Five Weeks Until Amazing Teaching in an Interactive Setting

Rooted’s 2014 conference Oct. 9-11 is only five weeks away!  The New York City conference will feature sessions around the theme Truth in a World of Mixed Messages, where we’ll consider the most prevalent messages to youth in today’s culture….

Books to Teach in Jr. High Youth Ministry: Mark

Paul said it well, “all Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching.” We can teach any book to group of people and expect spiritual benefit. Simultaneously, I have found in experience that certain books of the Bible…

Books to Teach in Jr. High Youth Ministry: Ruth

Question: Why teach the Book of Ruth to junior highers? Answer: Junior high students should be taught the Bible. Ruth is in the Bible. Therefore, junior high students should be taught Ruth. All kidding aside, of all the…

How Youth Ministry Can Change the World

I wanted to pass on these quotes from an underrated yet outstanding youth ministry book. Ken Moser’s book Changing the World Through Effective Youth Ministry offers a strong outline for the foundations of a fruitful, Gospel-centered, discipleship-making youth ministry….