The text message came around 9:30 at night. “Peter has been arrested.” I stepped away from watching a student’s soccer game to contact Peter’s mom. Susan was actually quite calm. “The police said they had been keeping an…
No matter how passionate we are to proclaim the gospel, if we want to have a ministry that bears fruit, we must learn how to become a vibrant and enthusiastic part of the leadership and staff.
Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide(a book authored and inspired predominantly by Rooted writers) was actually born in Café Osceola at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Oh yes, any attendee of TGC2014 and TGC2012 knows…
This past Sunday our Discipleship Class for teenagers began a 52-week journey through The New City Catechism‘s 52 questions. The New City Catechism was developed by Tim Keller and Sam Shammas from the Reformation catechisms. Its aim is to help teach and explain…
We all love a good “up and coming” story. I can remember watching Steph Curry dominate the 2008 NCAA Tournament. As a 2nd year college student, Curry lead the 10th seeded Davidson to victories over both #2 Georgetown…
When it comes to ministry, especially ministry to youth, there seems to be a constant battle against the powers of hell over the souls of our students. To put it another way, seeing students come in and…
This is the sixth piece in our ongoing series, “Confessions of a Struggling Youth Minister.” While student ministry is often extremely edifying and even a barrel of laughs, it can also be isolating, discouraging, and totally exhausting. Our…
This is the fifth piece in our ongoing series, “Confessions of a Struggling Youth Minister.” While student ministry is often extremely edifying and even a barrel of laughs, it can also be isolating, discouraging, and totally exhausting. Our…
Youth Ministry is Not Ideal, but Necessary This is the fourth article in our series, “Justifying the Need for Youth Ministry.” There is a small but vocal camp in the church that does not think youth ministry should…
