Matt Markins

Matt Markins serves as the President and CEO of Awana, a global leader in child discipleship. As a researcher in child discipleship and children’s ministry, Matt has commissioned 13 research projects since 2013, including a study conducted by Barna Group, called Children’s Ministry in a New Reality. He’s a board member at large for the National Association of Evangelicals and is the author or coauthor of several books, most notably The Faith of Our Children: Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation, RESILIENT: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church and Forming Faith: Discipling the Next Generation in a Post-Christian Culture. He’s also the cofounder of the Child Discipleship Forum and D6 Conference. Matt and his wife, Katie, have been involved in children’s ministry for more than 25 years and spend their time in Nashville with their two sons. For more information go to www.ChildDiscipleship.com and www.Awana.org.

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The Faith of Our Children: Questions We Must Ask and Answer

Matt Markins

“What is it the church does that leads to lasting faith in kids?” That’s the central question I explore in […]

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The Little Girl, The Stroller and the Smart Phone

Recently Katie and I walked into a restaurant, and just to my right was a little girl in a stroller. […]

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Transgenderism, Children and the Gospel

When I observe children’s ministry news articles, workshop titles, podcast episodes and conference themes, I see a list of repeating […]

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A Love Story of a Different Kind

Recently my sister-in-law, Kim, was called to the front lines. I still remember the first time I met Kim. She […]

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Music Gives: Gifting Songs to Our Children

Some of my earliest memories are of my mother and I riding in her itty-bitty Plymouth Horizon. Do you remember […]