If you have ever traveled to another country, you are immediately confronted with words you are unfamiliar with. Even if you speak the same language, the thought of a “washroom” in Canada or the “loo” in England can…
I don’t know about you, but where I live, sports are a big deal to students and their families. It isn’t uncommon for sports, not the church, to hold a higher priority in the life of a student….
We hope you enjoy this recording of Dr. Robert Smith Jr.’s plenary talk at our 2018 Rooted Conference in Nashville, TN.
Each month we compile a Top 10 list for the Rooted community. This list represents ten articles from around the Internet that we believe will encourage and equip you to continue in your ministry to students and their…
Only when we teach the Old Testament faithfully will we demonstrate to our students the perfect continuity of our God.
Oh, the ways we mystify and complicate discipleship. I am absolutely guilty of this in my youth ministry career, and I pray this article will be a beginning of repentance, although I have a long way to go….
In Isaiah 61, we read three compelling words that can lead our hearts to respond in action, passion, and maybe even some fear – restore, rebuild, and renew. This is the calling that followers of Christ are given…
In a culture that is filled with to-do lists, tasks, efficiency, and goals, it can be easy to perform rather than to rest in the gospel of grace. Even in youth ministry it is tempting to work hard…
As we sipped our coffees at a local café, a student asked, “How do I know if that’s what God is calling me to?” On another occasion, sitting in my office, a different student said, “I’m just not…
