For 30 years I’ve rooted for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. If I told you how many times I’ve screamed at the tv, stormed out of a room or said so many potty words, you would blush. I was a true Notre Dame fan. I am a fan no more,...
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5 Reasons Church Kids Don’t Come To Youth
I think we have to realize that there are many kinds of situations as to why a student who comes to church but not youth group. They live further away but attend a youth group near them Families can travel up to 45 minutes, one way, to come to...
Crazy Calendar Activities For Your Youth Meeting
There are so many National Day of This and Something Something Day of that and it’s time youth ministries started benefitting from it. These are the best days, I think, youth ministries can take advantage of if your youth meetings fall on a...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #104
The Burden of Games
I have played hundreds of games with youth groups, camp groups, retreat groups and more (I have a playlist here if you actually want to see some of them) and I thought about what a burden games are to those who don’t enjoy them or who feel...
Youth Group Bible Study On Deconstructing Faith Part 3
This is part three of a three part bible study on helping those who walk away from the faith and how to strengthen your own faith in the process. Click here to go to part one. Why isn’t God afraid of our hard questions? What does this say...
10 Things I Learned At A High School Campus Bible Club
I’m was an area rep for an organization called First Priority. First Priority equips students, youth workers and teach sponsors with resources and training to share the gospel through Bible clubs on their school campus. I had the honor of...
Youth Group Bible Study On Deconstructing Faith Part 2
Show Video (stars from 15:42) Small Group Questions What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation? (persuasion is about the other persom manipulation focuses on and/or benefits yourself) Why is quoting scripture (abusing someone with...
Reframing 3 Common Youth Ministry Phrases
This article is not about semantics, it’s about language. The language we use as believers, be you reformed, evangelical or pentecostal, can be confusing, especially to a young person. The discussion around the kind of religious language we...
The Only Way Is Forward
Let this image sit with you. Where are you coming from? Where are you going to? Why are you going there? Why can’t you go back? This reminds me of the scripture, Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before...
Paul Turner · 7 Post Youth Meeting Recovery Tips For some of you it’s the day after a youth meeting. I hope it went well, but if it didn’t don’t beat yourself up, there’s always next week. Let me offer a few Day After Youth...
Protected: Youth Ministry Round Up #103
Youth Group Bible Study on Deconstructing Faith
Paul Turner · Thoughts On Deconstruction I have never been through a proper deconstruction process, I can only assume it’s because I have an analytic mind and I find myself analyzing my beliefs in real time. So, maybe I’m alway...
The Youth Pastor’s Guide To Apologies
All youth pastors have done it. And if you haven’t, you will. You’ll play the game that goes sideways and a kid get’s hurt. You’ll tell parents you’ll be back at this time and show up at that time. You’ll get...
The 9 Risks of Becoming A Youth Pastor
I have been working in youth ministry in the local church, camps and campus ministry for over 30 years, but when I started, no one told me about the risks involved with working with youth. The risks I am about share with you, I discovered on my...
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HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR DECAYING YOUTH MEETING INTO A FLOURISHING CITY-WIDE MOVEMENT