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Summer Discipleship Fun

There’s just something about summer. The days are longer, the sun is brighter and schedules are a little less structured. […]

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The Blessing of Serving Children with Special Needs

Thinking about starting a special needs ministry in your church? Check out this inspiring testimony from a Children’s Ministry Leader […]

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An Anxious Generation - Now What?

An anxious generation — Now what? By Matt Markins   Slow erosion doesn’t excite people. This is what I thought […]

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Jared Kennedy: Four Things Every Children's Ministry Should Be About

Jared Kennedy and Melanie Hester walk through Jared’s life that has been centered around intentional family discipleship. Jared also shares […]

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Julie Lowe: Safeguards for Kids

Julie Lowe, Melanie Hester and Shawna Murlin sat down to discuss Julie’s book Safeguards: Shielding our Homes and Equipping Our […]

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Santosh Swamidass: Continual Spiritual Conversations of Substance

Santosh Swamidass sat down with Ross Cochran and Melanie Hester live at the 2023 Child Discipleship Forum to dig into […]

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Phil and Diane Comer: Parenting out of Relationship

Phil and Diane Comer are leaders in family discipleship, and they share their passion and vision for all churches to […]

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Clayton Greene: Creating Family Discipleship Habits at Home

Clayton Greene sat down with  Melanie Hester to dig into how we can build family discipleship habits at home. SUBSCRIBE […]

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Caleb Brown: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers

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Carl Trueman: How Did We Get Here? (REPLAY)

Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove City College, helps us understand how to develop generations of […]

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Pastor Shawn Thornton: The Power of a Loving Caring Adult for Every Child (REPLAY)

Senior Pastor Shawn Thornton returns to the podcast to share how his life was impacted by loving caring adults, and […]

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Church Leaders: Help Your Families Plan a Meaningful Holy Week in Three Simple Steps

The highlight of children’s ministry is that one hour you spend with kids Sunday morning. It may be chaotic. It’s […]