In this episode, host Alice Churnock discusses Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD): what it is, what causes it, and how to spot its onset in the lives of the teenagers you know and love. She also provides insight into…
Christina Edmondson discusses hope for the weary in her plenary talk from our 2020 Rooted Conference. While walking through text from Matthew 11:28-30, Christina speaks on how we can encourage each other to discuss our burdens without despair…
Our kids live in a world that teaches from a young age that it is what they DO that sets them apart from the crowd. And then, COVID hit. From the star athlete to the academic award recipient,…
In this episode, David talks about the mind of boys and how they learn. He discusses the role of the brain, barriers to learning, and ideas for supporting boys as students. He discusses the five ways boys learn,…
Watson Jones III leads us in understanding the kingdom’s call to pursue the good work of justice. He teaches us about the need for how to equip students to be Kingdom and Gospel Ambassadors who properly navigate the…
In this episode, authors Becket Cook and Rachel Gilson share their stories, both of which involve experiencing same-sex attraction as teenagers, living openly-homosexual lifestyles during early adulthood, and eventually giving up those lifestyles after coming to faith in…
David Zahl unpacks the differences in the law and the gospel, especially in student ministry, including several stories of grace you can use to remember God’s grace and encourage your youth group. There is perhaps no time in…
In this episode, Alice is joined by Anna Harris, the mom of three boys and Rooted’s Editor-in-Chief. Anna and Alice discuss processing the recent news and current events themselves and how to have those hard conversations with their…
In this episode, David talks about moving boys toward meaning and purpose. He discusses the rising statistics, pre-COVID, of young adult males moving back home and living with their parents. He unpacks a bit of the Failure to…
