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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In this episode, the guys do a deep dive on the third season of the Mandalorian, and how youth pastors can connect the themes of this third season to our faith. There are so many vectors for us…
The gospel generously and perpetually given will guard your young people’s hearts from a spirit, a culture, of death. In the opening talk of Rooted 2022 in Kansas City, Jared Wilson unpacks the opening verses of 1 Peter, a book…
Tucker Fleming talks with Tim Franks, the Associate Pastor at Eureka Bible Church, about how to teach students to do inductive Bible study and how inductive Bible study can improve your own teaching and preaching. Resources: Rooted Resources on…
