Andrew Wilson on Rooted’s 2014 Conference

I’m making my first trip stateside in more than five years to speak at the Rooted conference, October 9-11 in New York City. Rooted is a gospel-centered ministry aimed at resourcing those who work with students and young people, and I am hugely…

More Details About Rooted 2014 Sessions

Rooted’s 2014 conference Oct. 9-11 in New York City will feature sessions around the theme Truth in a World of Mixed Messages, where we’ll consider the most prevalent messages to teens in today’s culture.  More information about speakers, talks and…

The Modest Pastor

The word “modest” may strike you as archaic, conjuring up everything from dress codes to social mores. But let’s take the simple approach here: most definitions of modest include something about being humble in your estimation of your…

Modest Theology and a Theology of Modesty

Somebody once said that “all Christian thoughts should be ultimately pride-shattering.” At the center of our faith we have Jesus, our modest Savior. He didn’t count equality with God as something to be grasped or clung to. He…

Love is Really Stinkin’ Hard

The early part of my summer constitutes both the best and worst time of year for youth ministry. It’s mission trip season, which means a constant vacillation between the fringes of misery and the footsteps of glory.  Missions…

The Blessing of Community

After last year’s annual Rooted conference, one youth minister in attendance wrote Rooted’s chairman about his experience: “Cameron, Thanks again for all that you do with Rooted.  It was truly a blessing to take part in this year’s…

Modest Power

“Modesty” has become a dirty word to a postmodern audience, conjuring up images of sexually-repressed, prudish religious folk who don’t know how to have fun. We youth workers start talking about modesty, and immediately youth group girls everywhere cringe…

Intellectual Modesty

If you spend much time watching CNN, Fox News or MSNBC, you’ll notice that people seem to regularly depend on their personality, rather than sound reasoning and facts, to give authority to their words.  Proof of their convictions seems…