“Does Youth Group Count as Church?”

This is the fourth article in our series, “The Hard Questions.” Working with students is tough. You’re often the person approached with some of life’s most challenging questions. Sometimes you know what to say right away. Other times,…

HTH: Pre-Order Special on Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry Book

Crossway is offering a pre-order special on Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry through the end of November (click here to check it out). You don’t want to miss out on this book, which is written predominantly by Rooted writers and a part of The Gospel…

HTH: The Student Outreach

Our students are growing up in a world rife with conflicting and confusing messages about sexuality. Guiding today’s youth through the landmines can be agonizing and disheartening to say the least. We want to introduce you to a…

Jesus as Substitute, #Rooted2015

We promise we didn’t bribe him, but Todd Hill wrote this awesome “musing,” mid-Rooted Conference this year. His words are something so many of us can relate to – so familiar and beautiful that we thought we’d share…

A Message of Grace for Me at the Rooted Conference

We swear we didn’t pay him, but Clark Fobes wrote this wonderful article while sitting in the airport after attending #Rooted2015. His words so represented what we tried to accomplish through the conference, we thought we’d share them…

I’m a Decent Youth Minister, an Even Worse Parent

This is the sixth piece in our ongoing series, “Confessions of a Struggling Youth Minister.” While student ministry is often extremely edifying and even a barrel of laughs, it can also be isolating, discouraging, and totally exhausting. Our…