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INTERVIEW WITH GLEN SCRIVENER ABOUT THE FAITH OF OUR CHILDREN.
The Air We Breathe: Discipling our Kids in a Secular World.
Listen to a special edition Child Discipleship Podcast. Glen Scrivener, director of Speak Life and author of The Air We Breathe, joins Sam to discuss raising kids in a secular culture. They cover how to answer tough questions, practical discipleship tools, identity pressures facing today's kids, and preparing teenagers for college with confidence instead of fear.
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From Children's Ministry to Child Discipleship: A Journey to Faith that Lasts
Child Discipleship has changed the conversation. Now it’s time to put it into practice.
From Children’s Ministry to Child Discipleship: A Journey to Faith that Lasts offers a practical framework for viewing every aspect of your ministry through the lens of child discipleship. Move beyond activity-driven ministry to a clear, Gospel-centered strategy that shapes every decision, from leadership and volunteers to curriculum, parent partnership, communication, events, and more. Learn how the right vision, motivations, and practices work together to build a ministry that helps children know, love, and follow Jesus for a lifetime.
Pathway to Child Discipleship Series
From Children’s Ministry to Child Discipleship lays the foundation for a new four–part book series that puts the child discipleship philosophy into action at your church. Three additional books will be released in the future covering concepts such as Biblical Literacy, Spiritual Practices, and Biblical Worldview.
CDF 2025
Matt Markins
The Story We Tell Our Children
CDF 2025
Jon Tyson
The Heart Behind the Harvest
CDF 2025
John Dickson
Unity in Christianity: The Nicene Creed
CDF 2025
Brook and Elizabeth Mosser
Do You See Me? Essentials for a Flourishing Family
CDF 2025
Trudy Cathy White
What Really Matters: Passing Values to the Next Generation
CDF 2025
Shawn Thornton
Because of Jesus: Beauty from Brokenness
CDF 2025
Natasha Crain
Basecamp to Summit: A Plan for Confident Faith
CDF 2025
Greta Eskridge
Ministry in the Age of Pornography
CDF 2025
Robert and Lori Crosby
How to Minister to Kids With Trauma
CDF 2025
Sam Luce
Why Do We Teach Kids Theology?
CDF 2025
Derwin Gray
Your Connection to Jesus Matters, Too
CDF 2025
Ryan Burge
-Where is Gen Z?-Who Are “The Nones”?-Is Revival Really Happening?
About Awana
We Are Champions of Child Discipleship Worldwide
Awana is a global non-profit organization, fueled by the generous donations of individuals, churches and organizations, as well as resource sales, to accomplish our mission of equipping leaders to reach kids with the Gospel and engage them in lifelong discipleship. Our vision is that every child would come to know, love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. Right now this is happening in 140 countries worldwide through 101,184 churches, reaching more than 10.6 million kids with lasting faith.
What is Child Discipleship?
Child Discipleship is a Biblical practice designed to form lasting faith by helping kids belong to God and his Kingdom, believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and to become like Him by walking in His ways through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Belong
Highly relational ministry led by loving and caring adults
Believe
Deeply scriptural ministry rooted in the truth of God's Word and the power of the Gospel
Become
Truly experiential ministry designed to move kids from simulation to real-world application of faith-based living