Contact Work: Youth Minister As Presence of Judgment

Cameron Cole is the founding chairman of Rooted Ministry. In addition to serving the local church for nearly twenty years in youth and family ministry, he is the co-editor of Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide (Crossway, 2016). Cameron is the author of Therefore I Have Hope: 12 Truths that Comfort, Sustain, and Redeem in Tragedy (Crossway, 2018), which won World Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year (Accessible Theology) and was runner up for The Gospel Coalition’s Book of the Year (First-Time Author). He is also the co-editor of The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School (New Growth Press) and the author of Heavenward: How Eternity Can Change Your Life on Earth (Crossway, 2024). Cameron holds an undergraduate degree and an M.A. in Education from Wake Forest, as well as an M.Div from Reformed Theological Seminary. Cameron is married to Lauren and together they have four children, one of whom lives in heaven.
More From This AuthorThere is nothing more discouraging in student ministry than seeing a student you have watched grow from an awkward middle schooler to a high schooler—whom you have discipled for years, with whom you have served, whom you have…
As youth ministers, we have the opportunity to draw out that feeling of longing and to show how it is answered in the gospel.
This list represents ten articles from various sources that we believe will encourage you in your ministry to students and their families.
Rooted Podcast: Dr. Jim Coffield on God’s Beautiful Design for Gender
Partnering with Parents: A Conversation with Liz Edrington, Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels and Dave Wright
The Boy Crisis: How To Retain and Deepen the Faith of High School Boys with Dr. Anthony Bradley
How to Talk with Teenagers about Race