Ask Rooted: How Do You Handle a Disruptive Student at Youth Group? Part Two
Most likely, a student isn’t disrupting your group time out of malice. Take the opportunity to be curious about what’s going on in his or her life.
Most likely, a student isn’t disrupting your group time out of malice. Take the opportunity to be curious about what’s going on in his or her life.
It is wise for us to be aware of our sin tendencies: are we more inclined to cut the speaker off to regain control, or are we more inclined to hide from confrontation?
When nonbelievers show up to your group, the most important thing you can do is to include them as part of your gospel ministry.
God’s life-giving presence is available to us through the baby born in Bethlehem. Remembering this quiets my guilt about leading a youth ministry that has yet to be “optimized.”
Each year Rooted curates a list of the best new books for youth ministers to read, and this year we have three to recommend.
I am reminded when I practice Sabbath that my relationship with God through my ministry work is not the same as my relationship with God himself.
Whether we’re in the trenches as parents or youth ministers, we need the refreshment that comes through the good news that Jesus provides.
What students need most is someone who displays the character of Jesus, a Jesus who died for them and who gladly welcomes all into his family.
The more we remind our students of God’s faithfulness in the past, the easier our students will navigate their uncertain present.