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"It's not about the program, it's about the relationship!"

Terri Youngblood and Catherine Tucker lead Awana at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and they joined Ross Cochran and Melanie Hester […]

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Care for Those who Care for Kids

Awana US Latino Director Abel Lopez discusses the future of child discipleship, why caring for pastors is so important during […]

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Now More Than Ever, We Need the Church

Mom, COVID has changed everything and it makes me sad. My 7-year-old son shared this with me through tears last […]

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5 Ways to Form Community in a Pandemic

It feels like forever since Covid-19 changed all of our lives in March and we’ve been able to meet in […]

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The "Now Generation" of Disciples

Tom Chilton, Awana Area Director of Europe and North Asia, and Ross Cochran discuss the state of Christianity in Europe […]

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What About The Kids?

Valerie Bell shares what she believes to be the most important question we all could be asking ourselves in the […]

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Special Needs in Ministry

“Special needs have been defined by what a child cannot do without help that a typical peer can do.” It […]

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BONUS: Josiah Williams

Josiah Williams is a Christian Hip-Hop artist and a disciple of Jesus. Josiah and Ross Cochran discuss the power of […]

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A Year Off Discipleship

Around the country, church leaders have been wrestling for months – what do we do about ministry programming this fall?! […]

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Leading Kids In the Midst of Change

When I was a kid, I hated change. I loved being able to know what to expect, I loved routine, […]

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Serving Leaders

Leaders of leaders leave behind a wake of disciple-makers who are known, loved, and served as children of God first. […]

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Anxiety Conversation Guide

     It can be hard as adults to understand the world through the eyes of kids. Things that seem […]