In youth ministry, we can find ourselves wearing so many different identities. We are the leader. We are the friend. We are the organizer. We are the planner. We are the mentor. We are the teacher. We are…
This school year we had a number of sixth and eighth grade sibling pairs in our middle school youth group. I was delighted when, at the beginning of the school year, the older brothers and sisters welcomed their…
Take a look at some of our summer favorites this week across the Rooted Blog! Summer is here. And with its arrival comes the booming cry of elation from students who have long awaited a brief reprieve from…
You can’t know what God has in store for each student, but be confident that if His Word has been proclaimed in your church, it won’t return to Him void.
In 2015 I made a ministry transition from a multi-site church of about 3,000 attendees to a parish church of roughly 400. I had longed for a smaller church context, desiring to serve a body where people knew…
A friend of mine was hosting a parent meeting for an upcoming missions trip to St. Louis when a parent asked from the back of the room, “But are there any adults going on the trip?” It was…
“Mr. Hill, can we meet to talk about your son’s behavior in my class?” If I had a nickel for each time I received that request from a teacher! “Ethan is a really sweet kid, it is just…
What words come to mind when you think of “shame?” Humiliation. Embarrassment. Weakness. Ridicule. Total rejection. While recently listening through a friend’s playlist, I was struck by the way Julien Baker captures the experience of shame in her…
It is only as students are confronted with the cruciform suffering of their Savior that they will grasp the magnitude of the gospel. This is the only message that inspires their love, devotion, obedience.
