The End of Youth Ministry with Andrew Root

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 well as other books.

Links from this episode

• Check out our Parenting in Grace and Truth Workshop
• Andrew’s book The End of Youth Ministry: Why Parents Don’t Really Care About Youth Groups and What Youth Workers Should Do About It
• Andrew’s personal site
• Andrew on Twitter

Become a patron

Gravity Leadership is a community of leaders who are learning to lead like Jesus, live on mission, and make disciples in the post-Christendom world. If you’d like to connect more deeply and partner with us in our work, check out our Membership Community on Patreon.

You can partner with us for as little as $5 per month, and there are some pretty great perks involved if you support us at a higher level, including our patron-only Practitioner Podcast and monthly Learning Labs.

The Membership Community is a way for you to be more connected to others who share your values. It’s a way for you to be able to share what you’re learning and learn from others. It’s a way to be part of our work.

Become a Patron!

Join a Gravity Leadership Academy Cohort

And if you’d like to dive in “all the way” with us, check out Gravity Leadership Academy, our 10-month training intensive for Christian leaders who want to bring lasting transformation to their culture.

If you found this episode of the Gravity Leadership Podcast helpful, please let us know by leaving a rating and review on iTunes, or wherever you review podcasts. You can also contact us to ask a question or suggest a topic for a future episode.

Join our community

And fill out the form below to join the Gravity Leadership Community. You’ll get a curated list of interesting and edifying articles every week, plus FREE resources for leading like Jesus, living on mission, and making disciples.