Leading Ideas
from The Lewis Center for Church Leadership
from The Lewis Center for Church Leadership
Episode 89 – Churches and the Crisis of Decline (feat. Andrew Root) As we observe decline in denominations and local churches, how do we make sense of this trajectory? What are our fears revealing about our understanding of the crisis and shaping our responses? Dr. Andrew Root joins us for the conversation to unpack these…
S1E43 – Evangelism and the Theology of Consolation Dr Andy Root, Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, helps us talk about Evangelism through the Lutheran lens of the Theology of the Cross and the Theology of Consolation. click here to listen
This is the second episode in our series on parenting, and it’s all about the pitfalls and potential of youth ministry. We talk with Andrew Root, Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, and author of The End of Youth Ministry: Why Parents Don’t Really Care About Youth Groups and What Youth Workers Should Do About It, as…
Like an erratic rash that seems to clear up to only return, an old debate has resurfaced once again in discussions of Protestant youth ministry. This debate surrounds the very nature of adolescence. What is it? And where did it come from? The tension is between those that assert that adolescence is a social construction…
Andrew Root on The Pastor in a Secular Age In this episode, Andrew Root considers what ministry and the role of pastors, in particular, look like in what Charles Taylor called a “secular age” – an age where belief is an option. The Distillery is a podcast that explores the essential ingredients of book and research…