Archive for Teens

Man Up Conference with former NFL Players and Troubled Youth

Oct 09, 2011 No Comments

On Saturday, October 15, 2011 High Impact Teens will host the Man Up Conference at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. This is the fourth time the event has been held at the MCJDC and it is shaping up to be the best one ever. Speakers include: Hunter Smith, former punter for [...]

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MAN UP! Becoming a High Impact Man (HIM)

Sep 01, 2011 No Comments

Conference led by High Impact Teens A conference for troubled youth held at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center Indianapolis, Indiana October 15, 2011 High Impact Men teaching teens to become High Impact Men! Ken Turner Ministries is honored to partner with the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center and lead the Man Up Conference, teaching [...]

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Peer Pressure Precautions

May 06, 2011 No Comments

Richard sent a letter to me several years ago. I was a youth pastor in South Bend, Indiana and  one day I grabbed my office mail and saw an unusual letter in the stack. The envelope had certain “disclaimers” printed on it from the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. Not the kind of thing [...]

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4 The Word – A Challenge To Our Youth

Feb 16, 2011 No Comments

One day while serving as a full-time youth pastor I decided to survey my youth group to find out how many of them read their Bibles outside of church. I was curious to know if our teens were reading the Bible during the week and if they were, how often did they read it? Our [...]

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Reaching 1 Out of 100 – The Daniel Ferguson Story

Feb 09, 2011 No Comments

Reaching One Out of One Hundred By Ken Turner   In March of 2009 God brought Daniel Ferguson into my life. Although we only knew each other for about 10 days, God did a miraculous work in his life and mine. I wanted to share his story with you again. There are countless troubled youth [...]

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My Name Is Michael, I Need You To Remember My Name

Apr 14, 2010 No Comments

On Monday night, April 12, during our “Man Up” Bible study 6 teenage boys accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior! I was asked to bring the Bible study in to a different unit from what was scheduled. This Bible study is something I started about 18 months ago at the Marion County Juvenile Detention [...]

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