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Rooted 2012
Dave Wright: “How We Practice Ministry in Light of Our Theology”
Cameron Cole: “Is Jesus Enough?”
Paul Martin: “Discipling With Grace”
Mark Howard: “Is Their Gospel Too Small?”
Gil Kracke: “Resurrect Me! Theology of the Cross and the Sin-Sick Soul”
Alice Churnock: “Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall…. Media Images and the Impact on Adolescent Women”
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Rooted 2013
Main Sessions:
Jared Wilson Plenary: Suffering and Despair
Cameron Cole Plenary: Johnny Manziel, Martin Luther, and the Goodness of Badness
Workshops:
Dave Wright: Simplifying Your Youth Ministry
Alvin Reid: Creating a Missional, Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry
Andy Olde: Reimagining Youth Missions
Bill Fullilove: Teaching Grace in the Old Testament
Darren DePaul: Practical Discipleship for Youth Ministry
David Plant: Friendship with Jesus
David Plant: Engaging Culture With Truth
Jared Wilson: Ministering to Those in Suffering
Jared Wilson: What God Intends in Suffering
Liz Edrington: iRelationship: Doing Incarnational Ministry in a Technologically Dependent Culture
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Rooted 2014
Main Sessions:
Jacob Smith: Performance-Based Identity
Dimas Salaberrios: True Happiness
Cameron Cole: Hope for the Hopeless
Brent Bounds: Developmental Phases
Workshops:
Mark Howard: Teaching Revelation
Andrew Wilson: Truth and Relativism
Peter Ong: Shame-Based Moralism
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Rooted 2015
Main Sessions:
Cameron Cole: “Good News for People Pleasers”
Mark Senter: “Youth Ministry: Rooted in the Gospel”
Mary Wilson: “The Incarnation of the Teenage Soul”
Scotty Smith: “Cultivating an Incarnational Community of Grace”
Scotty Smith: “Why Did Jesus Come?: The Measureless Grace of the Incarnation”
Peter Ong: “Christ’s Ministry Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt”
Mike McGarry: “Youth Ministry as a Bridge Between Church and Home”
Liz Edrington: “The Trinity, Attachment Theory, and the Power of Relationship”
Peter Ong: “The Distinct Latent Treasures and Dangers of Asian American Youth Ministry”
Eric McKiddie: “Bringing Out the Life Changing Power of the Bible’s Nitty-Gritty Details”
Elizabeth Elliott Hayes: “Reforming the International Mission Trip”
David Plant: “The Season of Betrayal: Knowing Our Deceptive Hearts, Seeing Our Need for Community”
Dan Wilson: “Addressing the Elephant: Teaching and Talking About Porn With Students”
Philip Walkley: “Gospel in Youth Missions With the Poor”
Dave Wright: “Integrated!: Getting Students into the Life of the Church”
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Rooted 2016
Main Sessions:
Michael Horton: Reconciliation
Michael Horton: Reconciliation Pt. 2
Jessica Thompson: Ministering to Teenagers
Cameron Cole: Reconciliation With the Father
James Sutton: Racial Reconciliation
Liz Edrington: Reconciliation With the SelClark Fobes on What Makes Us Commendable Ministers
Ben Shin: How Shame Affects Asian American Youth
The Tree: A Model for Understanding Sexual Struggles, Dan Wilson and Cooper Pinson
Dave Wright: Growing as a Speaker
Dan Wilson and Cooper Pinson: Sexualized: Integrating Gospel Sexuality into Student Ministry
Mark Howard and Dr. Tiffany Whitworth: Peacemaker: Practical Skills in Dealing with Conflict
Richard Kim: the Temptations We Struggle With as Ministers
Dr. Tiffany Whitworth: Supporting At-Risk Youth in High-Conflict Situations
Kristen Hatton: Helping Teens See Their Identity and Worth in Christ
Mark Howard: The Gospel in the Muslim World: Loving Your Enemies
Mike McGarry: Theology of Fun & Games
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Rooted 2017
Main Sessions:
Scott Sauls: The Holy Spirit Within: Our Hope for Change
Scott Sauls: The Creator’s Plan: Our Hope for the Future
Jen Wilkin: Living as Those with a Living Hope
Julius Kim: Gospel Pilgrims: A Life of Suffering and Hope
Jason Cook: Jonah: The Run and the Chase
Dave Wright: Hope Overcoming Despair
Mark Upton: How to Find Hope When People Take You Where You Don’t Want to Go
Workshops:
Walt Mueller: How the Youth Pastor Can Support and Lead Parents in Discipling Their Kids
Doug Franklin: Developing Student Leaders Who Make an Impact
Alice Churnock: Media Messages and the Impact on Adolescent Body Image
Julius Kim: Preaching the Whole Counsel of God
Zac Hicks: Being a Worship Leader Defined by the Gospel
Clark Fobes: Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry in the Asian American Church
Syler Thomas: Building a Youth Ministry that Strengthens Christians and Welcomes Non-Christians
Brent Bounds: Psychological Perspective of Spiritual Formation
Kevin Yi: Finding Our Place in God’s Story
Liz Edrington: The Anatomy of Shame
Kristen Hatton: Reorienting our Teens to the Truth Social Media Distorts
Zac Hicks: Making Worship a Lifestyle for Kids, Not Just a Few Songs on Sunday Mornings
Mike McGarry: Understanding What Teenagers Believe (And the Gospel’s Response)
Sharon Hersh: The Anatomy of Addiction
David Ake: Teaching Junior High Students Scripture
Kris Fernhout: The Five Pillars of Effective Youth Ministry
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Rooted 2018
Main Sessions:
Julia Friedman: “The Waiting is the Hardest Part”
Robby Holt: “Glory, Grace, and Heaven”
David Choi: “Beholding the Glory of God”
Jason Cook: “Groaning Till Glory”
Brian Dye: “The Lamb, the Rabbi, and the Christ”
Workshops:
Cameron Cole: “The Light of Christ in the Darkness of Grief”
Liz Edrington: Loving the Tough Kids in Our Ministries
Rebecca Heck: Building a Gospel-Centered Culture in Your Youth Group
David Choi: The Necessity of Prayer
Joe Gibbes: Law, Gospel, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference
Jason Cook: The Necessity of History in Discipleship
Bijan Mirtolooi: Tools for Contextualization
Joe Gibbes: Joy and Lament in Psalms
Julie Sparkman: When a Good Desire Becomes a False God
Scott Sauls: Creating Belonging in an Age of Judgement, Isolation, and Fear
Nancy Guthrie: What Grieving People Wish You Knew About What Really Helps and What Really Hurts
Dr. Jim Coffield: The Art of Meaningful, Heart-Level Conversations
Bijan Mirtolooi: Union with Christ and Why it Matters for Youth Ministry
Dr. Jim Coffield on God’s Beautiful Design for Gender
Bijan Mirtolooi on Union with Christ and Why it Matters for Youth Ministry
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Rooted 2019
Main Sessions:
Watson Jones III: “Death of Living Hope”
Elyse Patrick: “The Promise that Makes Death Untrue”
Jen Pollock Michel: “Telling the Whole Story About Holiness”
Dr. Christopher Yuan: “Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Not Gay to Straight but Death to Life”
Chelsea Kingston Erickson: From Death to Life in the Image of God
Cameron Cole: The Light of Christ in the Darkness of Grief
Christina Edmondson: Hope for the Weary
Kevin Yi: Grace in Lonely Places
Workshops:
Mike McGarry on a Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry
Katie Polski on Ministering to Our Own Children While We Work in Vocational Ministry
Watson Jones III on Pastoring to Youth in Church Plants
Danny Kwon: Working with Anxious Parents of Anxious Teenagers
Dennis Hollinger: Christian Ethics and LGBTQ Challenges
Chelsea Erickson: The “Secret Sauce” of Youth Ministry: Creating a Culture of Student Leadership
Elyse Fitzpatrick: Give them Grace, Dazzling Kids with the Love of Jesus
Greg Lanier: It Is Not About You, “The Fullness of Time” and the Historical Side of Paul’s Gospel
Chelsea Erickson: The “Secret Sauce” of Youth Ministry: Creating a Culture of Student Leadership
Kendal Conner & Anna Harris: Tag Team How Parents and Youth Ministers Can Work Together for Fullness of Discipleship to Teens
Dave Wright: Teaching the Bible to Transform Lives
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Rooted 2020
Main Sessions:
David Zahl: Law and Gospel in Youth Ministry
Watson Jones III: The Gospel and Justice
Julie Sparkman: The Great Levler: The Fallen Idols of Covid in the Life of a Teen
Anna Meade Harris and Liz Edrington: Discipling in the Epidemic of Loneliness
Peter Ong, Clark Fobes, Kevin Yi: Lessons on Youth Ministry in the Asian-American Context
Sedrick Moore, Rebecca Heck, Cameron Cole and Kevin Yi: Youth Ministry Q & A
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Rooted 2021
Main Sessions:
Rebecca McLaughlin: “I am the Resurrection”
Russell Moore: “Fatherhood and the Reliableness of God”
Owen Lee: “The Promises, The Doubt, and The Covenant”
Charlotte Getz: “Can These Bones Live?”
Cameron Cole: “Heavenlymindedness”
Workshops:
Andrew Walker: “Bruised Reeds and Broken Bodies”
Robby Holt and Ingram Link: “Rooted Across Generations”
Philip Walkley: “Place, Proximity, Posture”
Tal Prince: “Can We Talk About Porn?
Josh Hussung: “Recruiting, Developing, and Keeping Volunteers”
Katie Polski: “Come and Worship!”
Kabel Cunningham: “Disquilibration: Engaging Middle School Students in the Bible”
Tish Harrison Warren: “Working, Watching, Weeping”
Kendal Conner: “Gospel Formation in an Instant Gratification Culture”
Skyler Flowers: “The Dechurched and Ministry to Students”
Shelby Abbott: “Students Struggling With Doubt”
Nicholas Reid: “The Gospel According to Abraham”
Owen Lee, Soojin Park, Huey Lee: “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work”
Jason Williams: “Tribalism, Cancel Culture, and Social Justice”
Alice Churnock: “Can’t We Just Go Back to the Breakfast Club?”
Anna Meade Harris: “This Anxious Age: Finding Rest For Your Family In the Promises of God”
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Rooted 2022
Main Sessions:
Jared Wilson: Three Hopes of the Gospel From 1 Peter Chapter One
Cameron Cole: Equipping Children to Live as Exiles According to 1 Peter
Panel{The Five Pillars: Foundations of Youth Ministry
Clark Fobes: Living Faithfully as Exiles from 1 Peter
Anthony Bradley: Preparing Children to Suffer According to 1 Peter 3
Michelle Reyes: How Are We Preparing Our Kids For Suffering in this World
Kendal Conner: An Exhortation and a Benediction from 1 Peter 5
Workshops:
Kendal Conner: Bible Storying: Teaching the Scriptures to a Post-Christian Generation
Barnabas Piper: Discipling Doubters
Vince Greenwald: From Frustrating to Fruitful: Hope for Your Middle School Ministry
Katie Polski: Ministering to Our Kids While In the Ministry
Chris Ellman: Addiction: Your Story Matters
Barnabas Piper: Deconstruction, Destruction, and Doubt
Cameron Cole: How to Start a Family Ministry: A Practical Workshop
Clark Fobes, Isaiah Marshall, Chelsea Erickson, and Kevin Yi: Intergenerational Integrations Across Cultures
Liz Edrington: Anxious, Embodied Souls: What is the Remedy?
Greg Meyer: Teaching Justification to Students
Amanda Smith: Teens; Sexuality and Gender Confusion
Dr. Anthony Bradley: The Boy Crisis: How To Retain and Deepen the Faith of High School Boys
Josh Hussung and Anna Meade Harris: What Does the Countercultural Family Look Like?
Chris Polski: Cultivating a Vibrant and Intergenerational Youth Ministry Team
Dr. Michelle Reyes : Finding Hope in the Middle of Rejection
Luke Paiva: Raising a Child Who is Resisting the Faith
Liz Edrington: Trauma and Depression: How Long, O Lord?
Tucker Fleming: Tweens and Teens: Equipping Parents to Make the Right Tech Decisions for their Families
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Rooted 2023
Main Sessions:
Trillia Newbell: Matthew 5:43-48
Isaiah Marshall: Matthew 7:1-2
Workshops:
Kevin Twit: Helping Prepare Your Kids for College
Sarah Zylstra: How to Help Your Child Navigate Video Games
Andy Cornett: The Kids Are Not Ok Why the Adults Have to Step Up, Face the Truth, and Serve
Clark Fobes: Understanding and Teaching the Sermon on the Mount
CJ Moore: Planning Missions Trips for Youth Groups
Syler Thomas: Bootcamp for Parents of Teens and Tweens
Jared Kennedy: Helping Kids See Gender As a Gift for God’s Mission
Mike McGarry: Pursuing Theological Depth in Youth Ministry