Syler Thomas is a native Texan who has been the student ministries pastor at Christ Church in Lake Forest, Illinois, since 1998. He writes a column for YouthWorker Journal, has had articles published in Leadership Journal and the…
If we are parenting toward some sort of outcome that makes us look good, or makes us feel good about ourselves, then our parenting is still about ourselves. It’s not about our kids, and we are basically putting…
In this episode, the guys share their thoughts about Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania, the state of the MCU, and how important good storytelling is. They also take a moment to shine a light on some great storytelling…
In this episode of the Rooted Conference podcast, Clark Fobes dives into church history to demonstrate that many of the political conflicts we see in our current day are replays of prior conflicts. The Church has always struggled to know its place…
Steve Yates is the Pastor of Students and Families at Intown Community Church in Atlanta, GA, and in this episode of the Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast he speaks with Tucker Fleming as part of our Foundations of Youth Ministry series…
We are removing truth from our notion of love. Culturally now, love is just a means of making everybody comfortable. In an episode youth pastors and parents will not want to miss, Cameron interviews Christian writer and apologist Alisa…
We are broken cisterns that are leaking, and it is not going to work to fill it with anything other than Christ.” In this episode of Ask Alice, Alice interviews mom Suzanne Jones on how she addresses drinking…
The courage that you’re going to need is not what people think courage looks like. A lot of people think ‘courage’ and what they really mean is quarrelsomeness… Courage is enduring. Demonstrating kindness, demonstrating patience, demonstrating a willingness…
Teens want and need a spiritual mentor. I don’t think youth ministries have that kind of capacity for one-on-one discipleship, but the church does. Dr. Anthony Bradley teaches theology at Kings’ College, and in this episode of the Rooted Youth Ministry podcast…
