Welcome to Rooted’s Top Ten, a curated reading list for youth ministers. Each month we find ten articles, and sometimes videos or podcasts, from various sources that we believe will encourage you in your ministry to teenagers and their families.
Happy New Year from the Rooted team! As you start the year 2025, we’d like to recommend Rooted’s five most-ready youth ministry articles of 2024—all of which are relevant in the new year and beyond. We’ll have new content for you on the blog starting on January 6.
Here we’ve collected the top five most read articles of the year.
Grace came through the arrival of a small, fragile, baby boy, born of the Virgin Mary.
After your kids find a few historical figures they love, encourage them to read what those men and women wrote
Welcome to Rooted’s Top Ten, a curated reading list for youth ministers. Each month we find ten articles, and sometimes videos or podcasts, from various sources that we believe will encourage you in your ministry to teenagers and their families.
In my teens and twenties, I wrestled with my need and longing to be known and loved by my parents in ways I could comprehend. With a language barrier in the home, it was a challenge just to communicate about superficial matters, never mind the deep things.
I cling to the hope of future celebration, even though I lament the passing of this season into memory.
Year after year, the Rooted content team considers our annual book awards one of the highlights of the year! We are always eager to see what is new and edifying for youth ministers, parents, and teenagers, and we do what we can to vet resources you can trust. Hopefully you will find some potential Christmas gifts among our selections!
