Jesus meets us at every step of our journey. He is the anchor for our anxious, embodied souls. And his story helps us make sense of our anxiety. Our anxiety finds a secure home in the story of…
One of our jobs as teachers and disciplers and parents is to prepare the church’s children for suffering. Not the avoidance of suffering- to step into suffering- because it is there where they will encounter an intimate relationship…
I can’t overstate how important hope in Jesus is. I know parents want a quick fix. They send their kids to counseling, they come in themselves, just wanting me to take away their fears and worries, and the only true…
In this very special episode of the Rooted Conference podcast, you will hear Rooted staff and steering committee members discuss the five pillars of gospel-centered youth ministry: gospel centrality, theological depth through Biblical teaching, relational discipleship, partnering with parents, and…
We win the world not by conquering the world, not by having power or influence, but by being humble and lowly. In this important talk from the Rooted 2022 Conference, Clark Fobes addresses how youth pastors and parents…
Arek O’Connell is a California native who currently serves as an ordained high school and young adult youth pastor at Hillside Community Church in Grand Rapids, MI where he lives with his wife Jamie and two daughters. Arek holds…
In this episode, the guys sit down in Knowhere, the new Guardians Headquarters to discuss the latest movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. They discuss their thoughts on the movie, and the themes that are present in…
Pretty much all of my aspirations for my kids have to do with my idols. It’s just me projecting my idols onto my kids. In the final episode of our season “What the Bible Says About Parenting,” Cameron and Anna…
How is it that we build a foundation that enables our children to be faithful 40-50 years from now, when they are so different than the rest of the world? We are not playing just for 18. We are playing for…
