Helping Our Children In Their Holy Wrestling
Our battles are not ever only with self, others, or our environment, but always connected somehow to the supernatural God of the universe.
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Mediating in a Divided World and a Divided Home
While the world may seek to divide us, we must remember that we fight for no side except that of Christ and him crucified.
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Adam PetersonAlice ChurnockAllen KingAllie MartinAlly VeldermanAlvin ReidAmy BondAndrew WilsonAndy CornettAndy HoodAndy OdleAngela TilandAnn McQueen WhatleyAnna ConcepcionAnna Meade HarrisAnna NashAnne SanfordAnnie TaltonAnonymousApril HabermanArek O’ConnellBecky PaynterBen BeswickBen BirdsongBen CutsingerBen HewittBen PalmBen SciaccaBen YiBenjamin KandtBenjamin WillsBethany JenkinsBijan MirtolooiBill FulliloveBrad GrayBradley BlaylockBrandon McCullochBrent BoundsBrent BoundsBrian H. CosbyBrian PittsBrian RyuCam PottsCameron ColeCarolyn LankfordCarolyn Lankford and Anna Meade HarrisChad PoeChap BettisCharlotte GetzCharlotte Getz and Anna Meade HarrisChelsea Kingston EricksonChelsea Kingston Erickson and Anna Meade HarrisChelsea Kingston Erickson and Dawson CooperChris LiChris PolskiChristian HayesChristina FoxChristina FrostChristopher Esposito-BernardChristopher TalbotCiana CreightonCindy LeeClaire DavisClarissa MollClark FobesClark Fobes and Chelsea EricksonClark Fobes and Kevin YiClark Fobes, Mike McGarry, and Kevin YiColby WilkinsCole Kelly, Jr.Cole ShifletConnie NelsonConnor CoskeryCorey SeitzCreagh GoingsDan HallockDan MarottaDan MontgomeryDan WilsonDan WolfDaniel KimDarren DePaulDave HartDave SteinbeckDave WrightDavid BrashlerDavid MurrayDavid PlantDavid ThomasDavis LaceyDawson CooperDebbie VerdellDerek GrizDevan GraysonDimas SalaberriosDorena WilliamsonDouglas J. RomaineDr. Joe B. LaRussaDustin MesserElisabeth Elliott HayesEmily HeideEmily JenkinsEmily MenendezEmily ZellEthan CampbellEva ParkerFrances ConnerFrances Conner and Mac HarrisFred SandersGil MurdockGordon BalsGreg MeyerHannah DowHayden HowellHayden SledgeHeather HollemanHewes HullHolly BrownHolly MackleIngram LinkIsaac KarpenskeIsaiah BroomsIsaiah MarshallJackson SharmanJacob SmithJane MenendezJaquelle CroweJared BurkholderJared C. WilsonJared WilsonJarrett Van TineJason PeevyJay BeerleyJD TylerJeanette “Net” WadeJeffrey HeineJeffrey JonesJennifer PhillipsJennifer SheppardJenny LisaJoe GibbesJoe MartinJoey TurnerJohn GardnerJohn LaffoonJohn PerritJohn PondJohn ZahlJon CoombsJon GersJon LilleyJon WattsJonathan BarneyJonathan ClubbJonathan MansurJonathan MolengrafJonathon WoodyardJordy OrsettiJoseph PetersonJosh CousineauJosh HussungJoshua and Amelia GreeverJoshua NeissJulie GillisJulie MoserJustin TalbertJustin TilghmanKaila ThomasKaitlyn KoehlerKari KampakisKatherine ForsterKatie and Chris PolskiKatie FloresKatie PolskiKaty SheltonKaty Shelton and Anna NashKellie CurrinKenda Creasy DeanKendal ConnerKendal Conner and Seth StewartKeri FolmarKerry TrunfioKevin CarlockKevin deJongeKevin YiKirk KingsleyKris FernhoutKristen HattonKyle BjergaKyle HoffsmithKyle WhiteheadKyle WorleyLaura HydingerLauren Center WillisLauren GilbertLauren NoblittLilly GilbertLisa Harlow ClayLiz EdringtonLiz PriceLogan J. BaileyLogan MurphyLucy Kate GreenLuke BannerLuke PaivaMac HarrisMaddie AllenMae McDuffMargaret PopeMark CultonMark HowardMark RectorMark UptonMarlee TomlinsonMartha Kate StainsbyMary Beth JohnstonMary Madeline SchumpertMattMatt BallardMatt BrownMatt FranciscoMatt PolkMelanie LacyMelissa HuffMelissa PowellMeredith DixonMeredith ExlineMichael NeelMichael WeeksMichelle Ami ReyesMike McGarryMike TilandMike WattMolly WitheringtonMorgan LuskNathan LemkeNick BogardusNick ConnerNnanna OkaforNoah FrankPaige BiermanPaige RouseParker HudsonPaul HongPaul MartinPeter OngPhilip WalkleyRachel CainRachel CohenRebecca HattonRebecca HeckRebecca LankfordRegan BranchRich GriffithRichard E. Simmons IIIRob BruhnRob YanceyRootedRussell BooneRussell GallowayRyan CenterRyan MartinRyan RoachRyann HolleySammie GalloSamuel J. HoodSara LittenSarah HydingerSarah NixonScott ByersScott DouglasScotty SmithSean CroweSelah VetterSeth KingSeth StewartSharon HershShaun McDonaldShea PatrickShelby AbbottSkyler FlowersSpencer HaynesStephenStephen YatesSteve EatmonSteve JamisonSydney HussSyler ThomasTaylor CainTaylor MendozaTaylor SuttonTim HigginsTimothy ShoreyTodd HillTracey RectorTraci KeeneTracy McGarryTucker FlemingVince GreenwaldWayne IngramWill LeitnerWill O’BrienZach Skipper
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The average tenure for a youth pastor is cited to be only eighteen months. Accordingly, the overwhelming majority of readers of the Rooted Blog have likely navigated – or are presently considering – a transition out of a…
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Prior to having children, I distinctly remember an outing with a friend and her two young children. We sat on a park bench, caught up on life, and listened to her youngsters argue. My weary friend interrupted our…
Five Questions for Conflict Resolution in Student Ministry
One of the parts I like least about student ministry is conflict resolution. I never enjoy sitting in a room with upset parents, mediating issues between students or dealing with crises that happen in students’ lives. More often…
Comforting Words for New Youth Ministers – Part 4
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