Rooted2014 Audio: Peter Ong on Shame-Based Moralism

One of the most subtle means in which many youth ministries operate is on superstitious faith and/or shame-based moralism, which feeds into culture’s idolatry without even realizing it. This workshop examines our Gospel constants in the context of…

The Power of Gospel Community as Student Outreach

This article is the second in our “What Acts Teaches Us About Youth Ministry” series.  The first article can be read here.  In this series, we are considering the way the apostles did ministry as described in the Book of Acts….

On Being a Woman in Youth Ministry

Last year I attended a youth ministry conference where the majority of speakers were male. There were opportunities for conversations with youth pastors from different regions of the country and from different denominations and backgrounds, but everyone had…

The Gift of Mary’s Neediness

There is no biographical sketch of Mary in the gospels, no description of her childhood. We don’t know her temperament, her struggles, her hopes, her dreams. All we know is what the Bible tells us: she was a…

The Fingerprints of God

Very often, Christmas stories get lost in sentimentality. In reality, however, they have great potential for sharing redeeming, comforting truths that help in any season of the year. The following is the third article in our series which…

Hail Mary, Blessed Art Thou Among Skeptics

Very often, Christmas stories get lost in sentimentality. In reality, however, they have great potential for sharing redeeming, comforting truths that help in any season of the year. The following article is the first in our series which…