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The longer I do ministry, the more I understand that I never make good decisions in a bubble. Whenever I bounce ideas off of volunteers or students, they will begin to see how we c...
If you have a Bible degree, you probably learned a lot. The different views of end times, maybe even some Greek and Hebrew. Others of you studied Math, Marketing, Business, or some...
Your Christmas party is rapidly approaching and you've got a budget of zero dollars. Every list online is the same white elephant and wrapping-paper-mummy nonsense you ran in 2019....
If we as youth leaders want this message of the gospel to reach as many students as possible, we need others in the church, in particular the leaders, as allies in this work. The p...
Your Christmas Party is a staple event in your youth ministry calendar. What theme do you choose this year? Do you go Ugly Sweater? Or more classy? In this episode I outline 5 of m...
Only once in my 16 years of Youth Ministry have I heard a youth pastor say they had enough volunteers. The cohort we were running roasted him for it. Who says they have enough volu...
Now that we've wrapped up "Returning Legends" and "Staples" it's time to explore the fun side of sidekick. Some of these features, I truly believe, are some of the greatest youth m...
Youth ministry doesn’t work without people. You can have the best curriculum, the biggest room, the coolest stage, and the strongest vision in the world, but if you don’t have volu...
In this episode we're ranking the staples of sidekick. Now, don't go to sleep on this, because these staples are what makes "sidekick" be able to be your full presentation software...
What do you buy your youth ministry volunteer leaders around Christmas that won't break the bank? In this episode we'll answer that exact question. It's also all listed out in part...
Probably the most impressive feature of sidekick overall is in this final category. This is the feature that made me say: "Our Pastoral Care Increased 100-fold" after we began usin...
“Hey, thanks for visiting our church. We’re so glad you’re here.” This is a phrase we all hope to hear at our churches. Having first-timers in our student ministries is a really bi...
I tried every sidekick feature, and I’m giving you the honest low-down.Each week we’ll be ranking and ultimately crowning afavorite from 4 categories, and this week the categoryis:...
If you tend to your soul, your church as a whole and the youth ministry will be healthier. A leader’s energy and ambition to change lives, while admirable, can lead to burnout if n...
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you think the ministry or the church should go in one direction, and a fellow staff member, a pastor, or your supervisor thinks so...
The more I talk with youth pastors, the more I know that they usually group parents into three categories: Annoying/Antagonistic Out of the loop/Uncaring Cheerleaders/Helpful Obvio...
You’ve seen the moment before: a student lingers after the youth group, the room is louder than usual, or something’s on their mind. You can feel it, but what do you do with it, an...
Five or ten years from now, teenagers will need to find and join a church of their own. They will learn to know others and be known by others; to receive care and give it. This can...
The younger generations are hungry for a place to belong, and that is what the gospel gives us through the local church. In Jesus, we who were once far off have been brought near b...
What Any Church Can Do to Reach More Young Adults The news about young adults and churches often sounds discouraging. Many young adults have no connection to a congregation, and nu...
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 wil...
I was getting coffee with a friend the other day and they talked about teaching their employees to “lock-through.” I’m a millennial with Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids, so I know what “L...
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