Three years ago, I heard a speech delivered by an Ivy League rugby coach. He was talking about relationships and at a certain point said, “When I listen to my players talk about their sex lives, you would…
Students today are being assaulted by a constant call to do the work of a super hero. Whether it is in books such as the Divergent or The Hunger Games series or in the countless number of super…
This is the third piece in our series on youth group culture that asks the question, “How do we create a culture of participation, passion, and engagement in the broader church in our youth groups?” The second piece…
This is the second piece in our series on youth group culture that asks the question, “How do we create a culture of participation, passion, and engagement in the broader church in our youth groups?” The first piece…
The following are scenarios that Brian has actually been faced in his youth ministry. Here, he offers them up with the hope that they may be helpful to you and/or your leadership team as they seek to care…
Pastor Mike McGarry, a Rooted blog contributor, wrote this piece on his blog, www.crosswalking.net. He makes the intriguing point that God could have sent Jesus during a technological age and accomplished the Great Commission in a generation. But he…
We no longer have to keep up our charades of righteousness, don masks of piety, or pretend to be something that we’re not.
Register today to get the early registration discount for Rooted 2015 before the June 1 price increase. This year’s conference will be in the great city of Chicago. This year’s theme is God Became Flesh. We will explore…
This article is the fourth in our series, ‘What Youth Pastors Would Like to Tell Parents.’ Often, youth ministers gain a perspective on the lives of the teens they walk alongside that differs from that of their parents;…
