Rooted Conference Schedule:
We are working on all the details for Rooted 2025, and will continue to update this page as we finalize our plans. In the meantime, we encourage you to download the Rooted App and subscribe to the Rooted Conference Podcast in order to hear past main sessions and workshops, or purchase Rooted 2024 Virtual Access to listen to all the 2024 conference content in one place.
Thursday, October 23
11:30 – Pre-Conferences Begin | Asian-American and Youth Pastor Theologian
3:00 – Registration/Opening Reception
3:45 – Conference Begins
4:15 – Main Session 1 | Jim Davis (The Mission of the Church – Acts 1:6-11)
5:00 – Dinner for Group A / Panel for Group B
6:15 – Dinner for Group B / Panel for Group A
7:45 – Main Session 2 | Cameron Cole (The Holy Spirit Empowered – Acts 2:1-24)
Friday, October 24
8:30 – Main Session 3 | Joel Kim (The Rhythms of the Church – Acts 2:42-47)
9:30 – Workshop Session 1
- Danny Kwon and Monica Kim- Teenagers and Mental Health for the Church and Youth Ministry
- Jared Kennedy – 3 Ways to Tell a Bible Story
- Jimmy Kim – The Juggle is Real: Helping Teens Who Are Overwhelmed and Out of Balance
- Joel Kim – From Understanding to Proclaiming
- Vince Greenwald – Finding Great Leaders, Keeping Great Leaders
10:45 – Workshop Session 2
- Clayton Keenon – It Was Like You Were Speaking Right to Me: How to Apply Scripture to the Complexity of Life
- Jared Kennedy – 4 Questions to Help You Prepare Educationally Excellent Bible Lessons
- Jason Tarn – Teaching with Authority
- Justin Wong – Planted to Persevere: Why the Gospel Roots Youth in the Church for Life
- Becca Heck – Being (and working with) a Woman in Leadership
11:45 – Lunch for Group A / Panel for Group B
12:30 – Lunch for Group B / Panel for Group A
1:45 PM – Main Session 4 | Syler Thomas (The Role of Suffering in the Life of the Church – Acts 9:15-16)
2:30PM – Break (Optional: 30-minute Interest Meeting)
5:30 – Main Session 5 | Liz Edrington (The Unifying Power of the Church – Acts 10)
6:15 – Dine-Arounds (off site)
Saturday, October 25
9:15 – Workshop Session 3
- Andrea Lee – Helping Teenagers Connect Body Image Struggles to God’s Word
- Brian Dye – With Them: Relational Discipleship in the Way of Jesus
- Josh Newton – Common Misconceptions that Our Students Have About the Gospel
- Skyler Flowers – Cultural Apologetics for Teens Today
- Samuel James – Resilient Faith in a Digital World
10:30 – Workshop Session 4
- Michael Goldstein – Discipling Teens in a Post-Christian Secular Context
- Clark Fobes – The Evangelistic Necessity of Youth Ministry
- Josh Newton and Anna Meade Harris – Walking With Parents And Students Through Pain And Suffering
- Liz Edrington – Trauma-Informed Youth Ministry
- Melanie Beasley – The Art of Building a Beautiful Children’s Ministry Team
11:30 – Main Session 6 | Chelten Carter (The Multiplication of the Church – Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3)
12:30 – Dismissal
Rooted 2025
The Church in Acts
The dominant narrative shaping teenagers today is that they are totally free individuals who are responsible to craft their own identity and determine their future. The resulting pressure this creates is proving to be crushing. The book of Acts demonstrates an alternative to the burden of radical individualism with a great benefit of the gospel: the institution of the church, formed on the basis of Jesus’ death and resurrection and filled with his personal presence and power. Our prayer is that by looking back at the major themes of the early church, our modern churches will be encouraged to look forward with renewed boldness, perseverance, and confident optimism for the next generation.
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