Conference Components
Rooted Ministry offers a unique, simple annual conference for both youth ministers and parents of teenagers. Rooted Ministry begins with the Gospel as the starting point and considers all matters in student ministry and youth culture from that axis. These conferences feature great preaching, engaging biblical teaching, practical workshops, sincere worship and the most intimate atmosphere you’ve ever encountered at a conference. Just the Gospel, relationships and conversations.
Rooted Ministry organizes our annual conferences for parents and youth ministers to offer great teaching and an ideal venue for relationships and the interchange of ideas. The hope is that attendees will leave feeling that they learned a great deal, both from the program and from conversations.
Conference Location: Nashville, TN
Main Session Speakers
Join us for our main session speakers including Trillia Newbell, Kelly Kapic, Daniel Yang, Cameron Cole, Katie Polski, and Isaiah Marshall. Each of them will walk through different portions of the Sermon on the Mount.
Workshops
The workshop involves 30-45 minutes of instruction from the speaker as well as discussion time, for two different tracks: youth ministry and parenting. View all the workshop descriptions and speaker bios on the Workshops Page.
Meals & Dinner Groups
Each year, we offer several meals for our attendees to connect and fellowship with one another throughout the conference. One dinner and a boxed lunch are included in your registration fee.
One night attendees will have the option to attend a dinner group at a local restaurant. Youth ministry teams practicing in various contexts lead the dinner group and share how they do ministry in that context.
Pre-Conference Options
Join us for extra fellowship and teaching for specific groups of people, whether new to youth ministry, working in an Asian-American church, or those interested in becoming Rooted Writers.
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New to Youth Ministry
For the first time, we are offering a New to Youth Ministry Lunch in place of the New to Youth Ministry Pre-conference!
We invite all first or second year youth pastors and volunteers to join us and our Rooted Mentors as we break bread together and dialogue about the joys and challenges that new youth pastors face as they navigate preaching the good news of Jesus in ever-changing cultural situations.
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Asian-American Church
Join us for extra fellowship and teaching for people specifically working in an Asian-American context. Details to come.
Accommodations
Travel Plans
Rooted is partnering with several hotels near the conference site in order to provide our registrants the best discounts available. Stay tuned for more options in the weeks to come!
View all of our discounted room blocks, distances from the hotel properties to the venue, amenities, special offers, and more.-
The Harpeth, Curio Collection by Hilton
This room block is full. Check in with the hotel directly for rates and rooms.
- Distance: 2.3 miles
- Location: 130 2nd Ave. N Franklin , TN 37064
- Rate/Night: $284/night
- *Please Note* This hotel will be the closest to the conference site. However, please stay tuned as we are securing room block at other hotels that are a little farther away, but less expensive.
- Transportation During Conference: There is a local trolley that runs from the hotel to the conference site as well as other areas in Franklin. Here is more information on the trolley schedule. And for your convenience, you can use their app.
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SpringHill Suites Franklin Cool Springs
- Address: 5011 Aspen Grove Drive | Franklin, TN | 37067
- Distance: 4.1 miles
- Rate: $179/night
- Booking Link: Book your group rate for ROOTED MINISTRY
- Transportation During Conference: There is a local bus, but it may not operate at the specific times needed, so those in this hotel will want to have a car or uber for transportation to and from the hotel and conference site.
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Staybridge Suites Nashville – Franklin, an IHG Hotel
- Address: 3601 Mallory Lane | Franklin, TN | 37067
- Distance: 4.6 miles
- Rate: $149/night
- Booking: Call the hotel directly at 615.778.9299 and ask for the Rooted Ministry discount or book here.
- Transportation During Conference: There is a local bus, but it may not operate at the specific times needed, so those in this hotel will want to have a car or Uber / Lyft for transportation to and from the hotel and conference site.