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Date:April 24, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:8 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts

My Take On The Song: God Is Dead? By Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath

  If you were one of the more controversial figures of the 80’s, biting the heads off of bats   and such, then this certainly is the way to make a comeback, just declare God dead (again) I won’t go into an entire treatise on the song, because it’s the same ol’ Ozzy and, musically,…

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Date:April 19, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:3 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts

What I’m Reading: 10 Books That Are Reviving My Soul and Making Me Smarter

I love books, all kinds of books. You’ll see books on this list from across varied interests. I learned early on in ministry to be well read in multiple areas and not just in youth ministry, and that principle has enriched my life greatly. Here’s my list with a brief description of each and why…

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Date:April 16, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Culture Thoughts

Developing A Heart of Worship In Our Student Ministry

  photo credit I have heard many youth workers say, and I myself have said, “I can’t get my students to sing during worship time”. Singing is certainly a part of worship and one aspect of worship, but singing in and of itself is not worship. Kids sing all kinds of songs but I don’t…

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Date:April 15, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:3 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts

10 Worship Songs I’d Like To Send Into The Void…Forever

  There are those who think the only worship songs  that are “anointed” by God are from a different century and there are those who think songs they heard on their local Christian radio yesterday are the “new thing” God is doing. They are both right, but that does not mean we should sing them…

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Date:April 10, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:4 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts

The Most Interesting Youth Group In The World

  I recently had a student text me who had not been in youth for a while. It was a random text. he said, “I am bringing a few friends to church Wednesday. They feel judged at their other church.” This random text reminds me of the the Dos Equis Commercial ” I don’t normally…

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Date:April 8, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:2 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts

You Have Permission To Create The Imperfect Youth Ministry

I watched the documentary Indie Game on Netflix (warning, it has potty words) this weekend and walked away with a cool quote, in three parts, about creating something personal, It comes from Jonathan Blow, a game designer, “Part of it (game creation) is about  not trying to be professional, like a lot of people come…

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Date:April 4, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Culture Thoughts

Would You, Could You, Call Yourself A Christian?

You’ll have to pardon me this morning if my words seem incoherent, last night at youth there were rubber chickens, a water fight between a leader and a student, a message including Dragon Ball Z, and I think there was prayer, it’s all a bit blurry after that. I think I blacked out. Onward. I…

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Date:April 3, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:2 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts, Youth Worker Training

5 Crowdsourcing Ideas For Your Youth Ministry Using Social Media

  I tried an experiment a few days ago. I texted a bunch of my kids, maybe 12-15, and asked them to take a picture of something that they are struggling with. They could have taken a picture of their homework, a bully, a teacher, their parents, etc. How many pictures did I get back?…

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Date:April 1, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:6 CommentsCategory:Culture Thoughts

Engaging Your Students and Building Your Youth Meeting Using Crowdsourcing

  I hope every one had a fantastic Easter weekend. powerful Easter drama on Friday and Saturday, I participated in World Table Top Day, playing board games with my youngest son on Saturday, and then Easter dinner at the in-laws. It was a full weekend. Amidst all the business I managed to watch a few…

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Date:March 29, 2013Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Culture Thoughts, My Rants

This Easter, I Still Believe

I listened to an album for what seems like the the 100th time yesterday and it might have been. The first time I heard I Still Believe it was in the movie The Lost Boys in 1987. I was an instant fan of the song (the original and better version was done by The Call)…

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