Rooted is excited to continue our partnership with The Gospel Coalition blog for a series on the state of youth ministry during the month of April. Thanks to Collin Hansen of TGC for permission in reprinting below (originally…
Every youth worker knows the dilemma of talking about sex with teenagers. On the one hand, simply say the word and you will get most people’s attention. On the other, it’s really difficult to hold or keep that…
How many times have you done contact work in the community, you see a student, and his or her first, nervous response is, “I’m coming to church this Sunday, I promise.” Now, you had no intention of asking…
Some of you may have picked up on the cyber banter currently going on about the age-old charge of “Antinomian” against Reformation-minded theologians and preachers. The debate comes back to one question: “How are lives changed?”, a question…
Fuller Youth Institute just released this video for High School seniors – certainly relevant for all students. A zinger by Steve Argue from Mars Hill Church: “Tomorrow morning, you wake up, you open your eyes, and you take…
I attended the Youth Specialties conference in Nashville this past weekend – it was my first time to attend the conference, and there was a lot to take in. Some good stuff, some not-so-good stuff. I’ll likely continue…
This year, many youth positions will open up across the nation. Many of those positions will be filled with very similar people. Why does student ministry have such a rate of attrition? If you are in student ministry, you probably…
“In every contest, there must be a loser. La-hoo-sa-her.” –Ace Ventura, Pet Detective Rejection. We’ve all faced it. As a matter of fact, we’re all probably facing it in one way or another right now. Rejection has to…
Dr. Ashley Null served as Chaplain for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, is a visiting fellow at Cambridge University, and is one of the world’s leading experts on Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation. We were thrilled…
