Youth Ministry Unscripted: The Rooted Youth Ministry Podcast

It’s summer, which means many churches are preparing to send their youth on a mission trip. In this podcast, Cameron Cole (Director of Children, Youth, and Family at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL) sits down to discuss the common mistakes we make on youth mission trips with seasoned missions experts, Philip Walkley and Drew Haltom. Philip is the Executive Director of Service Over Self (SOS) Ministries in Memphis, and Drew is a pastor at Christ City Church in Memphis.

As any student minister knows, burnout is a real but invisible threat always looming on the horizon. Starting out, we…

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 any student minister knows, burnout is a real but invisible threat always looming on the horizon. Starting out, we hear the horror stories of new youth pastors leaving after just a few months into the gig. After several months into our own ministries, we get it. This work is not for the faint of heart. Why is burnout such an issue, and why does it seem so specific to youth ministry? Rooted invited our wise youth ministry practitioners – Dave Wright, Sarah Seibels, Liz Edrington, and Andy Cornett – to ask the hard questions, and to offer hope to the weary.

With summer quickly approaching, Rooted invited our four sages of youth ministry – Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels, Dave Wright, and…

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.

With summer quickly approaching, Rooted invited our four sages of youth ministry – Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels, Dave Wright, and Liz Edrington – to discuss both the blessings and the hardships of the season. Find out how each of these leaders utilizes this “off-season” (which is anything but “off” in youth ministry), hires help (interns), and how they find rest in their respective ministries during this unique time of the year.

In his workshop at the 2015 Rooted Conference, Dan Wilson talked about “the elephant” in the room: sexual struggle. He…

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 his workshop at the 2015 Rooted Conference, Dan Wilson talked about “the elephant” in the room: sexual struggle. He said, “Why don’t we ask students what we needed to be asked? Something like, ‘How is your struggle with porn?’ Or in a female scenario, ‘How is your struggle for sexual purity in your relationships and in your mind?’”

Dan Wilson works with The Student Outreach, discipling kids in Christ-centered sexuality. The Student Outreach is a branch of Harvest USA, which seeks to help sexually struggling people and loved ones, in the name of Jesus.

In conjunction with our series currently running on the blog (“Partnering with Parents”), Rooted invited four sage student ministry practitioners…

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 conjunction with our series currently running on the blog (“Partnering with Parents”), Rooted invited four sage student ministry practitioners to discuss the matter. Liz Edrington, Andy Cornett, Sarah Seibels, and Dave Wright explore everything from distinguishing your role as youth pastor from distinguishing your role as youth pastor from the role of the parent, to creating space for that ever-important parental involvement.

In this episode of the Rooted Ministry Podcast, Jay Gardner and Cameron Cole define the idea of ‘worship,’ and delve…

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.