High Impact Ministries » Parenting Teens http://kenturnerministries.org Ken Turner Ministries PO Box 460 Zionsville, IN 46077 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:58:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 ALL PRO DAD – NFL FATHER AND KIDS EXPERIENCE AT THE COLTS COMPLEX – May 14 http://kenturnerministries.org/2010/05/07/all-pro-dad-nfl-father-and-kids-experience-at-the-colts-complex-may-14/ http://kenturnerministries.org/2010/05/07/all-pro-dad-nfl-father-and-kids-experience-at-the-colts-complex-may-14/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 11:44:16 +0000 Ken Turner http://kenturnerministries.org/?p=634 ALL PRO DAD – NFL FATHER AND KIDS EXPERIENCE AT THE COLTS COMPLEX – May 14
The All Pro Dad organization is the fatherhood program founded by former NFL Coach Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts. Our ministry will be a part of the upcoming event at the Colts training facility in Indianapolis on May 14. I’m looking forward to being one of the seven speakers at the event again and having the opportunity to invest in fathers in this way.

Here is the link to the local news story…

http://www.indysportsnation.com/videobeta/?watchId=b9496a27-2d7a-4676-abea-3ccab35d8002

]]> http://kenturnerministries.org/2010/05/07/all-pro-dad-nfl-father-and-kids-experience-at-the-colts-complex-may-14/feed/ 0 Parent/Teen Conference – First Baptist Church of Glen Este, http://kenturnerministries.org/2010/04/08/parentteen-conference-first-baptist-church-of-glen-este/ http://kenturnerministries.org/2010/04/08/parentteen-conference-first-baptist-church-of-glen-este/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:34:44 +0000 Ken Turner http://kenturnerministries.org/?p=622 PARENT/TEEN CONFERENCE – First Baptist Church of Glen Este, OH (Cincinnati).
The weekend of April 9-10 I was speaking at the Parent/Teen Conference at First Baptist Church of Glen Este, OH (Cincinnati). It’s great to be here again with my good friend Bob Johnson who has been the youth pastor here for many years. Evangelist Morris Gleiser is here speaking as well. Morris was a youth pastor for over two decades and is also a great friend, so we are having fun catching up. The parents and teens are responding well and getting a lot of great teaching and encouragement to bring families together spiritually.

Special workshops were held addressing topics such as:

How To Really Love Your Teen

Keeping Your Teens Cybersafe

Embracing The Wisdom Of Your Parents

The Presence of the Holy Spirit In Our Home and Family

Communication, Dating, Preparing Our Teens to Live Out Their Faith In The World

]]> http://kenturnerministries.org/2010/04/08/parentteen-conference-first-baptist-church-of-glen-este/feed/ 0 Freddie Scott II – The Dad I Wish I Had http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/11/14/freddie-scott-ii-%e2%80%93-the-dad-i-wish-i-had/ http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/11/14/freddie-scott-ii-%e2%80%93-the-dad-i-wish-i-had/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:20:35 +0000 Ken Turner http://kenturnerministries.org/?p=388 While attending the All Pro Dad NFL Father and Kids Experience at the Colts complex I had the chance to meet Freddie Scott II.

Freddie played football at Penn State as a wide receiver and continued his career in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts. Freddie and I had connected via Twitter a while back and it was great to meet and talk face to face.

We are developing a plan to get his new book “The Dad I Wish I Had” in to the hands of the guys I minister to in the detention center. If you would like to help me and Freddie with this project, please contact me to find out how to help.

]]> http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/11/14/freddie-scott-ii-%e2%80%93-the-dad-i-wish-i-had/feed/ 0 All Pro Dad Father and Kids NFL Experience at the COLTS Complex http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/11/14/all-pro-dad-father-and-kids-nfl-experience-at-the-colts-complex/ http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/11/14/all-pro-dad-father-and-kids-nfl-experience-at-the-colts-complex/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:13:37 +0000 Ken Turner http://kenturnerministries.org/?p=385 On Saturday, November 7 the All Pro Dad NFL Father and Kids Experience was held at the Colts Training Facility in Indianapolis. The event sold out at 2000 attendees. I was asked to be one of seven speakers at the event and had the opportunity to speak on the topic of fatherhood to 2000 people. It was a great experience and I am already excited about doing it again next year!

]]> http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/11/14/all-pro-dad-father-and-kids-nfl-experience-at-the-colts-complex/feed/ 0 The Importance of Loving Your Teen Unconditionally http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/05/28/the-importance-of-loving-your-teen-unconditionally/ http://kenturnerministries.org/2009/05/28/the-importance-of-loving-your-teen-unconditionally/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 20:21:07 +0000 Ken Turner http://kenturnerministries.org/?p=204 Doing the Greatest Deed
The Importance of Loving Your Child Unconditionally by Ken Turner

Communicate unconditional love! I was speaking to a group of men who were all youth leaders in their local churches. During my session I mentioned the relationship we each have with our fathers. I said, “Wouldn’t it be priceless to get a letter from your own father telling you that all you have accomplished with your life is ENOUGH? It’s enough to make him proud and enough to earn his utmost respect. It’s just enough, period, and he loves you.” There was an unusual moment of stunned silence. It was as if every man in the session thought the same thing in unison. We all thought of the deep impact such a letter would have on us even though we were all well in to our adult life.

The point I was trying to make was simple. As parents we need to communicate to our teenage children that we love them unconditionally. The power of our love and acceptance is immeasurable.

It’s not so hard to communicate love to our teenagers when they are obedient… the big challenge comes during moments of discipline. It’s those things that hit us out of nowhere that the kids say or do and we react out of total frustration. It’s that explosive moment when we go into what my junior high son calls “spider monkey mode.”

Don’t Go “Spider Monkey” On Us! Teenagers can push a parent’s button at the wrong time! Jennifer and I have three teenagers. We have two high school girls and a junior high son. He says to me, “Dad, I need to ask you something but before I do I need you to promise not to go all spider monkey on me.” I guess that tells you that I have gone berserk once or twice since the kids hit the teen years.

Remember, when it’s time to enforce discipline on your teenager, it’s very important to discipline out of love.

I caught myself a few years ago disciplining my kids out of these wrong motives…

    * Inconvenience – It’s when we say, “Do you realize the hassle you are causing me right now? I don’t need this inconvenience.”

    * Irritation – We say, “You are really getting on my nerves. I am so irritated with you.”

    * Embarrassment – “What would the Jones family think if they saw or heard what you just did? You are really embarrassing me.”

But… here is the problem. If these are the messages I am sending to my kids, then the real message is all about ME. It’s clear that my message is not that I care about my kids but that I care about my own peace and quietness. A life without the hassle of rearing a teenager!

    * Unconditional Love – The true motive for disciplining my teenager should be rooted in an unconditional love for him or her. Our message should be clear, “I love you so much I cannot sit idle and watch you make this mistake. I don’t indict you for messing up, because we all mess up sometimes, but I must step in and discipline because I love you so much.”

 The next time your teenager needs correction, please do correct him or her but do it from a heart of unconditional love!

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