Cultivating Kids Who Follow Christ

 “How do we cultivate kids who love Christ?” This was the question posed by Rooted Ministry founder Cameron Cole in his plenary at the Nashville conference earlier this month. It should be the burning question of every Christian…

What Do I Think is at Stake?

Modern day personalized youth baseball gear is like the eggs in the “Alien” movie franchise – every time you look up, there’s more. And I couldn’t find my nine-year old’s new batting gloves. I felt my body temperature…

Overcoming Legalism in Youth Culture

“You have to get an A on that test!” “You must at least get a 4.0!” Working in an Asian church, these are the pressures my students are often under. They are told that they must perform in…

Social Media is Not the Real Problem

It’s nearly 11:30 at night. I’m normally asleep at this time but, until I hear the reassuring beep of the back door alerting me that my teenage daughter is home safe, I won’t be able to fully rest….

It is Finished: Words of Deepest Truth

What if we really believed Jesus when he said, “It is finished”? What if we actually lived out of the reality that we have been justified, and we no longer have to justify ourselves? This is completely counter-cultural….

Adoption: God as the Available Parent

We are excited about the theme for the 2012 Rooted Conference – “Adoption: The Beauty of Grace” – which will explore how the theological concept of adoption speaks to the present youth generation. By God’s grace I have a clean…

The Busy Youth Minister: Busyness Check

  Josh Cousineau is a church planter at Redemption Hill in Auburn, Maine, coordinator of the Lead Conference, and a former youth minister. This piece is reposted with permission from www.joshcousineau.com. Busyness; It has become almost a badge of…