It sounded like our SUV had been hit, sequentially, by two cannons. After a few choice mental exasperations, I voiced nervously, “No worries guys, everything’s okay. We’ve just blown out the tires on the right side of the…
Regardless of how “successful” your parenting strategy might appear, the fact remains that we are all utterly incapable of keeping our kids on the right path.
I am an overachiever, yet not in a perfectionist way, but more in a desire to prove myself. As a child, I did my chores, not simply to complete them, but to please my parents. I did my…
This week we are slow on blog content because the Rooted Conference in Nashville is just two days away! In the meantime, we thought we’d share an excerpt written by Cameron Cole in Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry (GCYM is…
“Mom. I want ankle weights. I need ankle weights. My friend has ankle weights, and I need them to be faster and jump higher,” my son explained to me at approximately 6:21 am while I packed lunches and…
One of Rooted’s five pillars of lasting, effective, gospel-centered youth ministry is the intergenerational integration of teenagers within the larger body of the church. Up next on our bookshelf is Chap Clark’s upcoming book, Adoptive Church (out October…
In this episode of the Rooted podcast, we hear from Clark Fobes about the unique challenges of working as a youth minister in the Asian American church.
We loved this entry from Paul David Tripp’s book of daily devotionals, New Morning Mercies, and thought we’d share: Life is all about to whom and where you look for satisfaction of heart. The shape and direction of…
Imagine showing up at your job every single day knowing that you had to meet with your CEO or board of directors for a performance review. I’m not just talking big-picture evaluations. Imagine every email you send will…
