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Chelsea Kingston Erickson

Chelsea is Editor in Chief for Rooted and previously served as a youth minister in New England churches for 13 years. She and her husband, Steve, live north of Boston with their two young sons. Chelsea holds an M.Div. and a Master of Theology (Th.M.) in Old Testament Studies, both from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She is passionate about teaching teenagers biblical theology and helping them learn to study Scripture for themselves. Chelsea is co-editor of two of Rooted’s books (God with You: A 52-Week Devotional Through the Whole Bible for Teenagers and Longing for Christmas: 25 Promises Fulfilled in Jesus) and the author of The Bible’s Big Story in the Old Testament: Casket Empty Student Edition.

Half Truths Series: God Rewards Our Hard Work and Good Behavior

Chelsea Kingston Erickson | October 8, 2019

Teenagers and adults are regularly being catechized by our culture—and very often we falsely synthesize the broader culture’s convictions with our faith in Christ. In this series, Rooted writers examine “half truths” our teenagers may be tempted to…

Against Accidental Antinomianism: Rejecting Moralism in a Way That Upholds the Law

Chelsea Kingston Erickson | August 29, 2019

Many youth workers have rightly rejected the temptation to teach moralism, or behavior modification intended to win God’s favor. Realizing that the point of Scripture is not the human actors, but the gospel itself—that Christ lived, died, and…

A Gospel Vision for Helping Students Love Their Siblings

Chelsea Kingston Erickson | July 24, 2019

This school year we had a number of sixth and eighth grade sibling pairs in our middle school youth group. I was delighted when, at the beginning of the school year, the older brothers and sisters welcomed their…

Helping Students Grieve A Loss

Chelsea Kingston Erickson | June 12, 2019

In this world marred by sin, grief is a normative part of the human experience. As youth pastors, we should be prepared to help our students walk through it with the eyes of faith. Here are eight suggestions…

Youth Minister, Do Not Despise the Day of Small Things

Chelsea Kingston Erickson | May 6, 2019

In 2015 I made a ministry transition from a multi-site church of about 3,000 attendees to a parish church of roughly 400. I had longed for a smaller church context, desiring to serve a body where people knew…