Rooted Recommends: Tyranny of the Urgent

It took me just 20 minutes to read Tyranny of the Urgent by Charles E. Hummel. That means that unless I am brief in this article, you could read most of the book by the time you finish reading my…

What’s Rooted’s Conference All About?

Rooted offers a unique, simple conference in the world of ministry to youth. Rooted begins with the Gospel as the starting point and considers all matters in youth ministry and youth culture from that axis. These conferences feature…

Fruit from Attending Rooted’s Conference

After Rooted’s 2013 annual conference, Rooted chairman Cameron Cole shared reasons to attend a Gospel-centered youth conference: 1.) Everyone needs to be reminded of the Gospel again and again and again.  2). No ministry has it all together;…

Clear, Convincing and Compelling: Youth Ministry with a Mission

Perhaps the most important thing that was being pushed in my early years of ministry was the construction of vision, purpose and mission statements. I don’t know if anyone understood the difference between the three; however, you presumably had to have each of them. It also seemed,…

Exult Christ in the City: Youth Ministry with a Mission

“We exist to exalt Christ in the city, through gospel-centered worship, discipleship, community, and mission.”   Strategy This mission statement isn’t our student ministry’s — it’s our church’s. I believe the mission of “big church” should find its…