It’s all experimental When it comes to youth ministry, most of us want certainty. We want a clear, five-step plan that works every time—a game, a teaching style, or an event that we can repeat forever. But here’s the hard truth: youth ministry is always experimental. Yes, we have 2,000 years of church history and…
And I agree with her. Jordan Jensen is a comedian and Kareem Rahma is the host of Subway Takes, a show where guests share there takes, and they had, what I thought, was a revealing conversation about the difference between believers and followers. This is the transcript of their brief conversation with my thoughts sprinkled…
It only took about 30 years and a movie from 1941 called One Foot In Heaven starring Fredric March (Pastor/Dr. Spence) to help me understand the phrase, “The more things change, the more they remain the same.” The story is about the life and trials of a Methodist preacher and his family through 3-4 churches.…
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 Angeles, it may be because you…
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 with you, Paul. Man, I’m excited. Paul TurnerI’ll just say first off that what we’re going to…
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 people over and watch the…
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 trophies quite frequently. Trivia games are a way to…
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 about deception and a little weird. How much can I get…
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 around, while others laughed it off as just another attempt at edgy advertising. So…
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 people start saying, “Why do I need people, I have Ai’. On top…
