How God’s Mercy and Grace Make Parents More Compassionate
“The gospel at its core is a story of grace and mercy for those who don’t merit it.”
“The gospel at its core is a story of grace and mercy for those who don’t merit it.”
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.
Welcome to the Rooted Parent Top Ten, a curated list of resources from across the web that we believe will be helpful to parents raising teenagers. Here you’ll find articles, podcasts, and videos to support you in gospel- centered discipleship and interpreting youth culture. While most are gospel focused, others are included because they include a message of common grace.
To encourage and equip parents in their disciple-making role, we need to engage the relational pillars of their cultural framework with humility and winsomeness.
Encouraging her to love her brother when he smacks her in the face with his shoe is a challenge.
Encouraging our teens to practice media literacy online equips them to navigate their digital world for God’s glory and their good.
For every trial, every embarrassment, every rebellion, remember their dusty frames.
Let us work heartily at our role as parents and rest knowing God alone will give the growth.
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra’s recent long-form reporting for The Gospel Coalition, “Youth Sports, Healthy Families, and the Future of the Church,” caught our team’s eye as an important read (or listen) for youth ministers and parents.