Four Reminders I’m Telling Myself and My Family in the Midst of the Turmoil
The gospel gives us the freedom to admit everything isn’t okay, and reminding our children of this truth is a gift we can give them.
The gospel gives us the freedom to admit everything isn’t okay, and reminding our children of this truth is a gift we can give them.
If you work with children, youth, or families long enough, you will encounter tragedy, and you will necessarily have to rise in leadership in those moments.
It is great relief that growth in ministry is ultimately dependent on God, while our calling in ministry is simply to be faithful.
Whatever our challenges are as a parent, large or small, we can pray with King David or with the smallest preschooler: “Oh Lord, be my help.”
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.
Rest is to characterize the believer’s life because Jesus is the ultimate rest for us.
The gospel is not only a message to be spoken, but a love to be lived out in the midst of brokenness.
Things that I briefly acknowledge but generally ignore are cause for jubilant celebration among children. So which approach to life is more in line with the reality of God’s creation: theirs or mine?
The reality is that our students do not simply want community; they need it. Yet they don’t need our manufactured versions. Our students need the community of the church the way God created it.