Youth Ministry Unscripted: The Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast

As Christ followers we are called to go into the world and make disciples, teaching them to obey all that…

Hosted by: Danny Kwon, author of Teenagers and Mental Health; Becca Heck, M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary; Isaiah Marshall, Rooted's Director of Ministry Development; and Josh Hussung, M. Div. in Pastor Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

As Christ followers we are called to go into the world and make disciples, teaching them to obey all that Jesus commanded. It’s going to take leaders to do this work. People who will stand in the stream of culture and point people to the Gospel. In this session from the 2017 Rooted Conference in Dallas, Doug Franklin proposed three foundational leadership principles that youth workers can teach students in order for them to own their faith and live out the Gospel.

In this podcast, Jason Cook – editor for The Gospel Coalition and Pastor at Fellowship Memphis – and I discuss…

Hosted by: Danny Kwon, author of Teenagers and Mental Health; Becca Heck, M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary; Isaiah Marshall, Rooted's Director of Ministry Development; and Josh Hussung, M. Div. in Pastor Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

In this podcast, Jason Cook – editor for The Gospel Coalition and Pastor at Fellowship Memphis – and I discuss race and racial diversity within Youth Ministry. Youth Ministry presents a unique opportunity to not only address race in the church, but also to be an avenue for pursuing racial diversity. Teenagers today are growing up in a more diverse and globalized society than ever. The high value of diversity amongst this generation means it is incredibly important that we as Youth Ministers, leaders, and parents, show how the Gospel transcends racial boundaries and moves us towards unity with those racially different from us. Doing so requires both a biblical theology of race and the Gospel, and being aware of how the Gospel is contextualized in our specific churches. The more culturally aware we are of ourselves, the more equipped we will be to reach those culturally different from ourselves.

Jason Cook is an African-American pastor in Memphis, and I am a half-Korean, half-White Youth Pastor in a predominantly Asian-American church in San Francisco. As a result, our discussion stems from personally wrestling with race ourselves in a diverse set of contexts.

The Scriptures are clear: parents are primarily responsible for the Christian nurture of their children and teens. Youth workers are…

Hosted by: Danny Kwon, author of Teenagers and Mental Health; Becca Heck, M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary; Isaiah Marshall, Rooted's Director of Ministry Development; and Josh Hussung, M. Div. in Pastor Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The Scriptures are clear: parents are primarily responsible for the Christian nurture of their children and teens. Youth workers are uniquely positioned to support Christian parents in their nurturing efforts, and to encourage parents who are not believers to understand both the Gospel and the call to pass faith from one generation to the next. In this workshop recorded at Rooted 2017 in Dallas, Walt walks you through a variety of strategies he has learned over the course of the last 35 years that you can and must implement if you desire to help parents help their kids counter the cultural narrative on identity and worldview with the life-giving narrative of the Gospel.

This is Episode 4 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculm for Families, “Be Aware of What Our Culture At Large Tells…

Hosted by: Danny Kwon, author of Teenagers and Mental Health; Becca Heck, M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary; Isaiah Marshall, Rooted's Director of Ministry Development; and Josh Hussung, M. Div. in Pastor Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

This is Episode 3 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculum for Families, “Sex is for Intimacy in the Glorifying of God…

Hosted by: Danny Kwon, author of Teenagers and Mental Health; Becca Heck, M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary; Isaiah Marshall, Rooted's Director of Ministry Development; and Josh Hussung, M. Div. in Pastor Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

This is Episode 3 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculum for Families, “Sex is for Intimacy in the Glorifying of God within the Marriage Relationship. Misuse of Sex Creates Alienation from God, Self and Others.” It was recorded by Liz Edrington and Cameron Cole. Below you will find a few guiding questions which might help kick-start the conversation between parents and children in addition to just a few things to keep in mind as you listen to and discuss these podcasts. For a link to all of the episodes in this curriculum, please click here.

Sex brings with it inherent vulnerability for both persons. What is the positive nature of this vulnerability within marriage, and what is the negative nature of this vulnerability outside of marriage?

What are the boundaries of physical relationships outside of marriage? How do these boundaries help us avoid the pitfalls of vulnerability outside the context of marriage?

Is oral sex actually sex?

What is the problem with porn?

What is the right course of action if you are struggling with any of these things?

Things to keep in mind as you talk to your child about this: 
Similar to the note on Episode 2, keep in mind that if your child has fallen in this regard, they likely already feel a certain amount of shame and remorse. The key to healing is not merely negative (i.e., the “Don’t do that anymore” rebuke), but also positive (i.e., “the biblical picture of sex is so much better than society’s.”).

This is Episode 4 of Rooted’s Sex Education Curriculm for Families, “Be Aware of What Our Culture At Large Tells Us About Sex, For in Making Sex Everything, Modern Pop Culture Essentially Makes Sex Nothing.” It was recorded by Liz Edrington and Cameron Cole. Below you will find a few guiding questions which might help kick-start the conversation between parents and children in addition to just a few things to keep in mind as you listen to and discuss these podcasts. For a link to all of the episodes in this curriculm, please click here.

What are some of the lies you feel like the culture has told you about sex?

What kind of emphasis does our culture place on sex?

Culture tells us that it is healthy to have sex whenever, wherever, and with whomever. How is this different from the biblical picture?

If you have believed and acted upon one of these cultural lies Cameron and Liz mentioned, is there still hope for healing?

Things to keep in mind as you talk with your child about this: