Home - Rooted Ministry

Several months back, my daughter was beginning to pack up for college. I encouraged her to start with “cleaning out” her room—getting rid of junk she didn’t need or want anymore.

One morning during the “cleaning out” phase, I opened my daughter’s bedroom door. When I say I could not find the floor, I am not exaggerating.

Not to be dramatic, but ...

“How do I invite my non-Christian friends to youth group or FCA if they’ve already said no before?”

This is a question I often get from my students as a youth leader who didn’t grow up in church. At the retreat, I sha...

In my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, there’s a local hangout spot called Mom’s Basement. The guys who opened it must have had some great memories of spending their high school or college years in someone’s mother’s basement, maybe even their own. When you walk inside, photographs of moms cover the walls. They are framed from corner to corner in different sizes and shapes, r...

Welcome to Rooted’s Top Ten, a curated reading list for youth ministers. Each month we find ten articles, and sometimes videos or podcasts, from various sources that we believe will encourage you in your ministry to teenagers and their families. Som...

The beginning of anything in life always presents an air of optimism. There’s a saying in the National Football League that in the preseason, everyone believes they are a Super Bowl contender. That belief changes for most teams by October. The beginning of the school year is no different. There’s a clean slate, and because of that, there’s optimism that anything is possible. ...