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…
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…
