Youth Group Culture: Bigger Than Ourselves

This is the fifth 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 fourth piece…

HTH: Grace for the Older Brother

In this helpful article, author Syler Thomas asks the very important question, “Do we extend the same grace to the “older brothers” in our ministry?” We are often quick to welcome the younger prodigals into our youth ministries…

Youth Group Culture: Creating Passion

This is the fourth 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 third piece…

The Freedom of Being Average

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…

Youth Group Culture: Convictional Leadership

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…

6 Real Life Scenarios for Youth Workers

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…

HTH: God’s Inefficiency

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…