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Resilient Disciples Podcast: Belong, Believe, Become

Matt Markins, President and Chief Strategy Officer at Awana, returns to the podcast to discuss the "why" behind resilient child discipleship.

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Resilient Disciples Podcast: What Gives You Hope?

Episode Six of the Resilient Disciples Podcast with Kristin Thompson, Kirsten Hitchcock, and Samuel Porcha

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You Are a Fire Carrier

In Cormac McCarthy’s novel, No Country for Old Men, Sheriff Bell remembers that his father would carry the embers from the campfire in one camp to the next in an animal horn. It was a tradition passed to the cowboys from the Native Americans. 

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Resilient Disciples Podcast: Children's Pastors Conference Recap

Kristin Thompson, Samuel Porcha, and Kirsten Hitchcock on the Resilient Disciples Podcast discussing what comes next after the Children's Pastors Conference.

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Resilient Disciples Podcast: Michael Handler

Michael Handler joins the Resilient Disciples Podcast for a conversation about the future of the church.

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Resilient Disciples Podcast: Chris Marchand

Episode Three of the Resilient Disciples Podcast: Chris Marchand, Vice President of Partner Solutions at Awana

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Resilient Disciples Podcast Episode Two: Matt Markins

Episode Two of the Resilient Disciples Podcast: Awana's President and Chief Strategy Officer Matt Markins

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Resilient Disciples Podcast Episode One: Valerie Bell

Episode One of the Resilient Disciples Podcast featuring Valerie Bell

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Kids Need Spine and Heart: The Outlook for Kids from Resilient Child Discipleship

Think of the kids in your church. These children we love will be the church of the year 2050.

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How to Ensure Every Child's Unique Discipleship Pathway

As we prepare today’s kids to lead the church of 2050, what if we designed a new system that put each child on his or her own unique discipleship pathway?

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How To Inspire Fully Engaged Child Disciple Makers

One loving, caring adult engaged in the life of a child can dramatically increase a child’s long-term probability for success.

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How to Match Your System to Your Philosophy

Are we talking about the systems of the past? Systems of the present? Or the systems we need to build the disciples who will lead the church of 2050?