Making Prayer the Foundation of Your Children's Ministry
Summary This episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast centers on a confession before it becomes a lesson: Matt Markins openly […]
Creating Parent Partnerships
Despite decades of effort since George Barna popularized the “parents as primary spiritual influence” framework in 2003, children’s ministry leaders […]
The Love of The Father
On this special Father’s Day episode, co-hosts Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the complicated emotions the holiday can stir […]
Excellence and Experience
Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, host Mike Handler sits down with Sam Luce, director of […]
Relevance and Relationship
Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the tension between relevance […]
"Are We (Only) Having Fun?"
Summary In this episode, Matt Markins and Mike Handler discuss the role of fun and entertainment in children’s ministry. They […]
Moving Beyond “Bible Light” to Biblical Literacy
In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the difference between teaching children “Bible […]
It Might Be Time to End Children’s Ministry
In this episode, Matt Markins and Mike Handler tackle a provocative idea: what if the church needs to move from […]
The Discipleship Deadline Is Sooner Than We Think
Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast by Awana, hosts Matt Markins and Mike Handler dig into […]
Discipling Kids on Mars
Episode Summary In this episode, Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore what it means to raise children and disciple the […]