. Here are 7 things I asked them to be praying for: Speaker/Message Pray for God's anointing on the speaker, that God's word will be front and center and the gospel will be preached. Safety From the drive to camp, to all the activities and the drive home, pray for angels to guard us and our vehicles. Worship Band Pray for a...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, The world is unsafe. It always has been. Before there laws, people did what they wanted. Before there were medicines, there were plagues. We've been on the edge of blowing everything up since Hiroshima. I am part of generation that did nuclear bomb drills in school, and you know what they had us do? Get under the table. A lot of good that would have done. To me, the ocean is unsafe. I was once caught in a rip tide and almost taken...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Hey Awesome Person, ...we need to talk to our students about what's happening in our world. To this, I have attached a free discussion guide and prayer resource to help you and your leaders walk with students and parents during these uncertain times. With so much talk about war and global conflict, teens are feeling the weight—and often don’t have the words or space to process it biblically. This short guide includes: Open-ended discussion questions for...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, A few months ago, I did an interview with Raymond Chang, author of Future Focused Church and I asked him about the tipping points (he calls them check points) for churches in order for change to occur and this was his answer, Yeah, so these are not comprehensive, but to your point, we do, based on scripture and research and assessing the reality of a church's context, that there are three checkpoints that churches should consider...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Like one who grabs a stray dog by the earsis someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own. Proverbs 26:17 This is just a friendly reminder. Stay in your lane when it comes to ministry. Stay out of everyone else's business if it does not concern you. Stay focused on your mission not every else's drama on or off line. Save your energy and put it into your family and your students. Hope your summer is off to a great start! Paul P.S....

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, "To improve, compare little things. To be miserable, compare big things." - James Clear Have you ever been caught in the comparison trap? I have, and it smarts. This quote from James Clear frames, perfectly, what we should and should not be comparing. What's the difference between little things and big things for youth pastors? Little things youth group check in strategies social media tactics preaching technique Big things size of...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Hey Awesome Person, Overrate This! Tyrese Haliburton. If you're not familiar with this name, your basketball loving students will be and he puts the Bible first. In April, I saw a story where, as NBC news reports, about Tyrese Haliburton, point guard of the Indiana Pacers, "Of the 90 players who voted for most overrated in The Athletic's poll, 14.4 percent chose Tyrese Haliburton, or about 13 players overall in a league of 450." Tyrese has led the Pacers to...

WEBSITE SHOP PODCAST YOUTUBE BLOG Greetings Awesome Person, Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:17,18 Do not let your heart envy sinners The head coach of the LA Chargers, Jim Harbaugh is famous for quoting his dad when we asks his team, "Who's go it better than us?" and the team responds, "Noooo Body!" Solomon is telling his son, don't envy sinners, no matter...