Happy New Year from the Rooted team! As you start the year 2026, we’d like to recommend Rooted’s five most-read youth and family ministry articles of 2025—all of which are relevant in the new year and beyond. We’ll have new content for you on the blog starting next week.
What is ‘KPop Demon Hunters’? A Primer for Youth Ministers and Parents by Justin Wong
The longings the film taps into—identity, belonging, purpose—are exactly the places where the gospel speaks most powerfully and eternally.
Scripture is the testimony of one consistent, covenant-keeping God whose justice and mercy are perfectly united in Christ.
Teenagers and Sports: A Living Letter Being Read By All by Isaiah Marshall
You are the message. You are the evidence. You’re the letter people read to know what Christ is like.
Youth Minister, Consider Rethinking Your Parent Meetings This Year by Kyle Hoffsmith
As youth ministers who desire to meet, encourage, and care for parents, our confidence comes from the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Creating a Child Protection Policy for Your Church
Encountering abuse of any kind at church would certainly cause our students to stumble, so our efforts to protect them are part and parcel with the gospel we proclaim.
What Does Relational Discipleship Actually Look Like? by Mike McGarry
Jesus is faithful: He will carry you, your ministry, and the results because salvation is the work of God.

