Help nonbelievers students know they belong in your group
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it
Three Things Youth Ministers Need to Know
by Tim Challies
Four things to consider as we seek to disciple the teenagers who act out or try our patience at youth group
Nothing is wrong with posting our updates and accomplishments on social media, but we must remember that true worth from our work…
Sean McDowell
Trump: the “gender confusion” pushed on our nation’s youth is a form of child abuse
Walt Mueller
‘Finally, A Church That Is Acting Like A Church’. Insists On Traditional Bathrooms, Locker Rooms
One of the biggest problems with today’s young adults is a “failure to launch.”
Don’t miss this parenting video by Alexandra Motz. It’s really good. Alexandra is a part of HomeWord’s Pass it On training program
It follows the Calendar Year, and has longer readings that take you through the Old Testament in (almost) its entirety each year,…
Top 10 Think Biblically Podcast For 2022
The mandate forces doctors and hospitals to perform gender-transition procedures on their patients even if this violates their conscience and best medical…
Wow! This is a powerful blog by Brandon Janous and our friends at Parent Cue. This blog made me want to lean…
I love this rendition the Nativity Story. It was filmed in Kenya and imagined by children with some of their cultural traditions….
O Come All Ye Faithful, Except When Christmas Falls on a Sunday
And How to Fix It WEBINAR
Because children are vulnerable, they need to be protected. After more than two decades as a family counselor, Julie Lowe has…
Two Freebies for a Holly-Jolly Youth Event
Biden has previously described Republicans as “immoral” for passing laws to block transgender procedures for children
We’ve all been there… Your plans fell through, something changed, or you just got too busy… and you have to come up…
Two Fed-Up Pastors Have Brilliant Solution to Drag Queen Story Hour: ‘Push Back on Evil’
Over the last 15 years I have learned some things in regards to caring for and leading volunteers and I wanted to…
18 Festive Holiday Celebrations
Who has my heart? What are my motives? How do I make choices?
Words cannot adequately express the joy grandkids bring us and the sadness we so often feel when they live far away from
Loving our children’s children can also bring heartache or pain. Larry Fowler puts it so well in his book Overcoming
To some degree, Christians date and marry nonbelievers because of a lack of imagination
Father, I know that I’ve spent much more time this week fearing for my child rather than depending on you. Forgive me…
So when you are tempted to beat yourself up for parenting failures (real or perceived), look up to see God’s smile upon…
In a culture where the majority of people self-identify as Christians, it’s important for youth workers (and all Christians, in general) to…
Contextualization is really about effective communication and making sure what we say is the same thing that is received. I am not…
Kids and student ministry leaders need to work together to create a discipleship plan that goes from preschool through high school
Prioritizing personal faith life over professional ministry success
As youth ministers, we are no strangers to the mental health crisis facing the teenagers we serve
The Barna Group conducted a global survey that included over 24,000 teenagers from 26 different countries
Discipling Those Called to Ministry Leadership
(& What to Say to Them)
Sharing life together with the parents allowed me to set an example to strengthen the relationship between the students and parents
A childlike faith isn’t at odds with intellectual curiosity. In fact, a child’s appetite for learning could be the conduit through which he…
In our post-Christian context, public life has become markedly more secular and private life infinitely more diverse
Greg Stier
Shying away from hard subjects does little to prepare children to defend a faith that’s increasingly under attack
by Melissa Keffler
By Walt Mueller
Despite long-term trends away from religion, Barna Group finds openness in teens
by Christian Vargus
5 ways you can nurture faith that goes beyond youth group
We must not fall for the lie of culture that our bodies are to be changed to meet our self-perception
The state of Generation Z’s faith
We have a generation of young people for whom the call to repentance must include a call to turn from porn
Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage
There is no one-size-fits-all answer, but there are factors that it can be traced back to. Let’s take a look at five…
Anyone who works with Gen Z is facing a mental health crisis in this generation at levels they’ve never seen before
Creating a culture of belonging, welcoming teenagers as God has welcomed us in Christ
Root Ministry
Walt Muller
Our teens desperately for need for the adults in their lives to be equipped to share Biblical truth and hope whenever the…
The goal, first and foremost, is to treat each individual as an image bearer of God, worthy of love. The second, is…
It’s not that religious people don’t have suicidal thoughts or take their own lives — after all, even ministers sometimes die by…
3 Things I Would Tell Myself as a Newer Youth Worker
Young people are leaving the church because they feel they do not belong to Christianity, they do not believe the Christian faith,…
In this episode of the Rooted Parent Podcast, Cameron and Anna visit with author Megan Hill about her recent book A Place…
Even Jesus had to make it through the mess in the middle. After years of mentoring his disciples, they still didn’t seem…
Youth ministry is not dead. Youth ministry is not even dying. Contrary to how we all may feel while climbing out of…
by Jonathan McKee: 3 Ways to Help Our Kids Tap into Truth
Does Church Really Help My Kid?
3 Ways to Help Our Kids Tap into Truth
by Jonathan…
Go to church your first Sunday in college. The most influential, biblically founded advice for me in my freshman year of college
Tim Keller is one of the greatest thinkers in our world today. I loved his thoughts on Why Does Anyone Become a…
Serving Each Other and Falling in Love Again Every Day
When young people are adopted into the body of Christ and the local church family, youth ministry shifts from ministry FOR teenagers…
Josh Evans
“Isolated in a world full of connection.”
Here are four ways our ministry intentionally connects with parents
The promise of Heaven reminds us that our suffering is not to last forever
A Guide to Developing and Delivering Messages That Stick
Four Insights About Parents That Should Radically Impact Your Ministry
Mostly out of love and good intentions, we parents offer support in ways that our teenagers experience as stress because our support…
How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups
Seducing Our Daughters’ the impact transgenderism is having on girls
Christ’s life, death, resurrection, and ascension is the inheritance given to Christians, and the Spirit is the guarantee of our place with…
Get to know youth with the long game in mind
A parent is the number one spiritual influence in a child’s life, Rooted wants to equip and encourage parents as they seek to…
What is the possible significance for the Anglican communion?
Help equip you with resources to share with parents for any upcoming Fall Kickoff or Back-to-School
In this episode, Alice is joined by Davis Lacey, a former youth pastor who now leads a young church plant in Ellijay,…
Effectively leading and discipling them into a lifetime of vital Christian faith
Ministry With Stressed And Fearful Students
How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation. by Christian Smith and Amy Adamczyk
Small group management is tricky and requires a delicate balance of fun, focus, and accountability
Are you ready to partner with parents to help shape the faith of their teenagers? What is your plan? How are you…
Why remain in such a low-pay, high-pressure position? Why not escape to get a “real job” in ministry, a job where you…
Making the Most of Your Conversations and Connections
Specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens
A great team of volunteers is the lifeblood of any healthy ministry environment
Are students interested in what’s being offered at church anymore?
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The Youth Culture Report is one of the best sources of trend spotting on the Internet. It’s a daily source of content for me
The Youth Culture Report is an invaluable resource for any one who works with students. I highly recommend the site.
This is an app every student pastor needs to have on their iPhone.
I use it all the time!
My number one resource for youth culture.
Here’s a great youth ministry and preaching resource.
The Youth Culture Report is a collection of links to news stories youth workers should be aware of.
