Learn to hear God's voice and walk in His power
Live teaching from me, a library that keeps growing, and a community of young people who are hungry for Jesus. You will know the Father's heart, get your own heart healed, find your gifts, and learn to lead from overflow instead of striving.
Tuition-based. Start the moment you enroll.
You love God. So why does your walk with Him feel stuck?
- You pray, and then you spend the whole week wondering if what you heard was God or just you.
- You know there's a calling on your life, and nobody has ever helped you name it or told you what to do with it.
- You've been in church your whole life and still feel like you're watching other people have the relationship you want.
- You're surrounded by people and still doing your faith completely alone.
None of that means something is wrong with you. It means nobody ever sat with you long enough to show you how this actually works. That's what a discipleship school is for, and it's why I built one.
Where you'll be twelve months from now
This isn't content to consume. It's formation, over time, with people walking it beside you. Give it a year and here's what changes:
- You recognize God's voice and trust what you're hearing, instead of second-guessing every impression
- You know the Father's heart toward you well enough that shame stops running your decisions
- Old wounds get named and healed instead of quietly steering your life
- You know what your gifts are and you've actually started using them
- You have biblical depth under your feet, so you feel solid in any room and any situation
- You have real community, people who know you and want God as much as you do
Live teaching, plus a library that keeps growing
I teach live in the community, and I announce each class there ahead of time so you know when it's coming. Come to class or catch the replay. Every teaching goes into the library, so there is always something waiting for you. No cohort to keep up with. Nothing to catch up on.
Knowing Him
- The Father, the Holy Spirit, and the heart of Jesus
- Hearing His voice and learning to trust what you hear
Healing and worship
- Heart healing and binding wounds, renewing the mind, inner work with the Holy Spirit
- The power of worship and releasing heaven
Kingdom and calling
- Kingdom culture and how it changes the way you live
- Finding your gifts, your calling, and your purpose
Walking in His power
- Walking in the power of Jesus and adventures with God
- Your heart fully alive in your calling, and being equipped to lead
This is what getting rooted actually does
Rooted University is brand new, so these aren't students of the school yet. They're people who walked through this discipleship with me and came out different. This is the same formation the school is built on.
"Rooted changed my life. I felt lost when it came to developing the gifts in me, and I needed confidence with God and wanted to know the Holy Spirit in a powerful way. Now, I'm the college pastor at my church and operating in what I know God's called me in. I learned to be rooted in Him before making ministry my identity, and I'm a new person because of it."
TaylorCollege pastor
"Before joining Rooted, I was in a rough spot spiritually and emotionally. I was dealing with the passing of my best friend and role model, and I felt lost. Rooted helped me through it by loving on me and supporting me. It showed me how much closer of a relationship you can have with Jesus, and it gave me a community of great people who love Him. If you're wondering whether you should do Rooted, I would definitely recommend it."
HunterRooted Collective
This can be your story a year from now.
Claim a founding spot
Hey, I'm Ashley
I teach this school myself, live. You're not buying a library of courses from someone you'll never hear from. You're getting me.
I'm a worship artist, an author, and the founder of Rooted Collective, a nonprofit in the mountains of East Tennessee that exists to disciple young people into knowing God's heart. I host The Ashley Hepperly Podcast. I've spent years discipling young people face to face, around fires and kitchen tables, through the exact formation this school is built on.
I've watched God take people who felt lost, disqualified, or stuck and turn them into confident sons and daughters who lead from His heart. Rooted University is that same discipleship, opened up so you can walk through it from anywhere.
This school has been in my heart for almost twenty years. You'd be one of the very first people through it, and I don't take that lightly.
Opportunities to gather in the mountains of East Tennessee
Guest worship leaders. Raw gatherings that go where they go. The kind of nights where you finally find your people. Coming in person is never required, and the year works fully online. But if you can get here, come.
Two ways in
This is for people who want a year of real formation, not another course collecting dust. Whatever rate you lock in, you keep for as long as you stay.
Not sure yet? Start monthly. You aren't committing to a year up front, and you'll know inside the first term whether this is yours. The founding rate is the same either way, so choosing monthly costs you nothing but the discount.
- Live teaching from me, announced in the community
- A library of teachings that keeps growing
- Practical training in hearing God and using your gifts
- Biblical depth so you feel solid, not shaky
- A community of young people who actually want this
- Opportunities to gather in the mountains of East Tennessee
- Digital copies of both curriculum books, Walking Deeply with Jesus and Walking in the Power of Jesus
- Quiet Your Soul, my blueprint for walking through heart healing with the Lord
- A free one-on-one call with me
Why only ten? Because founding students aren't a number to me. You're the first people through something I've carried for twenty years, and I want to know every one of you by name.
On the fence? Don't talk yourself out of it alone.
Book a call with meBefore you enroll
When does it start?
The moment you enroll. There's no cohort start date to miss and no group you're walking in behind. Dig into the library whenever you want, and come to the next live class when I announce it.
How often are the live classes?
There's no fixed schedule. I announce each live class in the community ahead of time, so watch there and check Events. Every class is recorded either way, so you can catch the replay whenever it works for you.
How much time does this take each week?
Plan on a few hours. Teaching you can watch on your own schedule, plus time to actually practice what you are learning, which is where the change happens.
What if I fall behind?
You can't, really. There's nothing to fall behind. Miss a live class and the replay goes in the library. Everything stays available to you for as long as you're enrolled.
How long do I stay?
As long as you're growing. There's no end date being forced on you and nothing that expires. If you stay for years, your founding rate stays exactly where it started. That's what locked for life means. It's your rate, not a contract.
Do I have to come to Tennessee?
No. The gatherings are a bonus, not a requirement. The whole year works online.
I'm older than the age this is built for. Can I still join?
Yes. It's designed for young people, but if you read this page and thought that's exactly what I need, you belong here.
Is this seminary?
No. There's real biblical depth here and you'll come out knowing your Bible better. But this is about walking with God, not writing papers about Him.
What if I've never done anything like this?
Good. Most people haven't. You don't need any background, just hunger.
There is more, and you already know it
That pull you feel is not you making something up. It's an invitation. A year from now you can be someone who hears God, knows what you carry, and walks in His power, or you can still be wondering. Come get rooted.