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Additional Notes on Ask Alice: A Conversation with Stacey Gilbert On Teenagers Struggling With Anxiety and Depression
Today’s children and teens increasingly experience anxiety and depression, and parents are looking for answers. Medication can be so helpful, but parents understandably have a lot of questions about how medication can affect their children’s health and well-being….
Paul David Tripp on Weariness and the One Who Never Tires
We recently read this awesome entry from Paul David Tripp’s New Morning Mercies, and thought it aptly applied to the life of a youth minister: When you’re weary with the battle, remember that the One who is your…
Grace in Parenting: Wisdom From Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson
We are so excited to welcome author, Biblical counselor, mother, and grandmother Elyse Fitzpatrick to Rooted 2019 in Chicago. Elyse will deliver one of the plenary talks focusing on our theme, Death to Life. We are also fortunate…
Top Ten of August 2019
Each month we compile a Top Ten list for youth workers. This list represents ten articles from various sources that we believe will encourage you in your ministry to students and their families. Some give explicit instruction on…
Jessica Thompson on Teen Anxiety and Moralism
This Sunday on Instagram, author and speaker Jessica Thompson offered a much-needed word of grace and rest. It was too good not to share with our Rooted readers: “Teen anxiety is skyrocketing and I think the church shares…
Conference Comments: What We Learned from 2018 Rooted Conference Attendees
Every year we survey attendees after the conference to learn what we did well and where we might improve going forward. Every year we find our participants love being there as much as the Rooted staff and Steering…