Josh Turner

One of the things I have learned is that my life is busy and that if I do not focus on the main things then I will get screwed up.  We all only have so much time in our days and in our lives, we need to make sure that we prioritize the right things….So this is what I have come to with some help through the book LEADING ON EMPTY.

85% of my life anyone can do…Anyone can answer emails, phone calls, meetings, etc.

10% of my life someone could do with minimal training, I got trained so someone else could be trained.  If you do not feel this is true for you think about this, the President of the US is arguably the most powerful man in the world and he is replaced the majority of the time every 4 years….You and I can be replaced

5%  of my life no one can do….ONLY ME

The problem is that so many of us let the 85% and the 10% govern our lives.  I am not saying they aren’t important, but they are not the most important.  The 5% is the most important…So, what is you 5%??

MY 5%

1. A growing relationship with Jesus Christ
2. A loving marriage with my with Becca
3. A healthy loving involved relationship with Ayden and Riley.
4. Leading my family spiritually 
5. A healthy body and creative spirit
6. A God-Pleasing ministry
7. Enjoying life with family and friends

I have made a change in my life that my 5% will govern my life, not the 85% or the 10%.

What is governing your life?

35 trigger questions to spark conversation:

1. How are you involved at your school? (Clubs, cheer, band, sports?)2. What was a highlight of your week?3. What is something you did this summer that was fun? 4. What is your absolute favorite thing to do? 5. If you could have free tickets to any concert, where/who would it be? 6. What is your favorite subject at school? 7. Who is your favorite teacher and what do you like about him/her? 8. Are you the type who gets things done early or waits till the last minute? 9. What do you normally do when you have free time? 10. Where’s your favorite place to eat? 11. What’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received? 12. What’s the best thing that’s ever happened to you? 13. What is the silliest thing you ever did in elementary school? 14. Are you a morning or a night person? 15. What kind of car do you drive (or when do you get your license)? 16. What’s the last movie you saw? Was it any good? 17. Who is your best friend? 18. Would you rather be rich or famous? 19. If you could play any sport and be great, what would you want to do? 20. Where is the coolest place you have ever been in your whole life? 21. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? 22.How would you describe yourself in three words? 23. What’s one thing you love about yourself? 24. What’s a character quality you admire most in others? 25. Are you the type to save your money or spend it right away? 26. What do you spend your money on (or save it for)? 27. If you found $100, how would you spend it? 28. What do your parents do for a living? 29. What do your siblings do that gets on your nerves? 30. Who are you closest to in your family? 31. How long have you been attending church? How did you get here? 32. What do you like/dislike about church? 33. Are you involved in a ministry? 34. What do you think about this whole ‘God’ thing? 35. Do you want me to stop asking you questions?

It has been so cool this past few weeks at Fuse seeing students really own the ministry.  Last night Amber Bruce spoke and from what I heard killed it.  She has so much passion not only for God but also for seeing her generation change the world.

This year at FUSE is going to be about students owning the ministry…Worship, Praying, Preaching, Leading, Devo Groups, Media and anything else we can think of…..I am so honored to be a part of what God is doing in the lives of these students…..I can not wait to see what else happens this year.

Proud of you Amber

I have been a student pastor for 3 years now and I can honestly say that last week was the best service ever.  It was not the biggest service ever we did not do anything crazy over the top, but it was amazing because we had students own it.  The band that night was lead by an all student worship team (thanks to the amazing Lindsey Carter) and they absolutely killed it.  It is so neat seeing students lead other students in worship and that all of them respond better that way.

We then had a student come up and give an amazing spoken word that got all of the students pumped up for the last worship song….This student will also be preaching this week at FUSE which I am super excited about.

Then to top all of that off a 15 year old by the name of Kyle Kitzman preached a 20 minute message that was awesome.  He told his testimony and how God had carried him through so many difficult times in his and it is truly amazing what God has done in him.  Then Kyle when on to share the three things he has learned in facing hard times.

1.  Continue to trust God

2.  Spend time with God

3.  Keep a good attitude

It was a great sermon from a student that has an amazing call of God on his life, but then the truly amazing thing was how much it caused all of the students in small groups to open up.

Alex, Jeremy, Lina, Corey, Amber, and Kyle…..I am so proud of all of you