Sharing Our Lives as the Point of Youth Ministry
The Displacement of Enchantment People are still spiritually curious, passionate, and committed today even while many are leaving traditional churches. Watch this pivot podcast episode with Dr. Dwight Zscheile and Dr. Andy Root to dive deep into the intersection of Christian faith and our secular age. In today’s pivot podcast episode, we are taking a…
Examining Mysticism in Today’s Culture Join us for our discussion with theologian Andrew Root on his book The Church in An Age of Secular Mysticism. In a world flooded with spiritualities promising personal transformation, Root sheds light on the differences between these mysticisms and authentic Christian transformation. We’ll explore the dangers of following or adapting…
Reframing Evangelism: Following Jesus into Sorrow with Andy Root Part 1 What If Your Church Is Already Doing Evangelism (and Just Doesn’t Know It)? Many church leaders struggle with how to evangelize in ways that feel authentic and faithful. In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, @LutherSeminary professor Andy Root @andrewroot5890 offers a radically different…
An infected person with a glowing green hand touches others who then contract glowing green hands, and who each pass along the glowing green infection to another and then another. This is often how we believe suffering operates. We implicitly assume it’s passed on like an infection, like the green hand. Youth ministry has historically…