Legalism In Our Own Hearts

Seth Stewart allowed us to publish this note that he sent to his volunteers regarding his frustrations with his students’ disobedience and his temptation to beat them over the head with the law. Confession. I want to beat…

Rooted 2013 Recall

Along with dozens of other youth ministers, I am going through Rooted withdrawal. Rooted 2013 was a great blessing of fellowship, worship, and learning, granted to many of us by the Lord. In reflecting, I wanted to record…

Workshop Schedule for Rooted 2013

Workshops Schedule
 Friday, October 1112:30 PM       Workshops Session 1
 Alvin Reid– Creating a Missional Culture of Gospel-Centered Students
 David Plant- Engaging Culture with Truth: Eminem and the Imagio Dei
 Dave Wright- Simplifying Youth Ministry
 Paul Martin- Katy Perry, Bushido and Purple…

Developing Mature Worshippers: Part 2

Our effort to develop mature worshippers requires that we seek the Lord in prayer, asking for His insight into how our students presently worship, what a mature worshipper would look like, and what the next progressive step would…

Rooted 2013: One Week to Register

Rooted 2013 in Atlanta starts one week from today. Register for the conference that focuses on the Good News that Jesus’s death on the Cross is complete for you and for your students. It is a conference that…

Developing Mature Worshippers: Part 1

When my sister was 5 years old, she went through a stage where she refused to eat much else besides Chicken McNuggets. When we climbed into the car, she’d ask/cry/demand that we stop by McDonald’s. This presented my…