Since the CDC reported that teenagers are the most likely population to suffer from isolation related to the pandemic, much ink has been spilled over the so-called epidemic of loneliness….
Parents, be advised that there are spoilers ahead! Also, before you watch with your kids, please be aware the film gently addresses the onset of puberty. Turning Red is a…
When you are winding down one school year with your students and looking toward the summer and a new school year in the fast-approaching future, it’s a good time to…
As a college student I had the wonderful opportunity of coming home and working as a summer youth intern at my home church. It was a formative time for me,…
When people are getting up during the meal to take smoking breaks, it is probably time to stop calling it “the kids’ table.” My aunt and uncle hosted Christmas Eve…
One of Rooted’s five pillars of youth ministry is Intergenerational Integration. We believe that if we want to see teenagers growing in Christ and connected to his church for their…
It’s been almost 20 years since I last served in a full-time youth ministry role, and during that time I’ve had the privilege of watching my own children move through…
Sometimes the teenagers we love go through season of pain and suffering, and we quickly reach the limits of our human ability to help. We long to pour out our…
I had been a youth pastor for a number of years when I had a great chat with a mentor of mine, a youth ministry pioneer who’d written extensively on…
