Parents often come to youth ministers when they are at the end of their ropes and have tried everything to help their children. Since Rooted is aiming to answer real questions on issues that youth workers are facing…
I discovered Nicholas Wolterstorff’s Lament for a Son through a pastor/friend. He regularly gave copies away. “How many times have you read this?” I asked him. Reaching for the copy that would become mine, this pastor-of-pastors replied, “After twenty years, I’ve…
Jared Wilson’s third and final talk, “How to Help Those in Suffering,” features practical steps people can take to help those who are suffering.
I just returned from having a small group with four really sharp senior girls, and a story one of them shared made me wonder: Are we listening for what questions our kids are really asking, or do we…
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this three part series, “Facebook and Fellowship,” Mel Lacey examined the value and the idolatry of Facebook. In this concluding section, she discusses the insufficiency of Facebook to provide true, satisfying…
In Part 1 of this three part series, “Facebook and Fellowship,” Mel Lacey explored the value Facebook can have when teens operate out of their identity in Christ. In this next article, she examines Facebook as an idol…
A Facebook profile has become a necessary page of the teenage cyber portfolio, along with sites such as Twitter, Instagram and My Space. These social networking sites have become a global phenomenon, gaining noticeable momentum in the noughties….
Recently, I made a presentation to parents in our youth ministry, entitled, “Why Kids Abandon the Church.” Two years earlier, when I made a similar presentation, called “Grace-Driven to Postmodern Teens,” the class drew five people. Not surprisingly,…
The following article comes from our newest series, The World’s Half-Truth’s for Teens. Scott Douglass’ article combats the message, “If I Am Better, I Will Be Loved” continuing an exposition of Ephesians 1:3-14. Click here for Pt.1 As…
