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Andrew Root Faithfulness Over Successfulness
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The Third Thing

August 29, 2009March 25, 2026

 

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Andrew Root (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is the Carrie Olson Baalson professor of youth and family ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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  • Home
  • Bio
    • About Andy
  • Books
    • All Books
    • Does Youth Ministry Have a Future?
    • Baal and the Gods of More
    • Evangelism in an Age of Despair
    • A Pilgrimage into Letting Go
    • Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms
    • When the Church Stops Working
    • The Church After Innovation
    • Churches and the Crisis of Decline
    • The Congregation in a Secular Age
    • The End of Youth Ministry
    • The Pastor in a Secular Age
    • Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies
    • Faith Formation in a Secular Age
    • The Grace of Dogs
  • Podcast
  • Speaking
    • Calendar
  • YouTube
  • Contact