What happened to the days of lifelong Jesus-followers? And how do we form true faith in kids — faith formed in the foundation of Scripture, that stands the test of time and culture?
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John Mark Comer is founder & teacher at Practicing the Way, founding pastor of Bridgetown Church Portland, and The New York Times bestselling author of Live No Lies, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and God Has a Name. His expertise and experience have reshaped the way churches approach faith formation.
An acclaimed author of books including The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World, Andy Crouch is also partner for theology and culture at Praxis. Andy's insights on faith, culture and the image of God in technology, leadership, power and the arts help shape intentional discipleship strategies that span all ages and stages of life.
Matt Markins serves as President and CEO of Awana, is a leading researcher on child discipleship and has authored books including The Faith of Our Children and (co-author) RESILIENT: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church. Matt’s expertise will help you shape child discipleship that works in today’s culture.
Santosh Swamidass
Host & Facilitator
Mike Handler
Host & Facilitator
Confront the systems and culture that are driving our kids away from church when they become young adults.
Outline discipleship plans to shape strong faith and anchor kids to Jesus for life.
Steer child discipleship that shapes kids with unwavering faith.
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“... it makes the cultural climate more understandable and less intimidating. I feel like we came away with tools and strategies to lead through this next season with confidence."
"Having attended this, our team is reevaluating our kids curriculum to see what practical things we can do … to help nurture the relationships between children and Jesus.”
“This is the messaging and the movement that everyone will be wanting to take part in soon. It is our future.”
The Forming Faith Collaborative is organized by Awana. Known to many in North America as a midweek ministry to children and youth, Awana has also 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 5.7 million children and students weekly.