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…
As Christ followers we are called to go into the world and make disciples, teaching them to obey all that Jesus commanded. It’s going to take leaders to do this work. People who will stand in the stream…
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…
The Scriptures are clear: parents are primarily responsible for the Christian nurture of their children and teens. Youth workers are uniquely positioned to support Christian parents in their nurturing efforts, and to encourage parents who are not believers…
This is Episode 4 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculm for Families, “Be Aware of What Our Culture At Large Tells Us About Sex, For in Making Sex Everything, Modern Pop Culture Essentially Makes Sex Nothing.” It was recorded…
This is Episode 3 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculum for Families, “Sex is for Intimacy in the Glorifying of God within the Marriage Relationship. Misuse of Sex Creates Alienation from God, Self and Others.” It was recorded by…
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…
This is Episode 1 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculum for Families, “Sex is a Gift from God and Is To Be Used in a Certain Way.” It was recorded by Liz Edrington and Cameron Cole. Below you will…
At our 2017 conference in Dallas, Texas, Mark Upton delivered this talk focused on John 21: 15-19 entitled, “How to Find Hope When People Take You Where You Don’t Want to Go.”
