Teen Ministry Quotes

The only beauty we'll give account for in eternity is our godliness. ~ Tessa Emily Hall

But where we see trash, God sees potential. The Mater Artist, with His tender touch, can rework our suffering into a pattern of good. ~ Tessa Emily Hall

When you try to be someone else, you're not only neglecting your true self; you're also sacrificing the potential God has planted within you. The potential to rise to your calling, reach others through your gifts, and make a difference. ~ Tessa Emily Hall

I was coming off of The O.C. and had very little interest in doing another teen drama. And then I got sent theGossip Girl book series, and I was like, 'I might not be ready to leave high school after all.' ~ Josh Schwartz

Personally, I do not see in Canada it would be a feasible thing if any Ministry organized taking over both the Health and the Disease of the entire community ... even in the most favourable circumstances ... there would be that absence of competition and that sense of independence ... I do not believe it would be good for the profession or good for the Public. ~ William Osler

One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do. ~ John Piper

If everyone could spend some time self analysing, spend some quiet time with nothing to do and nowhere to go, then without a doubt the world would be an infinitely better place to live and play. It would probably be the cause of the end of bullying, teen suicide, anxiety, depression, stress, and fear and the start of a more genuine and authentic world. I have found that my tranquillity and peacefulness grew significantly stronger as I began to live comfortably with my desires and cravings. ~ Evan Sutter

John Quincy Adams' depression was treated by his aunt with some reliable remedies, first sleep and then compassion. She said, " He was half cared for by having someone to care for him. ~ Paul C. Nagel

We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents, innocent civilians killed in war are now described as collateral damage and military incompetence leading to US bombers killing British soldiers is cosily described as friendly fire. Those who are in favour of peace are described as mavericks and troublemakers, whereas the real militants are those who want the war. ~ Tony Benn

When I tell them, they think I am always making it up, and they never believe me. They never do anything about it. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

It had a huge impact on me, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' – and I was very proud when I found out that Kurt Cobain was a fan of mine. I thought he was awesome. ~ Ozzy Osbourne

You need to know what makes artists tick. Having been through the process myself as a musician, since I was an early teen, gave me an advantage - understanding them from their point of view, because it's about them, it's not about you - it's their vision and what they're capable of achieving, and you're the conduit. ~ Tommy Mottola

What if your only hope was to get ministry from someone who not only did not owe you any help - but who actually owed you the opposite? What if your only hope was to get free grace from someone who had every justification, based on your relationship to him, to trample you? ~ Timothy J. Keller

To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent. ~ Dave Barry

Final Destination was the closest thing I've done to a teen movie but it certainly had an edge to it. ~ Devon Sawa

School performance, public health, crime rates, clinical depression, tax compliance, philanthropy, race relations, community development, census returns, teen suicide, economic productivity, campaign finance, even simple human happiness - all are demonstrably affected by how (and whether) we connect with our family and friends and neighbours and co-workers. ~ Robert D. Putnam

Sometimes I wondered if Alex was dropped on her head a lot as a small child. I knew she was as a teen. It'd seen it happen. Often. And it probably explained a lot. ~ Jennifer L. Armentrout

Suddenly, I'm struck by the magnitude of the moment. Hurtling through the air becomes freeing, not terrifying. This time last year, I was suffocating within the confines of my life. I would've done anything to escape. That my life has come full circle is as exhilarating as it is scary.
Life is for living.
For moments like this. ~ Siobhan Davis

I mask my hate. I mask my pain. One thing that I can't mask is my dwindling grade point average. -Dreams, Smiles, and Bloody Tears ~ Chamera Sampson

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses. ~ Jena Malone

Because I love you. ~ Jeff Davis

Places like Ministry of Sound are too druggie for me. Smaller, local places are where it's at for me. ~ Katie Price

The reformer is one who with clarion voice will call the ministry back to it's knees. ~ Edward McKendree Bounds

Any place where you have to deal with many social actors like a school - you have the parents, the Ministry of Education, the school board, and the teachers - you need all kinds of sets and rules. You're trying to foresee anything that can happen and everything becomes really rigid. They don't want to talk about death because they don't want to overwhelm the children, but that has already happened, so you're not going to overwhelm them more. ~ Philippe Falardeau

Isabel wondered if there would ever be a time when she could stop being careful. If there would ever be a time when she could use other kinds of power. She missed it. It felt like part of her had been injected with novocaine and was totally numb. Almost dead (p.35). ~ Melinda Metz

Look at all the people who received miracles from Jesus during His ministry on earth. Not a single one of them deserved it. ~ Paul Silway

Contentment is the virtue that contrasts with restlessness, ambition, avarice. It means realizing, once again, that we are not our own - as pastors or parishioners, parents or children, employers or employees. It is the Lord's to give and to take away. He is building his church. It is his ministry that is saving and building up his body. Even our common callings in the world are not really our own, but they are God's work of supplying others - including ourselves - with what the whole society needs. There is a lot of work to be done, but it is his work that he is doing through us in daily and mostly ordinary ways. ~ Michael S. Horton

Those whom God calls to such a ministry - and a call is essential - must be prepared for a pathway of unpopularity and misunderstanding. "You troubler of Israel" was the way Ahab addressed Elijah. ~ Arthur Wallis

Maybe that's the whole teen oeuvre, you know covering people in disgusting bodily fluids and whatnot. ~ Rider Strong

Any ministry to black people which is not designed to effect their empowerment is designed to perpetuate their enslavement. ~ Albert B. Cleage Jr.

There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood is equally as messed up as where you're going. ~ Jena Malone

I am tired of faking and acting like everything is okay. I am so tired of saying I am fine. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

Dear Diary: My teen angst bullshit now has a body count. ~ Winona Ryder

All this bunch of so-called 'adults' was doing was making enemies of one another when what they really needed to be concentrating on was how to get out alive. ~ Jonathan L. Howard

Ministry with volunteer youth workers is not primarily about volunteers bringing refreshment to students, nor about youth pastors bringing refreshment to volunteers. It is about creating a space wherein people can find refreshment from Christ. It's about creating an upper room - holy ground where disciples can encounter Christ and be washed and refreshed by him. ~ Duffy Robbins

During my trying times, I didn't give up, I became stronger, and the wing that was clipped grew back. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

I'm not a big fan of horror movies, especially the recent teen-slasher sort of ones. ~ Martin Henderson

Haylee thought of all the supernatural creatures that could kill her ... a vampire or even a vampire slayer, and became angry at the idea a fairy might end her life tonight. ~ Natasha Larry

The first modern propaganda agency was the British Ministry of Information a century ago, which secretly defined its task as to direct the thought of most of the world - primarily progressive American intellectuals, who had to be mobilized to come to the aid of Britain during World War I. ~ Noam Chomsky

The tallest slugger touched my forehead, and I ignited like a sparkler on the Fourth of July. Shards of dazzling light rippled under my skin. I was the constellation Grus. The Trifid Nebula. I was the Big Bang, expanding endlessly through time and space forever.
"I thought I was dying. That I was going to expire on a cold slab, trapped inside an UFO, my body filled with every light that had ever existed. I couldn't imagine a better way to die. ~ Shaun David Hutchinson

Down in the cellar the Gestapo were licensed to practice was the Ministry of Justice called 'heightened interrogation'. The rules had been drawn up by civilised men in warm offices and they stipulated the presence of a doctor. ~ Robert Harris

The boy with the haunted eyes was Dory's secret. Eli. And she knew that she had to see him again. ~ Teresa Flavin

God's Word not only gives authority to one's ministry; it provides a solid foundation for one's life. ~ Billy Graham

Churches are notorious for creating competing systems, wherein unclear direction and conflicting information threaten to cause a breakdown and paralyze the ministry. Instead of replacing old systems, we tend to just download and add whatever is new to what already exists. Soon our capacity becomes fragmented and we find ourselves confronted with the signs of ineffectiveness: some ministries seem routine and irrelevant; the teaching feels too academic; calendars are saturated with mediocre programs; staff members pull in opposite directions; volunteers lack motivation; departments viciously compete for resources; and it becomes harder and harder to figure out if we are really being successful. Too many churches desperately need an upgrade. They need to reformat their hard drives and install a clean system. They need to rewrite their code so everyone is clear about what is important and how they should function. ~ Andy Stanley

If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why I was put on the planet. ~ Laurie Halse Anderson

I was relaxing in my parents' swimming pool with my brotherI asked him how the engineering business was going, and he reciprocated: 'How's the ministry world going?' 'Okay,' I said, 'except that a couple of weeks ago I realized that I don't know why Jesus had to die.' Then Peter, without skipping a beat, without even a moment's hesitation, said, 'Well, neither did Jesus.' ~ Brian D. McLaren

Your energy bothers me and your spirit has different shadows of negative ghosts that love misery. ~ Charlena E. Jackson

Simple and predictable seem pretty darn tantalizing when you're a witch.
Lately, I've wished for a lot of things to be the way they were. Gone are my lust
for the macabre and the sweetly sinful fantasies of meeting a vampire. Something
about unconscious people slumped against the dark leather of the booths at
crimson made it less sexy. ~ Cyrese Covelli

The first spoken word poem I ever wrote was when I was 14 and I wrote it because I was accidentally signed up for a teen poetry slam. Because I loved poetry I said that I'd try it out. ~ Sarah Kay

Locate the problems in people's lives with the intention of finding a solution ~ Sunday Adelaja

. "Fancy a midnight swim?"
"In this?" I gesture at my fancy-pants dress.
Hauling me in to his naked chest, he pins me with a wolfish grin. "Without it was more what I had in mind. ~ Siobhan Davis

The weekends are too short for sleep! ~ Bryant A. Loney