When difficult things are happening in our world it can be awkward or even scary to want to bring it up with our group for fear that that the discussion will get heated or out of control. If you are hesitant to bring up what is happening in Los...
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A Prayer for Los Angeles
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Mediocre Youth Pastors Never Last
It’s my premise, that mediocrity feeds into the short tenure cycle of youth pastors. Be it because the youth pastor does not bring excellence with them into the position and they are exposed or because the youth pastor does not or cannot...
Taking Your Church From Here To There
This conversation is with Raymond Chang, co-author of Future Focused Church, and Raymond offers pastors and youth pastors so much hope for the future. Enjoy. Paul TurnerRaymond, welcome to the show. Raymond ChangThank you. It’s great to be...
When Your Youth Group Is Wild: 8 Questions to Regain Control and Clarity
I recently had one of my Youtube channel’s subscribers ask a question about discipline “How would you handle more serious youth group issues? Where is the line when you remove them from group permanently? How do you talk to...
Overlooked Vs Overrated
I am not a huge basketball fan, but I do try to catch the play offs. At best I’ve been a lukewarm Knicks fan for the past 25 years, can you blame me? Back in the day, when Michael Jordon was playing, I was big for the Knicks. We’d have...
Trivial Christianity
I have a former student who loves to go to Trivia Nights at their local restaurant. They gather a team, compete for an hour or so and the winner gets a trophy. This former students’ team must be really good because I see them post their...
Tithes, Lies, and a Five-Leg Parlay
I know the why pastors fall: weakness. Weakness of heart, conviction and integrity. WHY pastors fall is what fascinates me. The tactics are different but they all share the same goal, deception. The story I am going to share with you today is all...
Is It Blasphemy, Mockery, or Just Finger Lickin’ Satire?
Recently, an ad from KFC UK stirred up reactions across Christian social media. In the commercial, a man is shown being baptized—not in water, but in a lake of gravy. Cue the backlash. Words like “blasphemy” and “mockery” were quickly thrown...
Why Do I Need Coaching, I Have Ai
I recently read this on Facebook Holy Cow!…Ai has saved me 10+ hours in summer planning this week I then thought, “How long before people say, ‘Why do I need a coach, I have Ai'” and then I thought, “How long before...
Do you know what we do here?
I took my 88 year old father-in-law, Tom, to the Low Vision Clinic. This center provides services and rehabilitation for individuals with, you guessed it, low vision. Low vision can be caused by many things including macular degeneration (AMD) and...
Couldn’t They See
I had this in my head the other day and realized it’s a sound track. It’s what I hope people will see about me, some days, and act. I also have to remember that this song may be playing in someone else’s head as well and they need...
No One Showed Up
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” I shall dub this No Show Wednesday, The Youth-pacolypse. This was the first time, in 35 years, I had no one show up for a youth...
Easter Is Never Really Over
Easter is never really over. You may be putting away the yard sign or switching out kitchen towels for summer, but Easter never really ends. Think about this verse, and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the...
Don’t Waste My Time
I was annoyed the other day by someone who texted me wanting to make an appointment with me to talk about something over the phone. My first thought was, “This is a waste of my time.” I even tried to persuade them to send an e-mail,...
15 Christian Songs Perfect For A 2025 Graduation Video
I have been doing these lists for a while now because I find that the perfect song at a graduation service is one more chance to inspire the student, the student’s family and the church as we send off those students who have meant so much to...
The Disciple Project OUTREACH MANUAL
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT