What I Wish My Youth Leaders Had Told Me About Dating and Waiting
Your students need to know that when they face challenges, God is still worthy of their trust. He’s still in control, and he’s still working. (Is. 46:10; Rom. 8:28).
Your students need to know that when they face challenges, God is still worthy of their trust. He’s still in control, and he’s still working. (Is. 46:10; Rom. 8:28).
In this installment of Ask Rooted, we want to provide practical, gospel-centered encouragement to youth and family ministers as they walk with hurting students and parents during the holiday season.
Children will pay more attention to what they see us doing (or not doing) than what we merely tell them, and this is true of our prayer lives.
Students lose hope in times of crisis because they don’t have a framework to face suffering. We can help them see God has a purpose and is at work in their life.
Even when your son feels stuck, God isn’t. He’s still moving, still shaping, still pursuing, and he loves your child even more than you do.
As parents, we have to practice the power of presence with our children. Most importantly, we need to look to Jesus to show us how.
Youth ministry changed my life, and it also changed our community. When youth ministry thrives, youth flourish both in the church and the community.
We need to to encourage our students to trust God’s plans for their lives by modeling surrender and trust as we lay down our desires for our ministry and our lives.
If you have a teenager in your life, you are probably well acquainted with the rise of mental health issues among the younger generations. But navigating these challenges with the teenagers in our care can feel like walking through a maze blindfolded.