Seth Stewart

Seth Stewart is a husband and a dad, and after a decade in student ministry is now working as the Editor-in-Chief at Spoken Gospel. Spoken Gospel creates online resources that point to Jesus from every passage of Scripture. Seth spends his day writing, speaking, and being his family’s chef.

Experiential Faith and the Hope of the Magician

“And seeing great signs and miracles performed, he was amazed.” Acts 8:13 Our students want an immanent experience, a felt encounter with God. They want to feel amazed at God’s goodness and power, not just know that God is…

Book Review: Growing Young

The stereotyped youth pastor wears cargo shorts, a camp tee, Chacos, and sports some serious facial hair (see Ben Beswick’s article on Rooted last week). He loves fun, seems a little immature, lacks depth, theological nuance, and is…

Should the Youth Pastor Denounce Trump?

That’s complicated isn’t it? On the one hand, it feels like youth pastors have a responsibility to say something. Trump embodies and communicates unchristian positions about women, refugees, foreigners, the disabled, human rights, and personal morality. And now…