Ask Rooted: How Can Youth Ministers Equip Lay Leaders to Partner With Parents?
We do well to build bridges between volunteers and parents that enable them to dialogue, problem-solve, and pray together for their students.
We do well to build bridges between volunteers and parents that enable them to dialogue, problem-solve, and pray together for their students.
We are called to support parents in their calling as the first and most important disciplers of their children.
The goal for both parent and youth minister is the same: that the children in our homes and churches would come to love God, as revealed in Jesus Christ, with every part of their being.
The Good News for the teenager struggling with pornography use is that Jesus lived the perfect life that he could never hope to live, died in his place for every wrong thing he has done, and rose again to give him a brand new life with God.
Let’s formulate ways to help our parents shape their teenagers into the kinds of people who use technology in a God-glorifying, healthy, and productive way.
When we neglect cross-generational dialogue, both the senior pastor and the youth worker miss out on the very thing they need to be most effective in their calling.
We are passionate about helping you partner with parents to disciple teenagers both in the church and at home, so we hope these resources are helpful.
The fruit of parental discipleship can take years to become evident. Have the same hopeful, prayerful patience with youth pastors.
What if we could reframe the discussion around numbers? What if instead of asking, “how many students came?” we asked, “who came?”
