In a culture of skinny jeans and thigh gaps, it’s no surprise that body dissatisfaction is at an all-time high with youth. Eating disorders are the “good girl’s” drug, often making church youth groups a breeding ground for…
In this podcast, Jason Cook – editor for The Gospel Coalition and Pastor at Fellowship Memphis – and I discuss race and racial diversity within Youth Ministry. Youth Ministry presents a unique opportunity to not only address race…
This is Episode 2 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculum for Families, “Sex is Not Inherently Bad; It is Sin that Makes Sex Messy.” It was recorded by Liz Edrington and Cameron Cole. Below you will find a few…
In this episode of the Rooted podcast, we discuss the inevitability that student leaders and parents will encounter a kid (or kids) who has experienced a tragedy in his or her family, community, or congregation. Both Cameron Cole…
We had the awesome privilege of interviewing Jaquelle Crowe at this year’s TGC Conference in Indianapolis. In this quick conversation, interviewers Dave Wright and Liz Edrington ask the young author everything from favorite movies to advice to youth…
There is a dynamic amongst high school Christians (and in many youth ministries) where what it means to be a Christian is “I don’t drink.” Meanwhile, the kids who do drink often feel ostracized by the church. This…
Here is the last (but certainly not least) plenary talk from our 2016 conference in San Diego. Clark Fobes asked the following question: what makes us as ministers – what makes our ministries – commendable? Is it our…
At our 2016 conference in San Diego, James Sutton delved into the extremely challenging and critical issue of racial division in America. He noted that there is “reasonable alarm that we are not a post-racism society.” We can’t…
In this episode of the Rooted Podcast, Cameron Cole interviews Mark Gignilliat about preparing students for their college religion class – a setting which can often be conflicting for kids coming from a rich youth group setting. Students…
