A Trinitarian Prayer for when Father’s Day is Hard

Last month, during our church’s celebration of Mother’s Day, our congregation cried out to God in a call-and-response lament over broken motherhood.  I debated whether or not we should incorporate a similar lament into our Order of Worship…

Helping Students Grieve A Loss

In this world marred by sin, grief is a normative part of the human experience. As youth pastors, we should be prepared to help our students walk through it with the eyes of faith. Here are eight suggestions…

Ask Rooted: The Pressure to Perform

Knowing that parents are always eager for wise perspectives on how their teens think and feel, we asked our Rooted youth ministry writers what they would tell parents about the pressure today’s kids feel to perform. We. think…