Part Three: Sports vs. Eternity

At the close of a back-to-school event our youth ministry hosted, a student wandered up to thank me for the work the youth staff had invested in that night. He thanked me for the fun. He thanked me…

Part Two: Sports and the Busyness Epidemic

 In this three-part series of articles, John Perritt addresses the pervasive problem of American youth sports culture. Read the first article in the series here. How to jeopardize your job in student ministry, Step 1: Talk Negatively About…

Promises of Scripture: The Stunning Reality of God

In this series, “Promises of Scripture,” we asked Youth Ministers one simple question: “What is a scriptural promise that you burn to communicate to your students?” Read the last article in the series here.  If my preaching was…

A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break

In this series, “Promises of Scripture,” we asked Youth Ministers one simple question: “What is a scriptural promise that you burn to communicate to your students?” Read the last article in the series here.  Matthew 12:20 says, “A…

Heaven is Not a Place on Earth

In this series, “Promises of Scripture,” we asked Youth Ministers one simple question: “What is a scriptural promise that you burn to communicate to your students?” Read the last article in the series here. In a culture that…

The Top 10: April 2016

We at Rooted have scoured youth ministry blogs and news sites to find the most helpful articles from April that will strengthen and encourage your ministry to students. Most (but not all) of these articles come from a…

Catechisms in Youth Ministry?

This past Sunday our Discipleship Class for teenagers began a 52-week journey through The New City Catechism‘s 52 questions. The New City Catechism was developed by Tim Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms. Its aim is to help teach and explain…