Back and Into the Future of Youth Ministry Part 3 with Dr. Mike McGarry

In this special Youth Ministry Unscripted Series looking at the past and future 25 years of youth ministry, Isaiah, Rebecca, and Danny sit down with Dr. Mike McGarry, founder and Director of Youth Pastor Theologian. They discuss Mike’s assessment on the past 25 years of youth ministry and the next 25 years of youth ministry.

Mike served as a Youth Pastor for 18 years and has two teenagers at home. He and his family worship at South Shore Baptist Church in Hingham, MA, where he formerly served as Youth Pastor and is now an Elder and volunteer youth worker. Mike is an ordained pastor and earned his Doctor of Ministry degree in “Ministry to Emerging Generations” from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Mike is the author of Discover: Questioning Your Way to Faith (New Growth Press, 2023), Lead Them to Jesus: A Handbook for Youth Workers (New Growth Press, 2021), A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church (Randall House, 2019), and was a contributor to Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry: A Practical Guide (Crossway, 2017).

Hosted by: Danny Kwon, author of Teenagers and Mental Health; Becca Heck, M. Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary; Isaiah Marshall, Rooted's Director of Ministry Development; and Josh Hussung, M. Div. in Pastor Studies from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.