Dave Wright, Coordinator for Youth Ministries in the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, spoke at the 2015 Rooted Conference about integrating students into their respective churches. Dave’s story involved once placing a higher priority on student-to-student relationships, but…
From our Editor-in-Chief, Charlotte Getz: This was a really hard conversation. All five of us are white. We struggled to know what to say, to see our role as a part of the problem and a part of…
We’re thrilled to share Peter Ong’s humorous yet poignant talk from the 2015 Rooted Conference in Chicago. In his plenary session, Peter delves into John 20:24-29, the disciple Thomas, cultivating a pathway for students to doubt, and leaning…
Philip Walkley, Executive Director of Service Over Self (SOS) in Memphis, gave an excellent workshop at the 2015 Rooted Conference in Chicago. In it he says, “If you’re going to disciple your students and teach them the whole…
It’s summer, which means many churches are preparing to send their youth on a mission trip. In this podcast, Cameron Cole (Director of Children, Youth, and Family at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL) sits…
As any student minister knows, burnout is a real but invisible threat always looming on the horizon. Starting out, we hear the horror stories of new youth pastors leaving after just a few months into the gig. After…
With summer quickly approaching, Rooted invited our four sages of youth ministry – Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels, Dave Wright, and Liz Edrington – to discuss both the blessings and the hardships of the season. Find out how each…
In his workshop at the 2015 Rooted Conference, Dan Wilson talked about “the elephant” in the room: sexual struggle. He said, “Why don’t we ask students what we needed to be asked? Something like, ‘How is your struggle…
In conjunction with our series currently running on the blog (“Partnering with Parents”), Rooted invited four sage student ministry practitioners to discuss the matter. Liz Edrington, Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels, and Dave Wright explore everything from distinguishing your…
