While teaching during youth group or Sunday School, a common occurrence is for a student to raise his or her hand and ask a question that is completely off-topic. This happens in every youth ministry and can be…
Over the last decade, the church has experienced an upward trend in the formation of what has come to be referred to as “girl’s ministry.” While the outplay of this looks different from church to church, intentional areas…
Our family recently watched Season Two of 13 Reasons Why. Many scenes were hard to watch, but I believe we as parents must enter in to where our teens are. This doesn’t require watching 13 Reasons Why, but…
I’ve been a youth pastor for almost seven years, and in that seven years I’ve noticed a contradiction in people’s expectations of me. One week someone will remind me that student ministry is significant and needed in the…
Welcome to this month’s Rooted Parent Top 10- a list of parenting articles from across the web for the Rooted community. This list represents ten articles we believe will encourage and equip you as you parent your kids….
In the past several years that I’ve served as a youth pastor, I’ve noticed a concerning trend. We have three Sunday morning services, with Sunday School meeting during the second and third services. As our student ministry has…
When the church enters a season of brokenness, we encourage students to turn to the One who hears their pain, but does not cause it.
With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, I consulted with a number of dads about the biggest joys and challenges of fatherhood. Ranging in age from early thirties to mid- fifties, these men come from a variety of…
I thought I had taught a great lesson. I had brought scripture to life, provided thoughtful application points, and used some great illustrations from my own life. I, along with my youth volunteers, sat in small groups and…
