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Category Archives: Planning

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Date:June 25, 2019Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:Planning, programming, Youth Worker Training

7 Sticky Situations Your Youth Ministry Is Going To Need A Policy For

*if you enjoyed the episode, I’d love if you stopped by itunes and left a few stars and a review. Someone asked me about a situation concerning A PDA issue in their youth ministry and thought I’d expand on that with some other youth ministry policy issues you should think through. Let me make a…

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Date:May 8, 2019Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:Inspire Me, Planning

The Four Rules of Creating From One Of The Top Chefs In The World

My wife introduced me to a new show on Netflix called Seven Days Out. The show follows the journey of big events seven days before they happen. They feature episodes ranging from the Westminster Dog Show to A League of Legends World tournament. In between, there’s an episode about the revamping of the greatest restaurant…

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Date:December 19, 2018Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:New Resource, Planning, Youth Ministry

A Great Review for My Youth Ministry Playbook

My friend Ben Birdsong recently volunteered to review my new planning resource for youth workers called My Youth Ministry Playbook. He bought the resource and I had no idea what he was going to write. Planning, strategy, and communication are all essential elements of a good youth ministry. These three core fundamentals all begin with…

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Date:December 9, 2018Posted By:Paul TurnerCategory:Communication, New Resource, Planning, Productivity, Youth Worker Training

How To Have The Best Year In Youth Ministry, Ever!

When I was a full time youth pastor, I loved me some calendars and planners. Wall calendars were my favorite because I could see the next three months at a glance and make notes. One year, I was literally putting information on four calendars every time I came up with an event or meeting. I…

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Date:May 8, 2017Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Planning, Productivity, programming

Are SMART Goals A Dumb Idea For Youth Pastors?

Be SMART with how you set and accomplish your goals. pic.twitter.com/iUKPQSnp90 — Larry Kim (@larrykim) April 2, 2018 We all have goals, but we don’t all reach them the same way.  I should have titled this Are SMART Goals A Dumb Idea For Certain Kinds of Youth Pastors, but that was too long . Certainly,…

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Date:December 13, 2010Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:6 CommentsCategory:Planning, programming, Youth Ministry Marketing

Youth Ministry Event Sign Up Secrets

One of my biggest headaches in youth ministry, was the sign up system for events. It is an exercise in futility. Names on sheets of paper feels archaic.  At this point in history, it feels like you’re asking students to churn butter. How do you fix that? Let’s face it, It doesn’t matter how many…

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Date:December 9, 2010Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Communication, Planning

Two Tips For Creating A Youth Ministry Calendar That Matters

I was looking at my calendar for next year. It’s packed. The question is: What’s the point? Do I want every weekend of my life packed? Does a packed schedule = success or just business. It is a question of timing. When is the right time to do an event or no events? Students want…

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Date:October 28, 2010Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Planning, Productivity, programming, Youth Ministry Marketing

Is Youth Ministry A Competitive Sport? Part II

I’ll say it again. I never believed in competing with my brothers and sisters in Christ. It was never my group vs theirs or my calling vs their calling. We are not called to be competitors but rather to be competitive. You have to ask yourself why you need to stay competitive in the youth…

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Date:October 15, 2010Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:4 CommentsCategory:Communication, Planning, Productivity, programming

Is Youth Ministry A Competitive Sport? Part I

“Where is everyone tonight?” “I think a lot of them went over at First Church to their outreach.” “Man, what is going on?!” Ever have this conversation before or after a youth meeting? I know youth workers like to say they are not in competition with their brothers and sisters in Christ, and they are…

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Date:September 20, 2010Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:2 CommentsCategory:Planning, programming

14 Ways To Spice Up Your Youth Meeting

I was eating today at a Japanese restaurant. I hadn’t planned on eating at the grill for one simple reason: I had seen all the chefs tricks before. It made me think, how often do students say the same thing about your program : “I’ve see this trick before”. It could be that you’ve beat…

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