Rooted is excited to share with you a new initiative: “The Top 10.” We’ve scoured youth ministry blogs and news sites to find the most helpful articles from January that will strengthen and encourage your ministry to students….
A close friend of mine recently texted me asking a simple but profound question for any minister: “Do you think you are a leader?” After briefly pondering this extremely important question, I responded an hour later a bit…
This is the sixth and final article in our series, “Here I am. Send me!” We learn in Isaiah 6 that only after the prophet is totally convicted of his own sin and failures, met by God’s perfect…
This is the second article in our series, “Here I am. Send me!” We learn in Isaiah 6 that only after the prophet is totally convicted of his own sin and failures, met by God’s perfect love and might,…
This is the fourth article in our series, “The Hard Questions.” Working with students is tough. You’re often the person approached with some of life’s most challenging questions. Sometimes you know what to say right away. Other times,…
I didn’t read a single book that had to to do with youth ministry for years after I graduated seminary. I thought I knew “enough” and, to be honest, I think I was a bit tired of reading…
Death is wrong. It isn’t how our story is supposed to be, which is why we need a Savior to redeem it.
This is the second piece in our series, “The Scriptures I Use When I Teach On _____.” Our hope is to offer our readers some of the go-to Scriptures we use for teaching on certain topics that aren’t…
The Best Leaders I have been reading quite a bit on leadership recently…though leaders come in a variety of different forms and fashions here are some qualities that seem to rise above the rest: The best leaders laugh….
