Dinner conversation at my house often ends in a heated debate with my sons over which would be the coolest superpower: flying, X-ray vision, super-human strength… ? Invisibility is said to be a superpower. After all, it landed…
As youth ministers, we are agents of reconciliation (2 Cor 5:20-21). “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf: ‘Be reconciled to God.’ He made the one…
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late…
Come January, I will have been in youth ministry for ten years, two of those as an intern and eight as full-time staff. Recently, I transitioned from a church in Oklahoma City where I’ve been a member and…
In the challenging episode of Ask Alice up on the youth ministry side of the blog today, we hear from licensed professional counselor Alice Churnock on the topic of suicide. Suicide affects millions of Americans; it will affect…
Discipling your children in the faith can cause parents to feel inadequate and alone, but discipleship was never meant to be a solo task. Parents, you have more resources than you often realize. Truly impacting the next generation…
One of the battle lines that is sometimes drawn in ministering to the next generation is the line between traditional youth ministry and family ministry. On the extreme end of the family ministry camp, traditional youth ministry stands…
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…
I had just returned from a weekend retreat with my son, who has recently entered middle school. That means I’m not only his father, I’m also his youth pastor. It’s weird. But cool. But still weird. Within the…
