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Date:August 30, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Five Places You Could Be Instead Of Your Office

  I used to like being in my office, until I figured out I was being ineffective in my ministry and sheltered from those who I need to spend time with. If I am not in my office, here is where you may find me and you may want to join me   1. I…

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Date:August 19, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:Youth Worker Training

Breaking Down The “Why?” Question In Our Youth Ministries

  I have been reading the book Start With Why By Simone Sinek. The focus of his book is in the title; that people are more about why you do something than what you do or how you do it, so why don’t we start with asking why before we create another ineffective program? I…

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Date:August 16, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Is There Hope For The Un-Relational Youth Pastor?

We all know that youth ministry and ministry in general is driven by relationships, but what about those of us who are not anti-social but growing relationally challenged? I will say that early on in my life I felt like I had to be the life of the party and entertain everyone around me, now that…

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Date:August 12, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:Inspire Me

Why Youth Pastor’s Are Not (Real) Missionaries

I’ve heard through he years that youth pastors are like missionaries. I used to think that was true, but upon reflections, I find it is only partially true. I talked with my friend and missionary Larry Henderson. Larry and his wife Melinda were missionaries to the Canary Islands. Larry was helping with a booth to…

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Date:July 29, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Get Fired Up! Way To Go Life For Youth Camp!

    Hey LFYC Campers! Forst let me say I love you guys! You were a  great group this year and God did some amazing things in our midst and in our hearts. I hope the week was a powerful for you as it was for me. As I promised here is a bunch of…

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Date:July 18, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Good Youth Ministry Begins With Asking Why

    I have been reading a book by Simon Sinek called Start With Why. It is a marketing/leadership book for businesses but it really challenges the reasons why we don’t ask why and why we should be asking why more. The premise is simple: People are not attracted to what we do or how…

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Date:July 12, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Do Mega Youth Groups Have A Mega Responsibility?

    I got a call the other day from a mega youth movement in our city. They were inviting me to an end of school rally. I appreciated the call and thanked him. A few days later I received another call inviting me to the same event. I had been thinking about mega-churches and…

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Date:June 22, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Youth Worker Training

6 Things I Do The Week Before Youth Camp

If you want to ensure a successful camp with the minimum amount of problems, do these six things the week before camp. I meet individually with students who I think might cause me a problem. I challenge them to step up and lead or give them a job for the week, such as watching out…

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Date:June 21, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Seven Reasons Why Johnny Can’t Lead

  If you are concerned about why your students will not step up and lead, see if any of these may be true. I have been guilty of all of these, but no more. This generation is too important for us to ignore or waste the opportunities God gives us. 1. Johnny can’t lead because…

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Date:June 20, 2011Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:My Rants

Six Pressures of Preaching In Youth Ministry

Preaching. It means different things to different people. To some it means a short devotion, to others it is a 45 minute message with spitting and sputtering included. I love preaching but there are pressures that go along with it that I do not enjoy. When you get up to preach in youth group I…

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