Andrew Root: 17 books
by Andrew Root
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
In four interviews, Andrew Root discusses the importance of having real relationships with youth, rather than an agenda based on a specific outcome. "I will be your friend if you..." This is part of the You're Included series, published by Grace Communion International.
The Grace of Dogs
A Boy, a Black Lab, and a Father's Search for the Canine Soul
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
In the bestselling tradition of Inside of a Dog and Marley & Me, a smart, illuminating, and entertaining read on why the dog-human relationship is unique--and possibly even "spiritual."
Dr. Andrew Root's search for the canine soul began the day his eight-year-old son led the family in a moving...
The Pastor in a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age Book #2)
Ministry to People Who No Longer Need a God
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2019
In Faith Formation in a Secular Age, the first book in his Ministry in a Secular Age trilogy, Andrew Root offered an alternative take on the issue of youth drifting away from the church and articulated how faith can be formed in our secular age. In The Pastor in a Secular Age, Root explores how this...
Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies: Youth Ministry in the Age of Science
Youth Ministry in the Age of Science
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2018
Many things threaten the faith of youth today, but none more than science. The commitments of science and Christianity seem to be at odds—science makes truth claims based on experiments and proofs, while religion asks for belief and trust. But Andrew Root demonstrates that, in fact, the two are...
Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker
A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
The youth ministry focus of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life is often forgotten or overlooked, even though he did much work with young people and wrote a number of papers, sermons, and addresses about or for the youth of the church. However, youth ministry expert Andrew Root explains that this focus is...
Christopraxis
A Practical Theology of the Cross
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Since the late 1970’s practical theology has had a significant voice and influence in the academy. While many have seen great hope and potential in this work, not everyone has agreed. Some, for instance, have examined the conversation and found by focusing on the concrete and lived experiences of...
The Children of Divorce (Youth, Family, and Culture)
The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Why does divorce cause so much strain and long-term distress for children of all ages? Andrew Root, a recognized authority on youth ministry and a child of divorce himself, explains that divorce causes children to question their core identity. Since a child is the product of the union of a mother...
The Promise of Despair
The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Where is God present in the world? What hope does the church offer to folks who are struggling with death and despair in their many forms, from broken relationships to lost jobs to the seeming lack of meaning in our late-modern context? Some answer these questions by pointing to churches that have...
by Andrew Root
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Even if you know you’re called to youth ministry and are passionate about the students in your group, you’ve probably had a few of those moments when you’ve wondered why you’re doing certain things in your ministry, or wondered why you’re even doing youth ministry in the first place.
If...
by Andrew Root
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Think about sin and the cross—the way that salvation changes who we are and how God sees us. It’s a central part of our faith, and yet it’s one of the most confusing and difficult things to teach. Especially to a room full of teenagers.
In Taking the Cross to Youth Ministry, Andrew Root...
Faith Formation in a Secular Age : Volume 1 (Ministry in a Secular Age)
Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
The loss or disaffiliation of young adults is a much-discussed topic in churches today. Many faith-formation programs focus on keeping the young, believing the youthful spirit will save the church. But do these programs have more to do with an obsession with youthfulness than with helping young people...
by Andrew Root
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Unpacking Scripture in Youth Ministry focuses on how to teach and present the Bible in the lives of teenagers. Andrew Root argues that teens are constant interpreters – always asking the questions, who am I? and what do others think of me? – and so youth ministers must teach them to interpret...
Relationships Unfiltered
Help for Youth Workers, Volunteers, and Parents on Creating Authentic Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
For more than 50 years, relational or incarnational ministry has been a major focus in youth ministry. But for too long, those relationships have been used as tools—as a means to an end—where adults try to influence students to accept, know, trust, believe, or participate in something. While our...
The Relational Pastor
Sharing in Christ by Sharing Ourselves
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
One of the Academy of Parish Clergy's "Top 10 Books of 2013 for Parish Ministry" When is the last time you asked yourself hard questions about why you were pursuing certain relationships in your ministry? Could it be that the end game for many of us is not relationship per se but loyalty,...
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