Incarnate

Christmas: Where rubber meets the road.  Where God enters time and space.  Where the kingdom of God intersects earth. I watched the movie ‘The Nativity Story’ several nights ago, and I had a really interesting experience of having…

Ministry Across America: American South

1.) Please describe the context in which you minister (geographically, ethnically, socio-economically, etc.) I serve in the American South in a suburban context in Birmingham, AL. My students are almost entirely white and upper-middle class to affluent. Attending…

Ministry Around America: New England Edition

1. Please describe the context in which you minister (geographically, ethnically, socio-economically, etc.) In a culture so dominated by both secularism and Roman Catholicism, the Gospel of Grace is not easily understood and is often under attack from…

Comforting Words for New Youth Ministers – Part 1

This series seeks to provide comfort and guidance for new youth ministers. The series includes narratives from youth ministers in their first year of ministry,  perspectives from those who just have finished their first year, and advice from…

What the Lord Taught Me at Rooted

I write from “The Left Coast” as I reflect upon how the Lord impacted me at this year’s Rooted Conference.  We are known here in Pacific Northwest for liberal viewpoints, coffee, and LOTS of rain.  But we are…

“A Brief History of Youth Ministry” Explained

Below is the first article of a four-part series that Dave Wright has written to expand and explain the points made in “A Brief History of Youth Ministry”.  Check out the other three posts here, here, and here…

Why We Need Youth Ministry

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…