New Creation Conversations

If anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. However, living in the new creation isn't easy, it takes honesty with God, vulnerability with one another, and the empowerment of the Spirit. These conversations with Christian scholars, pastors, and lay-leaders - hosted by pastor and theologian Dr. Scott Daniels - are meant to encourage, inform, and expand the imagination of those seeking to live as a reflection of Christ's new creation.

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New Creation Conversations Episode 024 - Dr. Andrew Root on Spiritual Formation and Ministry in a Secular Age

July 28, 2021 • Scott Daniels • Season 1 • Episode 24

Welcome to episode twenty-four of New Creation Conversations. In today’s conversation I’m joined by Dr. Andrew Root. Andy is Professor and Chair of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. He is considered by many as one of the leading scholars on youth ministry and spiritual formation in the world. He is an alum of Bethel College, received MDiv and ThM degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary, and has a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Andy has written twenty or so books. We take time to talk about some of his recent and very significant books on spiritual formation. In the last few years Andy has completed a trilogy on spiritual formation on Ministry in a Secular Age. Using the philosophical work of Charles E. Taylor and Hartmut Rosa, Andy address spiritual formation, the pastor, and the congregation in the secular age. We also talk about his most recent book on youth ministry – The End of Youth Ministry ? … and (one of my favorites) The Grace of Dogs.