preparing for life after ministry – Helping Youth Workers Build Successful Youth Ministries

Date:October 23, 2021Posted By:projectadminCategory:Inspire Me

Accepting Reality By Faith

I can remember when reality broke for me. I was sitting in my kitchen, praying or maybe arguing with God, I can’t remember. It just dawned on me, “My dream is not going to happen, is it?” My dream was linear, being a professional youth pastor for thirty years was supposed translate to making a…

Date:June 14, 2017Posted By:Paul TurnerComments:1 CommentCategory:Youth Worker Training

9 Ways You Should Be Preparing For A Life After Youth Ministry

This is the 11th post in my series of 12 posts on the new book by Jeff Goins, Real Artists Don’t Starve. It’s my attempt to convince youth workers that they’re artists and that their work matters. Being a youth pastor for 27 years sounds romantic, but it’s also pretty one note. I’m eventually not…