Youth Ministry Interview: Andrew Root

In this two-part interview, Andrew Root talks with YWJ editor Steve Rabey about the importance of relationships in youth ministry, the relevance of the Incarnation, and the prevalence of teen despair. Andrew writes for YouthWorker Journal and is Assistant Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also the author of Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry (IVP) and Relationships Unfiltered (Zondervan).

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