If you talk to guys that have gone through burn out, frustration, or just bad seasons in ministry, most of them will conclude, “I just forgot how much God loves me and how much I love Him. Period.”…
Rooted 2013 will occur on October 10-12 in Atlanta and will feature workshops from authoritative, experienced speakers on an array of topics. You can explore all of the workshops here. What makes a kid comfortable enough to trust…
What is it like to do youth ministry in Manhattan? How do you negotiate a diverse, multi-cultural city? How does a ministry reach teens in a post-Christian environment? Are their best practice strategies for ministering in a major…
It’s 5:30 PM. The service starts at 8:00, and rehearsal starts in an hour. I’ve prayed, practiced, and maybe even fasted in preparation for the night. Our ministry is growing, and I’m particularly excited about building on the…
The theme for the upcoming Rooted Conference in Atlanta on October 10-12, 2013 focuses on Hope in a Time of Suffering. If the that phone call or that text message has not arrived on your iPhone yet, it will. The day…
Promote Jesus Not Ourselves I just finished reading Scott Slayton’s excellent article, “When The Popular Youth Pastor Gets Arrested Again,” which was posted last week (August 28) on the Gospel Coalition’s website. The article made me incredibly sad,…
It was the end of a long day volunteering at an inner city summer camp. I sat down to watch a movie with about twenty students when six-year-old Kenny came up to me, tears rolling down his cheeks….
When we considered the feel of the first Rooted Conference, we had one word in mind: simplicity. Turn down the noise. Turn off the smoke machine. Remove the distractions. Let’s focus on two things: the Gospel and relationships….
In the following series, we asked people ministering to youth with strong educational backgrounds to look at teaching methods Jesus used as a means of helping us better communicate God’s truth to teenagers. In John 13, we…
