As part of our series on tough stuff, Mark Howard, member of Rooted’s steering committee, answers our questions about teaching the unfairness of the gospel to students. 1.) How do you define and describe this concept to students? Ephesians…
Ah, yes, nothing more fun to teach than that sweet-smelling doctrine, total depravity. While it is unpopular, it is very important for students to understand for many reasons. Here’s why. 1.) Why is it difficult or unpopular to…
Radical Grace. Unfettered, life-changing, paradigm-shifting, gift–love. How do we even begin to define and describe this reality to our students? I’ve found that people who have come to know the grace of God in and through Jesus have…
How many times have you done contact work in the community, you see a student, and his or her first, nervous response is, “I’m coming to church this Sunday, I promise.” Now, you had no intention of asking…
We need a big, thick meaning for the word “grace” and how we talk about it. For many (and I include myself here as too often stuck in this), grace is that thing we only talk about when…
One of my favorite pastimes (addictions) is surfing message boards related to Alabama football, predominantly TiderInsider and This tone suggests that Christ’s work on the Cross was insufficient to make us holy and work is still left…
Liz Edrington, Youth Minister at Christ Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, VA, writes the first contribution in our new series called “The Pursuit of Holiness”. “Impressing the importance of holiness in the Christian life.” Three years ago, this phrase…
Some of you may have picked up on the cyber banter currently going on about the age-old charge of “Antinomian” against Reformation-minded theologians and preachers. The debate comes back to one question: “How are lives changed?”, a question…
Fuller Youth Institute just released this video for High School seniors – certainly relevant for all students. A zinger by Steve Argue from Mars Hill Church: “Tomorrow morning, you wake up, you open your eyes, and you take…
