There are too many youth workers are trying to Google together youth program every week and develop their youth ministry skills. I think I have a better way for you to succeed; and not just week to week but year to year. There are many youth workers who can’t afford a degree in YM or…
One of your main jobs is building community, which is tough to do in this season. Social Media was the extra stuff you did to connect, now it’s the only thing you use to connect. If you’re an IRL people person, all these video screens may have you stressing and I want to encourage you…
Hello, if you’re reading this in the future, it’s 2020 and we are quarantined due to the Corona Virus or Covid-19. Life is crazy. People are crazy, buying lots of toilet paper for no reason. If you’re in the present, you’re probably meeting with your Youth Groups online most likely on a platform called Zoom.…
Did you watch church from home this past Sunday? Are your Sunday service and youth group meetings cancelled for the next few weeks? We are in interesting times aren’t we? As in all things, we must find the blessing. Many have said, and it is true, you can’t quarantine the gospel. Many years ago, I…
One of my favorite scenes in Pirates of the Caribean: At World’s End, is the sword fight scene during the maelstrom where boats are getting sucked in and destroyed. Sadly, many youth ministry team meetings feel this way. There’s lots of fighting and a sinking feeling. Another name for a maelstrom is whirlpool, and by…
For those knew here, this is the newsletter I sent out a couple of times a month to subscribers. I’d love to see you receiving the best youth ministry articles, videos and more each month. Be sure to click here to subscribe. As I write this, it is day four or five of Lent. I…
After speaking a week at camp, and asking a question of the day, every day, I asked the teenagers, “Why should a church or youth group want to have Paul Turner as a speaker?” Regardless if you choose me as your camp speaker, you can hear what is important to these teens in a camp…
I was scrolling through Instagram and I stopped on video of a youth pastor making a big announcement. What he said made me cringe and it is the very thing you should never say to your youth group. “we built this for you” The youth pastor was announcing a new youth room for their students.…
