Weekly Cohort Meetings by Zoom
Learn from experts in the field
One call weekly. 45 Minutes of live teaching 30 minutes of Q&A with 15 minutes of interaction with fellow cohort members.
Forming Lasting FaithIn The Next Generation
Join us April 09 - May 21, 2026 for a seven week journey as we grow together in our ability to form lasting faith in kids — faith formed in the foundation of Scripture, that stands the test of time in the midst of a highly secular culture.
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Weekly Training
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Collaborative Learning
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Individual Coaching
Cohort Coach
Sam Luce
Sam Luce is the Director of ChildDiscipleship.com at Awana. He has written extensively about children’s ministry, co-authored *Forming Faith and How to Teach Kids Theology,* and has blogged at samluce.com since 2007. Presently he writes on Substack. He also helped coin the term "kidmin" and is a frequent conference speaker.
Sam previously served as a pastor for 28 years. He holds a BA in Theology from Portland Bible College and dual Master’s degrees from Knox Seminary. Sam Is a current doctoral candidate at Western Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Sandra, have been married for 27 years and have four children.
Cohort Coach
Curt Hale
Curt serves Awana as a curriculum writer and developer for Brite* curriculum with over twenty years of experience in family ministry. During that time, he has served in small, large, and multi-site churches in a variety of roles. He also serves a number of churches and camps across the country as a coach and consultant, providing services such as staff coaching, ministry evaluation. Curt Hale is a husband and father of four living in Arlington, TX. A long-time family pastor, and a speaker who loves resourcing families to grow spiritually and relationally at home.
Resilient Child Discipleship Manual
Develop a framework for your ministry.
Explore the philosophical framework of child discipleship
One on One call
One call per cohort member to apply what we are learning to your local context.
Apply what you are learning to your local ministry context.
FREE TICKET TO CDF ONLINE
Free online pass for you and your team to grow together.
You will have the opportunity to rewatch CDF Online for 30 days after the event.
Introductory Price: Normally $499 per person.
About Awana
The Child Discipleship Cohort is powered by Awana. Now in its 75 year of ministry Awana has become a leader in global child and youth discipleship, providing curriculum and leader equipping in 133 countries. Awana partners with ministries like Compassion International, World Vision, and numerous denominations in over 65,000 churches (11,400 of them in North America) engaging 10.6 million children and students weekly.