During the “New to Youth Ministry Pre-Conference” at Rooted 2017 in Dallas, Kris Fernhout lays out Rooted’s five pillars of effective, gospel-centered youth ministry – ministry that fosters lasting faith in the hearts of teenagers.
For years, churches and families have ministered to kids through moralism and exhortation. We tend to minister to kids through a theology of glory. Martin Luther critiqued the theology of glory in launching the Protestant Reformation and articulated…
Grieving, in the life of a teenager, can result from many events (not just death). In this podcast Anna Harris (Rooted Parent Editor) speaks with the remarkable Dr. Gordon Bals about bringing the gospel to a grieving teenager….
In the middle of a hectic week of building relationships and shepherding students, you sit down at your desk for the weekly challenge of crafting a message from God’s Word that is engaging, relevant, understood and substantive. In…
Check out this conversation between Julius Kim (Dean of Students at Westminster Seminary) and Rooted Ministry’s Clark Fobes. Dr. Kim talks youth ministry and lays out some of the points in his excellent book (released 2015), Preaching the…
Whether it’s drugs, alcohol, pornography, or just the incessant use of social media and smart phones, addictive behavior is all around us. In fact, recent studies suggest that there is not a family in America that is not…
The gospel is unchanging, but the students to whom we minister are changing all the time. It is vital to have a solid understanding of both the gospel and our audience. In this short session from our 2017…
One of the great dangers for our kids is to think of worship as a box to check for an hour on Sunday rather than an all-encompassing orientation of one’s day-to-day life toward the glory of God. In…
Mark Upton – pastor at Hope Community Church in Charlotte, NC – shares a refreshing message of hope for youth workers who may be in unexpected circumstances. In the midst of a hopeless and performance-driven culture, the love…
