My 2 Keys To Surviving Youth Camp

I’m back from a 4 day youth camp and boy was this week weird. Yes, I know, camp and teenagers is supposed to be weird but this was weirder than usual. I’ll get to why that was in just a moment. I think all youth pastors have a way of processing youth camp...

4 Things Every Youth Pastor Should Know About Youth Camp

I just returned from what feel like my 267th time at camp. It’s not far off. I’ve done camp ministry all my life and I believe in it’s power, in conjunction with the power of the Holy Spirit, to transform the spiritual condition of students. The most...
5 Strategies For Following Up Summer Spiritual Commitments

5 Strategies For Following Up Summer Spiritual Commitments

I’m passionate about following up after kids make spiritual commitments. If a kid is inwardly compelled to go to an altar and commit his or her life to Christ, then I must be inwardly compelled to follow up after them to help them in their journey. I understand...

Finding the Perfect Voice: Tips for Selecting Your Camp Speaker

I covered my mouth and lowered my head as the outreach speaker spoke. This is not what I was expecting. The delivery, the tone and the humor was off. I felt like I was watching a bad comedian lose their audience. In fact, it was a bad comedian. I was waiting for the...

8 Qualities Teens Want In A Camp Speaker

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?” Watch the video to see what kids said and then read the list below. Regardless if...